Staff & faculty resources

Safety, location, & medical support

Safety
Emergency housing
Accommodation & benefits
Medical options
Tech Facilitated Sexual Violence Resources

Safety

RCMP Kelowna Detachment
9-1-1 (Emergency) | 250 762 3300 (Non-Emergency)
1190 Richter Street, Kelowna

Campus Security
250 807 8111 (Emergency) | 250 807 9236 (Non-Emergency)
Provides response and assistance with safety planning.

Safewalk
250 807 8076
Co-Ed pairs of volunteers can provide: scheduled drop-ins while you work alone in your office/lab; accompanied walks to your car, bus stop, or residence; and spur-of-the-moment walks.

Emergency housing

Kelowna Women’s Shelter
250 763 1040 – 24/7 Hotline
Provides free shelter, food, counselling, support, and preventative education to women (18+) and children who have experienced intimate partner violence. Please call them directly to learn more.

You do not need to be a resident of the shelter to access the counselling.

Alexandra Gardner Women and Children Safe Centre (“A.G House”)
250 763 2262
24/7 shelter for women (17+) and children. Please call them directly to learn more.

John Howard Society of Okanagan & Kootenay
425 Leon Avenue, Kelowna
250 763 1331
Provides a range of housing services to prevent and reduce homelessness across the Okanagan and Kootenay region by assisting people with their housing needs, and connecting them to additional supports and services.

Gospel Mission Emergency Shelter
251 Leon Avenue, Kelowna
250 763 3737
Offers both men’s and women’s emergency shelters; both shelters are accessible every day of the year, with additional emergency overflow accommodations.

Okanagan Nation Transition Emergency House
1 877 493 4909
Temporary shelter and services for women and their children who are facing crisis issues, fleeing domestic violence, or who are in a housing crisis.

Accommodation and benefits

Talk to someone

Phone line support
Counselling

Phone line support

Crisis Counselling (Offered through the Shepell Care Access Centre)
24/7 Support Line
1-800-387-4765 |
Provides professional, confidential support services including counselling, programs for help with common life issues, and resources to employees and members of their immediate families. Available for crisis situations, or for any other questions and concerns.

VictimLinkBC
1 800 563 0808
A 24/7, toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone service available across B.C. and the Yukon. It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence.

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Counselling

Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO)
Nicola Townhome 120 – 1270 International Mews
250 807 9640
SVPRO is a confidential place for those who have been impacted by any form of sexual or gender-based violence, harassment, or harm, regardless of where or when it took place. SVPRO aims to be a safer space for all UBC students, faculty, and staff by respecting each person’s unique and multiple identities and experiences. All genders and sexualities are welcome.

Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society
649 Leon Avenue, Kelowna
250 763 4613
Provides support to individuals and families affected by domestic and sexual violence. Supports include community-based victim services, court accompaniment, and sexual abuse counselling.

Connect Counselling & Therapy Central Okanagan
4 – 1890 Cooper Road
250 860 3181
Provides professional counselling services to adults, seniors, children, and families.

Family Resource Centre
3303 30th Street, Vernon
250 545 3390
Offers Sexual Abuse Recovery Counselling for adults, children, and youth.

Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
Link to Application
CVAP is an application that can provide you with benefits to help your healing journey, such as awarding you a certain number of counselling sessions. You can apply for CVAP online or SVPRO can support you. Applications take 6-8 weeks to process.

Human rights & union resources

General human rights resources
Union resources
LGBT2QIA+ resources

Human rights resources

UBC’s Human Rights Advisor
ADM 100B and 100C – 1138 Alumni Ave
250 807 9291
Offering advice, information, education, and support to faculty and staff who have concerns or questions around discrimination or harassment.

B.C. Human Rights Clinic
1 855 685 6222
Provincial human rights clinic that provides assistance and representation to those who need help dealing with a provincial human rights complaint.

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Union resources

LGBT2QIA+ resources

Trans Lifeline
1 877 330 6366
This peer support hotline is run by and for trans people.

Kelowna Pride
Committed to serving Kelowna’s LGBT2Q+ community. We create events and offer programs to connect our community and advocate for equity, inclusion, and acceptance within the Okanagan Valley and beyond. They do not offer counselling or advice on LGBT2Q+ challenges.

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Indigenous services

Indigenous Victim Services Worker at the Elizabeth Fry Society
649 Leon Avenue, Kelowna
250 763 4613
Provides support to individuals and families affected by domestic and sexual violence. They can provide short-term emotional support, information and referrals, court accompaniment, and support.

Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society
442 Leon Ave
250 763 4905
Provides for the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of all peoples through the development of community-based services, while encouraging the community to preserve, share and promote Indigenous cultural distinctiveness.

Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA)
101 – 3535 Old Okanagan Hwy, West Kelowna
250 707 0095
Reclaiming and restoring Syilx ways of being and knowing (world view) through the development of holistic wellness programs and services grounded in a Syilx-centered framework.

Westbank First Nation (WFN)
1900 Quail Lane, West Kelowna
250 768 0227
Committed to creating a healthy, strong, and vibrant community through programs and services that promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being and healing.

Westbank First Nation Youth Centre
1180 Quail Lane, West Kelowna
250 768 4838
Youth programs and services provide youth, ages 12 to 18, with cultural and traditional learning. All youth living on WFN lands are encouraged to come out to meet new friends and get involved.

First Nations Health Authority
604 693 6500
Provides coverage to access mental health providers, including counselors, social workers, and psychologists.

Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Assisting the descendants of survivors and community education for folks.

Interior Health: Aboriginal Patient Navigators (APN)
Assist Indigenous patients with access to community services that enhance continuity of care and efficient use of resources.

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Cultural Centres

French Cultural Centre
702 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna | 250 860 4074

Kelowna Canadian Italian Club
770 Lawrence Avenue, Kelowna | 250 762 0900

Okanagan Chinese Canadian Association
555 Fuller Avenue, Kelowna | 778 484 6222

Access a list of churches, temples, religious affiliations, and organizations in Kelowna

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Resources for friends, partners, and allies

Sexual violence impacts everyone. Here is a guide to help understand sexual violence, how you can help, and some self-care tips for you and the survivor:

A Guide for Friends and Family of Sexual Violence Survivors

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