Pubdate: Thu, 09 May 2002
Source: Abbotsford News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2002 Hacker Press Ltd.
Contact:  http://www.abbynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1155
Author: Maj. Fred Jackson, Care and Share ministry manager Salvation Army

NO DETOX IN ARMY'S PLANS

Editor, The News:

The Salvation Army appreciates the opportunity to respond to the letters to 
the editor that have presented incorrect information regarding the 
Salvation Army's intention for its present location on Cyril Street.

The Salvation Army does not intend to make the bridge house on Cyril Street 
into a detox centre, a treatment centre, a needle exchange or a safe 
injection site.

Rather, the Salvation Army is proposing a bridge residence to provide 
supportive housing to nine men who successfully graduate from a treatment 
centre and are coming back into our community. This bridge residence will 
provide semi-independent living with supportive services including 
employment and education counselling and job preparation.

For more information regarding the Salvation Army's bridge house project, 
please do not hesitate to call (604-852-9305).
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MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart