Concerns frequently raised in US communities to the siting of homeless shelters or safe havens in residential communities are felt elsewhere as well. The Prince George Native Friendship Center in Prince George, BC has proposed to open a home there for 29 people who are homeless and who have mental health and substance abuse issues. Even with this facility, the demand for housing for the mentally ill in the area will continue to be great. As is commonly seen in residential communities, neighbors believe the people the facility will serve need to be housed, but don’t want them housed in their neighborhoods.  There are many communities in the US that need safe havens like the one being planned in BC and communities are often hampered from opening them by community opposition.  If you have successful strategies for addressing this kind of community reaction, please share them.