Gospel Mission still providing services

Kelowna’s Gospel Mission is still helping the city’s homeless and poverty-stricken by adjusting some of its services.

The supper meal, prepared in the Mission’s kitchen, is served at the curling rink parking lot from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. with the help of the Salvation Army food truck.

And starting today (March 30), breakfast and lunch will be served by the Mission’s outreach teams.

Randy Benson, executive director of the mission, said they have increased their outreach team from one to two teams with two vans.

“The teams will be expanding what we have always done for many years, offering food and necessities, toiletries, socks, underwear, blankets, vitamins, etc,” said Benson.

Back on March 13, the mission’s drop-in services, which includes their three daily meals to the public, closed. On March 16, the shelter stopped intakes as stricter measures came from Interior Health that had them remove beds to keep within the six-foot separation distance.

“They have temporarily become a 56 bed residence shelter,” said Benson.