JoeAnna's House — Local services in Kelowna

It was great to have a place to stay near the hospital. Clean and a lovely place to call home. Having my toddler there though seemed like an inconvenience. The place is very quiet and they have a lot of rules around toddlers staying. They're all written down, which you need to sign. Rules were - stay within arms reach, don't engage in conversation with other guests unless unitiated by them first, can't be in the kitchen area unless in a high chair. My toddler had just arrived, and we were having lunch. She was sitting on the window ledge, which is almost like an extra seat at the table and the one staff member wanted to put my two year old in a highchair to "save the clean windows from fingerprints" I was pretty blown away, my response was that if it was a big deal, I could wash the windows after. My husband and daughter ended up going home after one night, and I stayed solo with our son in the NICU. It was just easier. We had stayed for 2 months at Ronald Mcdonald's house, which is very child friendly, so this was a big change. It's very clean and a beautiful space. I had a couple things in the fridge in my designated bin and Joanne actually removed my bin for someone else to use it because "you barley had anything in there". I was there about 12 hours. It was the following day my toddler was arriving, so that was hard. Other than the toddler situation, it was a lovely place. Very thankful to have an affordable space to stay...

This would of been 5 star but there was issues we had staying at the house. It is beautiful, close to the water and very close to the hospital. The day staff was great to be around and talk too but the night shift and weekend person's were a bit of a different story. It was almost like they were being made to volunteer. Closing the kitchen down an hour before too clean when its supposed to be shut down from 10pm until 11pm. Being told rudley that we can't eat after 10pm by a cranky staff had me baffled because my pregnant wife likes to eat in the middle of the night we couldn't cook. They were trying to keep it clean for the morning so it looked like they did stuff instead of sitting behind there desk on the pc or cell phone. Not being able to drink or eat in our room while my wife was pregnant was very hard. We felt more like we were a nuisance too them then guests. It is great too have for a couple nights but if your looking to stay for longer i do not advise. You become...

The world need more places like this.

Like a mirage in the dessert JoeAnna's House has saved my wife and I and many others from falling into dispair. They lift people up when they are very much in need. When one wakes up not sure how the day will go and uncertain about the future it is so amazing to wake up in a place that energizes the spirit and breathes life and positivety and strength into our bodies so we can spread that energy to our lived ones and others in need. A smile and hopeful mindset is a much needed peice of the healing process and oh so powerful.

From the moment the light hits you in the main lobby JoeAnnas house touches you in a way you can only dream of in times like this. The friendly community it bolsters is like none other. What a beautiful facility with an interesting history behind how it came to be.

A shining light in the night.

Thank you so much to all the staff that made us feel at home and...