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A Greater Victoria non-profit housing provider is making cuts to vital programs as they struggle to keep up with rising costs and increasing demand, contributing to an ongoing pattern of provincially funded organizations being forced to scale back services.

The Cool Aid Society manages over a dozen supportive, subsidized and market housing buildings across Greater Victoria, along with three temporary shelter locations, while simultaneously providing health and outreach services to hundreds of vulnerable individuals across the region.

In late 2024, the society started to scale back some of its programs for supportive housing residents to curb spending – namely cutting a free breakfast for at least one of their seniors' buildings, along with an honorarium

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