People in Kelowna experiencing homelessness have seen major changes to their services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “What I’m worried about is the people from the Welcome Inn and the shelters doing drugs and their immune systems are down,” said Troy Leavitt, a man in Kelowna experiencing homelessness.
Homeless shelters have made changes to their policies amid the outbreak, in conjunction with the City of Kelowna and Interior Health. “We’ve incorporated a lot of changes here.,” said Randy Benson, Kelowna Gospel Mission’s executive director. “Right now, we are open to our registered guests only.” Acccording to Benson, no new clients will be able to stay at the Kelowna Gospel Mission, even if a current one decides to leave. “As far as our day