CMHA Vernon
In This Together
COVID-19 Community Crisis Response
CMHA Vernon
In This Together
COVID-19 Community Crisis Response
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In this Together - helping our community through the COVID-19 crisis
providing critical services to help our community's most vulnerable,
with meal delivery and crisis intervention during this COVID-19 pandemic.
The CMHA Kitchen has long been a community hub for those living with mental illness, providing not just nutritious meals, but meaningful social connection with opportunities to learn life skills and take part in meal preparation.
We prepare and serve more than 9,000 meals per year!
Since March, we have transitioned our Kitchen services from a drop-in program to freezer-ready meal delivery to our participants and community members in need during the pandemic.
Changes we have made to our meal services during the pandemic include:
· serving more meals to more people - more than 100 meals a day!
· using a commercial food provider to avoid local grocery shortages and product quantity limitations
· purchasing take-out containers, additional sanitation supplies and vehicle and gas expenses for delivery
· purchasing kitchen supplies and cookware
In this Together
Calls to the Crisis Line have dramatically increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Crisis Line is a 24/7 life-line for community members needing crisis intervention and emotional support provided by trained community volunteers and supportive staff.
Last year we answered more than 7,500 calls!
You can help support our COVID response by letting community members know that they are not alone.
Our Crisis Line is available 24/7 at 1.888.353.2273.
Since the pandemic was announced mid-March, The Interior Crisis Line Network experienced a record amount of calls, with nearly one-third due to anxiety about COVID-19.
meals prepared and shared in our Kitchen & Nutrition program
hours of volunteer time in programs, events and social enterprises
calls taken on our Crisis Line, which operates 24/7 at 1.888.353.2273
youth, adults and families receive
mental health programs and services
$10,000 to $15,000
Community Foundation of the North Okanagan
United Way Southern Interior BC
