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Kelowna’s Inn from the Cold homeless shelter still hasn’t found a new home, and it is desperately seeking a new space to house its 45 citizens.
If it can’t find a new location when its lease expires at the end of the month, Inn from the Cold warns the number of people living on Kelowna streets will increase by 25 per cent.
Inn from the Cold is looking for anything at this point, but it would prefer a 2,500 square-foot or larger warehouse-type facility with one large open room in an industrial part of town. It needs minimal kitchen facilities and is looking for a one-year lease with the opportunity to extend.
Inn from the Cold officials are vowing that they will be good neighbours to area businesses.
“While possible locations have surfaced, the owners of the space are reluctant to lease to us once they realize we shelter the homeless,” executive director Jan Schulz said in a press release. “The Inn recognizes the need to minimize impact on the surrounding community and is prepared to do whatever it takes to be a good neighbour.”
The facility has a set of rules that it believes makes it a good neighbour. There are set hours for guest intake so people aren’t coming and going at all hours, there is a side or rear guest entrance to keep the front street clear and daily cleaning both inside and outside the building.
Anyone who can help is urged to contact Schulz at [email protected].
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