How can we help?
Access to government supports, legal advocacy and navigating resources to help move your life forward.
RESOURCES & REFERRAL
We are here to listen and to guide you in the right direction to overcome the barriers that you are facing. We can link you to resources in the community and, if we can’t help you, we can tell you who can.
LEGAL ADVOCACY
We have Legal Advocates here to help you with your legal questions. We can help with tenancy disputes, family law, poverty law, tribunals, hearings etc. If you need advice on a legal problem, we can help, or direct you to someone who can.
DISABILITY ADVOCACY
At the Access Centre we assist, inform and make referrals to help the individuals living with disabilities in our community to move forward with their lives. We can assist in filling out the necessary forms to get you on your way. We connect those needing help with those agencies and supports in the community that provide help.
FREE TAX FILING
We have a year round Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP). We can help you with your personal tax filing, for free. We can submit tax claims for
up to the last 10 years.
A hand up, not a hand out
The barriers that people coming to the Access Centre face often feel very overwhelming. We work with them to break down those barriers step by step so that they can move forward in their lives
Our Mission
We use action, awareness, advocacy, and equitable practice to help people navigate social systems.
Our Vision
All people in our communities have equal and just access to all available support services
Our locations
We assist people in communities between Osoyoos to Summerland, Princeton to Rock Creek.
Penticton
209-304 Martin Street
Monday to Thursday: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm,
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Osoyoos
Desert Sun
Tuesday: By appointment only
Summerland
Summerland Food Bank
Monday: By appointment only
Wednesday (Drop-in): 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Oliver
Oliver Alliance Church
Thursday (Drop-in): 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Penticton
Martin Street
Monday-Thursday,
10am – 12pm
1-4pm
Summerland
Food Bank
Monday by appointment only
Wednesdays Drop-in 1-3pm
Osoyoos
Sun
Tuesdays,
by appointment
only
Oliver
Church
Thursdays only,
1-3pm
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Meet our staff
and volunteers
Some things our team would like the people we support to know about them before they spoke with them
how we make a difference
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Delivering Hope, Connection and Millions of Dollars to our Community
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recent projects
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meet OUR VOLUNTEER
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from the blog
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