Transition Houses Receive Funding Increases

Starlee Speers, Astral Radio Media News

Several Women's Transitional Houses in the North Okanagan are receiving annual funding increases from the Provincial Government. Debby Hamilton with the Vernon Women's Transitional House says, the $62-thousand in funding means more security for the women and children who stay with them.."We always did provide 24 hour staffing but it came at the expense of the daytime staffing hours...So now they're all funded accordingly."Hamilton says, the transitional house in Vernon is very busy and they rarely have an empty bed.The Shuswap and area Women's Centre is also receiving an increase of $72 -thousand dollars in annual funding. That money will enable the centre to be staffed 24 hours a day.The Revelstoke women's shelter has received increased funding as well.