Support Resources


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VSAOC Student Advocacy
The VSAOC advocates on behalf of students on a continual basis and offers assistance to students with academic and non-academic concerns.

VSAOC Job Listings
The Employment Services / Job Bank has been created to help you find student employment (if you're a student) or post an available position (job) if you're an employer.

VSAOC Housing Registry
The Housing Registry has been created to help you find a place to live (if you're a student) or post a place for rental (if you're a landlord).

VSAOC Office Services
Confectionary Sales, Copying Services, School Supplies.

VSAOC Student Food Bank
Students can pick up food bag packages, and grocery store gift certificates from the VSAOC office.

VSAOC Student Financial Assistance
Information on Emergency Vouchers and Student Food Bank, please visit the VSAOC office.

VSAOC Student Extended Health & Dental Plan
Check out the many benefits and features included in your Student Benefit Plan.

Contact
Eric Reist (250) 545-7291 ext. 2213 ereist@okanagan.bc.ca

Aboriginal Access and Services
The Aboriginal Access and Services Department supports Aboriginal learners interested in applying to and studying at Okanagan College.

Contact
(250) 545-7291 ext. 2284 aboriginal@okanagan.bc.ca

Athletics, Recreation and Student Life
Okanagan College encourages students to get involved in recreational activities both on and off campus. Okanagan College emphasizes sport and fitness activities as a vital component of a successful, rewarding and enjoyable college experience. We invite students to participate, meet people, have fun, play and be active!

Counselling
Personal, emotional and academic problems are a normal part of student life. Professionally trained staff are available to assist students in coping with problem areas in their life that interfere with maximizing their academic and social potential. One of the most helpful ways of dealing with problematic situations and feelings is to talk them through with an experienced counsellor.

Contact
Derrick Doige (250) 545-7291 ext. 2208 ddoige@okanagan.bc.ca

Disability Services
The purpose of Disability Services is to provide equal access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities at Okanagan College.

Student Financial Support
Information on awards, scholarships, grants and loans.

Contact
financialaid@okanagan.bc.ca

Learning Centres
The Student Success Centre assists all students to achieve academic success at Okanagan College. We provide help in reading, writing, mathematics, science, studying, and critical thinking. Our goal is to help students become effective, independent learners. We also work closely with faculty to design workshops that help you succeed.

myOkanagan
This secure site provides your single point of access for information, services and resources at Okanagan College.

Student Services
Academic success increasingly relies on students taking advantage of the high quality and flexible support services available at the Okanagan College. Aboriginal Access and Services, Financial Aid and Awards, Counselling Services, Disability Services and others are working together to ensure that students have immediate access to a full range of programs and services that support learning and academic success at Okanagan College.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, the Centre for Suicide Prevention, and the Public Health Agency of Canada has developed 2 toolkits to support people who have been impacted by suicide. One toolkit is tailored for people who have attempted suicide , and the other is focused on resources for people who have lost someone to suicide . The MHCC wishes to thank the Advisory Committee comprised of people with lived experience related to suicide for their assistance in making these toolkits possible.
In the summer of 2017, the MHCC conducted an online survey to elicit feedback from people who have been affected by suicide. With over a thousand responses, the survey helped gain a better understanding of what topics, content areas, resources, and information were important to include in the toolkits.

Language
Many respondents indicated a preference for “people-first” language as opposed to “survivorship language”. For this reason, “people-first” language is used in the toolkit. That said, many of the resources linked from the toolkits use “survivorship” language.
Please note that the toolkits are not intended to replace a conversation and are not designed to be an exhaustive list of the wide variety of resources available across Canada for support. If you or someone you know is experiencing distressing thoughts or thoughts of suicide, please contact your local distress centre or Kids Help Phone .
The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program
The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program provides mental health, emotional and cultural support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families throughout all phases of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, including:
  • Common Experience Payments (CEP)
  • Independent Assessment Process (IAP)
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) events
  • commemorative activities
Resolution Health Support Program Services are safe, confidential, respectful and non-judgmental.

You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling 24-Hour National Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419

Indian Residential School Survivor Society
The IRSSS Crisis line is available 24/7 at 1-800-721-0066.

The Hope For Wellness
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.

It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer:
  • counselling
  • crisis intervention
Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca.

First Nations Health Authority

Healing in Colour
Healing in Colour envisions a world where BIPOC, in all our intersections, have access to therapy that supports our healing and liberation. Find a BIPOC therapist in your community. Access a curated list of resources that support healing.

Native Youth Crisis Line 1-877-209-1266
24/7 crisis line for Indigenous Youth available for residents of Canada and the United States.

KUU-US Crisis Line Society
First Nations and Aboriginal specific 24/7 crisis line based in Port Alberni and serving the entire province.
Toll-free: 1-800-588-8717 
Youth Line: 250-723-2040 
Adult Line: 250-723-4050.

Aboriginal Legal Aid

H'ulh-etun Health Society- Chemanius BC
Trans Lifeline
1-877-330-6366
Non-profit hotline run by transgender people, for transgender people.

PFLAG
PFLAG Canada is a national charitable organization, founded by parents who wished to help themselves and their family members understand and accept their non- heterosexual children. The "coming-out" process can be a critical time for families. When the adjustment period is particularly long or painful, relationships can become permanently damaged, resulting in a lifetime of emotional scars. People cannot always rise above the challenge of accepting themselves or their family member, and the results can be devastating, even fatal. We support these families through today and give them hope for a better tomorrow. Contact us at 1 (888) 530-6777 ext. 224

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