The John Howard Society is a community-based organization comprising of, and govererned by individuals whose goal is to understand and respond to crime and its consequences.
JHSNOK – Vernon FACILITIES
JHSNOK operates two facilities in the Vernon area: Gateway Men’s and Women’s Emergency Shelter (high barrier) and Howard House (low barrier) with emergency shelter beds, transition beds and A & D supportive recovery program beds.
Gateway Shelter
The shelter provides men & women emergency shelter in the downtown core area of Vernon to the absolute homeless who may be suffering from economic downturn, illiteracy, addictions or mental health challenges. We supply accomodations for 13 men and 15 women.
Our commitment is to:
- Safe, Clean Accommodation
- Individual Support and Assistance
- Respectful and Helpful Service
- Printable brochure available – Gateway Shelter Brochure
Howard House – Men’s Shelter
The Howard House Men’s Shelter provides 24 emergency shelters beds, 18 transitional beds and 9 beds for our supportive recovery program.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors welcomes you to our new web site. We hope that you will find it useful and informative. If you have any suggestions or questions we would be more than happy to hear from you. E-mail: board@nullturningpoints.ngo.
Greg Adams
President
Val Harrison
Vice President
Clair Hayward
Secretary/Treasurer
Phyllis Simon
Director
Colin Hales
Director
Ron Plett
Director
John Simon
Director
Trevor Koenig
Director
Marty Browne
Director
Blair Peden
Past Presiden
Our Staff
Barbara Levesque
Executive Director
Franco Marolla
Director of Operations
Kelly Fehr
Manager of Shelter Services
Betty Lee Moore
Financial Controller
Leanne Oberg
Executive Assistant
Randel Erbacker
Addictions Case Manager
Steve Soglo
Shelter Case Manager
Shelley Hill
Transitional & Housing Outreach Co-ordinator
Neil Thompson
Gateway Men’s Case Manager
Colleen Nerbus
Gateway Women’s Case Manager
Penny Clayton
WorkBC Employment Counsellor
Alison Houweling
Employment & Life Skills Co-ordinator
Robin Gerling
WorkBC Resource Room Co-ordinator