The Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society has continued our collaboration with the Emergency Shelter team to identify individuals recently arrived on Salt Spring Island without housing and/or employment but with access to resources in other communities.  Ten individuals were successfully reunited with supports and resources in their community of origin.  This approach has been integrated with our Extreme Weather Response shelter beds and has added a short-term intensive case management support for many of the individuals accessing that service.  We were able to provide work experience program for four individuals at our Harvest Food Programs, and one individual who continues to provide cleaning services with our Hoarding initiative.  This continues to be a very positive component of our services for individuals that are insecurely housed.  The project has a one-acre community garden to get economical fresh produce for the food bank.  It has since grown to become a farm that provides food to the food bank and the Harvest Kitchen, which prepares meals for the many programs through Community Services. This project creates more opportunities for marginalized people to do things they love and that become part of their healing journey, where they can work on the farm and be paid.  The homeless enjoy working on the farm and coming together in the safe environment it provides.  We are very grateful for Reaching Home funding; it forms the basis for all our homelessness activities. We are extremely impressed with the work of the PGNAETA organization and staff in managing this funding stream. They make it easy and straightforward and are always helpful!