Hope Outreach holds Vernon winter clothing drive

The Vernon team with Hope Outreach Okanagan is reaching out the community for help.

“We are in desperate need of winter clothing items for the men and women we serve nightly on the streets of Vernon, and we’re doing a drive at The People Place on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 12-3 p.m. in the parking lot,” team member Caitlyn Parkinson told Vernon Matters.

The items needed are hoodies, blankets, winter jackets, winter boots, gloves, socks, women’s leggings, men’s and women’s sweatpants, hand warmers, emergency blankets, snow pants and any winter gear like hats, gloves and toques, men’s, women’s and teenager sizes.

Hope Outreach provides nighttime outreach seven days a week for the identified women of Kelowna and Vernon who are experiencing different types of homelessness, living in addiction, exploited or at risk of being exploited by others, and working in sex work.