Lift Community Services’ Community Resource Centre (CRC) has reopened in its new location in Crossroads Village.
According to a media release from Lift, the CRC, which provides drop-in services, daily lunches, resource referrals and more for qathet region residents, is now open with a limited capacity of 30 people while Lift continues to work with the building’s landlord to address structural deficiencies that prevent full capacity.
“We’re so excited to be open in this new space,” stated Jessica Colasanto, Lift’s community resources manager.
The CRC is open for drop-in at 101-4871 Joyce Avenue in Powell River, Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 3 pm, and offers free coffee, snacks and lunch, computer and phone access, document and application support, free clothes and toiletries, and connections to other community resources, the media release stated.
“The CRC has been sorely missed by the community these past two months,” stated Colasanto. “It’s a relief to be back in action.”
The CRC left its longtime location at 4752 Joyce Avenue at the end of March. Colasanto cites building permits, renovations and structural deficiencies as contributing to the opening’s delay. “As we undertook renovations to meet programming needs, we uncovered a number of issues that needed resolving before we could get occupancy,” stated Colasanto. “Thankfully, we’ve been able to address the issues in our unit, which has allowed us to open with limited capacity, and we’re working with the landlord to resolve the issues in neighbouring units, which is required for us to have full capacity of the space.”
Lift has renovated the space to accommodate both the CRC and its Family Place Resource Centre, and is waiting for full capacity before moving Family Place into the new location.
“It’s a really exciting opportunity,” stated Colasanto. “Each program has its own entrance and separate space, but having both at the same site allows for some new and creative possibilities.”
Colasanto added that there is a lot of crossover in the supports and referrals accessed by participants of each program.
“This new location, which we’re fondly calling the Community House, will be a centralized hub to drop into for everything from ministry support to housing applications and documentation support, to food resources and more, for adults, seniors and families, all in one place,” stated Colasanto.
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