ASK Wellness receives funding to keep peer navigator program operating in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A program aimed at improving access to substance use services and building peer-led support systems will continue to operate in Kamloops for the next four years.
ASK Wellness Society announced it, along with Urban Matters and other community partners, has received funding through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addicitions Program to launch and operate a Peer Navigation Program in Kamloops and Penticton. A dollar figure was not provided in a news release issued Tuesday (March 25).
ASK says the Peer Navigation Program began in December 2024, with the goal of training 84 peers between Kamloops and Penticton and employing 44 peer navigators. ASK says the navigators will provide direct support to thousands of individuals, offering guidance and support to those in need.
“We are incredibly excited to expand ASK Wellness Society’s supported employment programs through this new partnership with Urban Matters,” Bob Hughes, ASK Wellness Society executive officer, says. “Having peers with lived experience at the heart of this initiative reinforces the principle of ‘nothing about us without us,’ ensuring that the people we serve receive support from those who truly understand their challenges.”
