The East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) is partnering with health foundations across the Southern Interior to raise funds for the expansion of JoeAnna’s House in Kelowna this fall.

JoeAnna’s House was built to keep families together during medical crisis. It has 20 family rooms and is a lifeline for families coming in from out-of-town to receive care at Kelowna General Hospital.

Since opening its doors in 2019, over 2,539 families from 308 different Interior B.C. towns have been welcomed for 24,317 overnight stays.

One-fifth of those families have come from communities across the East Kootenay.

There is a constant waitlist for accommodation and the need to expand JoeAnna’s House has arisen.

Plans are now underway to add 10 new rooms to JoeAnna’s House. This will allow more families from across the East Kootenay and Interior BC to stay together when they need it most.

EKFH believes that health care is always better when we are together. We will be collecting donations in support of JoeAnna’s through September and October and encourage all our donors and supporters to come together to ensure that our families have a safe, compassionate place that they can comfortably call home when they must travel to Kelowna for medical care.

To learn more about different ways to give to the JoeAnna’s House expansion through EKFH, please visit ekfh.ca or call 250-489-6481.

To learn more about the care provided by JoeAnna’s House and the expansion plans, please visit joeannashouse.com.

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