North Okanagan Friendship Centre Society’s
Vernon Youth Safe House
Hours of operation
Now open 24/7
Alternative Safe places to go include:
The Vernon Library, Teen Junction, Friends or Family Homes, The Rec Center, Parks and Beaches or the Towne Cinema.
Curfews
Sunday – Thursday – 13-18 Years Old 9pm
Friday – Saturday 13-15 Years Old 10pm 16-18 Years Old 11pm
The Staff grocery shop as needed – You are invited to go along and/or request food items you enjoy for cooking and eating.
Please keep us informed of all your meeting/appointments so we can assist you with reminders, wake up calls and support getting to your appointments
Vernon Youth Safe House
Vernon Youth Safe House is a community partnership to assist Vernon youth.
The Vernon Youth Safe House provides a safe residential alternative for youth ages 13 – 18 who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of becoming homeless, or are at risk of being in an unsafe environment.
Funding for the North Okanagan Friendship Center Vernon Youth Safe House provided by the Ministry of Children & Family Development.
Vernon Youth Safe House
Phone: 250.260.7077
Kekuli Centre #206-2905 28th Ave, Vernon BC
Hours of Operation
Open 7 Days a week, 24 hours a day
Quality Youth Centered Services
The Safe House provides quality youth centered services that encourage and support healthy lifestyle choices, encourage and support each youth in short and long term goal setting, make appropriate and effective referrals to community services and ensure community involvement in the planning and delivery of services.
Core Values
- Information and support
- Referral to other services
- Access to emergency services
- Housing 7 days a week
- Meals
- Laundry
- Life skills workshops
The North Okanagan Friendship Center (with community partnership) supports the universal rights of children and youth to safe housing, adequate food, proper representation, accessible education, and health care. We will advocate and assist youth in accessing community resources.
We believe in and respect the basic human dignity and universal rights of all individuals and provide equal and non-judgmental support to youth. Through a youth-centered practice of mutual respect and trust, we encourage and empower youth to make healthy choices in their lifestyle.
- Strength focused
- Client centered
- Mutual respect
- Advocacy
- Collaboration and team work
- Accountability
- Holistic approach
- Shared decision making
Service Goals and Objectives
Provide a safe short-term alternative to remaining on the streets.
Encourage and support healthy lifestyle choices for youth.
Connect youth to agencies, and to professional and community members who can assist the youth in achieving their goals.
Provide crisis intervention, stabilization, assessment, and individualized case planning services.
Reduce the harm experienced by youth.
Provide services to youth that are respectful of their identity, gender, age, sexual and religious orientation, and culture.
Make appropriate and effective referrals to community resources.
