URGENT: WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Shelter/Clothing
• Gently used or new sweatpants and hoodies (all sizes adult/child) URGENT
• Tarps (any size or type/e.g. 9'X12')
• Tents
• Good, clean winter coats URGENT
• Ladies pull-up briefs (S,M,L)
• Sleeping bags for winter conditions
** Non-scented Body Wipes for Adults (for hygiene)
• Backpacks
∞ Bikes
∞ Funds/Other Donations

Without a weather shelter, we are in DIRE NEED of the following ASAP:

Non-Perishable Food Items
continue to be an urgent need for those in our community who are struggling with homelessness and hunger, including families at risk.
**Boost high protein drink

Please also see our Wish Lists on our How to Help page for other needed items.

Serving the Needy and the Homeless

– in the Oceanside community of Vancouver Island –

What We Do

We support homeless, impoverished, and marginalized individuals and families in the Oceanside area. We provide emergency food packages, clothing, hygience products, bikes, and much more.

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Who Are the Homeless?

Increasing housing costs, the cycle of poverty, isolation, inability to access education, illiteracy, mental health challenges, physical disability, family dysfunction, and social barriers…

Who Are the Homeless?

How to Help

The impact of your support cannot be overstated. Your donation of clothing, bikes, food, funds, supplies and support makes Manna's work possible. And the needs of our community continue to grow.

See How You Can Help?

Current Concerns, Reports and Updates

The Paradise That Forgot Its People: Parksville's Hidden Winter Nightmare

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Yes to Compassion... Now Time for ACTION!

In the depths of winter, the sight of a makeshift tent huddled against the cold wall of a building serves as a stark reminder of societal failures. This image encapsulates the raw cruelty of homelessness, where vulnerable individuals endure freezing temperatures, exposed to the elements with little more than thin fabric for protection. Reports highlight how such encampments, often pushed to urban peripheries or against structures for minimal shelter, reflect a broader crisis

Foot care on the street: wet feet a painful health hazard for PQB unhoused

Published 5:35 am Tuesday, December 2, 2025 in PQB News Living on the street can make it practically impossible to keep one’s feet dry in the rainy winter months, which can result the skin breaking down and peeling away, bacterial infections, blisters and other painful conditions. “Most of the issues are preventable,” said Raquel Molina, who has been a foot care nurse with Manna Homeless Society for approximately five years. Read full article at: https://pqbnews.com/2025/12/

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Our Community Cares

Hub International Insurance Holds Clothing Drive for Manna

Volunteer of the Week: Robin Campbell

Staying Dry While Providing Necessities

M&N Mattress Gives Generously

Help Us Provide Warmth and Shelter This Winter!

At Manna Homeless Society, we’re urgently seeking donated travel trailers and motorhomes to provide safe warm shelters for homeless individuals as winter approaches. With colder weather on the way, your support can make a life-changing difference for those at risk.

Your donation of a travel trailer or motorhome will: