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One door for everything. Find help by situation or life stage, calmly, and without knowing the official name for it.
If you're in crisis right now
Suicide crisis
9-8-8
Call or text. 24/7. Free.
Family violence / victim support
VictimLink BC
1-800-563-0808 · 24/7
Regional crisis line
Interior Crisis
1-888-353-2273 · 24/7
Life-safety emergency
9-1-1
Call from any phone.
Every line above and every page below is free, confidential, and designed for people exactly like you. You don’t need a referral, you don’t need to prove anything, and there’s no shame in calling. Many people have been here.
Find by what's happening
Pick whatever fits your situation. Each page has the first-call numbers at the top and the longer picture underneath.
9-8-8, 310-MHSU, Castlegar MHSU centre, specialized supports.
OpenVictimLink BC 24/7, safe homes, transition house, RCMP victim services.
OpenBC RTB, Kootenay Rent Bank, subsidized housing, shelter.
OpenFood bank, EI, BC Employment & Assistance, utility payment plans.
OpenExtreme-weather safe spaces and overnight shelter.
OpenLost pets, adoption, wildlife, pet grief, SPCA Safekeeping.
OpenFind by life stage
Specialized hubs built around the people they serve, each one is comprehensive, local, and written with the dignity the moment deserves.
Birth registration, benefits, child care, perinatal mental health.
OpenPrograms, crisis lines, camps, Foundry BC, LGBTQ2S+ support.
OpenBetter at Home, home care, property tax deferment, elder abuse.
OpenLegion Branch 170, VAC, OSI mental health, Last Post Fund.
OpenSinixt Nation, COINS, Hope for Wellness, IRS Crisis Line.
OpenWKLIP, WelcomeBC, language learning, settlement help.
OpenFor families facing loss
Park Memorial Cemetery, Castlegar Hospice Society, local funeral homes, BC Vital Statistics, veteran support, and programs for families of modest means, all in one compassionate hub.
Open the bereavement hubIf someone has just died
Your first call is a funeral home. They handle death registration, disposition permit, and first certificates.
Castlegar Funeral Chapel: 250-365-3222
How this hub works
The City of Castlegar doesn't run most of these programs directly, they're delivered by partners like the Castlegar & District Community Services Society (CDCSS), Interior Health, BC Housing, Service Canada, and many more.
What the City does is stitch them into one map so you don't have to know the difference between an “MHSU centre” and a “crisis line” before you can get help. Every hub linked from this page has:
Every phone number and program on the underlying pages has been verified. Where something might change, we say so.
Every hub linked from this page verifies its sources. Programs and eligibility change, confirm current details with each provider before relying on them.