Mission Overdose Community Action Team

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The Mission Overdose Community Action Team (MOCAT) bring together multiple stakeholders to support & facilitate partnerships,coordinate programs & services,address gaps,and plan for coordinated community action on the opioid crisis.

ONLY FOUR MORE DAYS to make your DONATIONS! Get on your TOES and HEEL it down to one of the many HANDY locations and SOC...
10/28/2025

ONLY FOUR MORE DAYS to make your DONATIONS! Get on your TOES and HEEL it down to one of the many HANDY locations and SOCK it to them ;)

Lots of convenient places to drop off the New Sock donations!!
Thanks in advance!!

10/21/2025

***Drug Alert - Vancouver - October 17, 2025***

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has issued a drug alert.

Brown granules sold as down in Vancouver tested positive for para-fluorofentanyl, he**in, the benzodiazepine, nifoxipam, and medetomidine, a non-opioid tranquilizer more potent than xylazine.

Check your drugs: https://www.vch.ca/en/service/drug-checking

More info: ow.ly/5Y9c50WNJvg

Don't forget it's SOCKTOBER! Please make a donation of NEW, warm socks at any of the outlets in the poster below
10/17/2025

Don't forget it's SOCKTOBER! Please make a donation of NEW, warm socks at any of the outlets in the poster below

Lots of convenient places to drop off the New Sock donations!!
Thanks in advance!!

10/06/2025
10/06/2025

Moms Stop the Harm is a network of Canadian families affected by substance use and loss. Joining means finding connection, support, and a way to honour loved ones while working toward change.

Ways to be involved:
• Network Member – peer support, sharing stories, and remembrance
• Advocate – participate in awareness, policy, and anti-stigma work
• Voting Member – help guide the direction of the organization

Learn more or join at momsstoptheharm.com/join

10/06/2025

FRASER VALLEY PURPLE LIGHTS NIGHTS INVITES YOU TO JOIN OUR MISSION COMMUNITY WALK

OCTOBER 18, 2025
MEETING AT 10:30AM
Meet at SARA For Women
Mission Office
33070 5th Ave

Join us for a community walk followed by a get together at HUBco brewery to raise awareness for intimate partner violence.

Intimate partner violence has NO place in our community.

WEAR PURPLE OR PURCHASE A PLN TSHIRT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WALK!












10/05/2025

What if we’ve been thinking about this backwards?

Many people assume substance use disorder causes homelessness. But for countless individuals, being homeless is what drives substance use.

Living without stable housing is scary. People may turn to substances to survive for all kinds of reasons:

Staying Awake for Safety – When living outside, people need to remain alert to avoid theft, violence, or harassment. (National Health Care for the Homeless Council)

Lack of Shelter or Secure Spaces – When there aren’t enough shelter beds, people may stay on the move all night. Substance use can help them endure long, exhausting nights. (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness)

No Trespassing Protections / Unstable Living Environment – Public spaces don’t offer security, and being constantly at risk of being moved or evicted adds stress. Substances can provide temporary relief. (Canadian Public Health Association)

Social Isolation – Loneliness and lack of social support can contribute to substance use as a way to cope. (National Homelessness Organization)

Economic and Daily Stress – Persistent poverty, hunger, and uncertainty about the future create stress that substances may temporarily alleviate. (American Addiction Centers)

The relationship between homelessness and substance use is complex and bidirectional. One doesn’t always cause the other. Yet the story we often tell ourselves about homelessness can be harsh or unfair—focusing on blame rather than the fact that people are navigating extremely difficult circumstances.

10/03/2025
10/03/2025

🎃 Check out our Youth Centre's October programming, all geared towards youth in our community!

Our Youth Centre is a safe, enjoyable, and supervised drop-in space offered at no cost for our community's youth, aged 12 to 18 - we look forward to welcoming you soon!

Keep up with this amazing community hub by staying tuned in online at 👉 https://ow.ly/WyqM50X5M9H.

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More About MOCAT

Knocking down the walls of silence that keep people from talking about substance use is an important step towards addressing the overdose crisis in British Columbia. Recognizing that people who use drugs are real people helps to put a human face behind the numbers of so many preventable tragedies.

The Mission Overdose Community Action Team (MOCAT) has been established proactively to bring together multiple stakeholders to support and facilitate local partnerships, coordinate programs and services, address gaps, and plan for collaborative community action around the opioid overdose crisis.

The MOCAT aims to be inclusive, diverse and have representation from people with lived and living experience with substance use (PWLLE) including family members, first responders, community service providers, health authority and government staff and individuals affected by the overdose crisis.