Tag: homelessness

The new event aims to raise $35,000 for Shelterlink Youth Services.

The city brought in a loader on Thursday to help clean up items at the encampment that were damaged by a rainstorm or no longer needed.

A report entitled The Social and Financial Cost of Non-Permanent Shelter Systems for Addressing Homelessness was presented to city council this week.

Tobi Lawrence grew up in the foster care system, and for much of his adult life, was homeless.

Safe Haven Perth's Home Share strategy invites homeowners to open up their homes to vulnerable people for up to six months, with a goal of getting homeless people re-stablished with more long-term, permanent housing.

On Dec. 17, United Way Perth-Huron's Stratford Connection Centre at St. Paul’s Anglican Church started its overnight hours to better support homeless and/or vulnerable residents during the winter months.

Stratford city council reviewed the ‘Not One More Night’ Winter Warming Solutions report, which recommended extending the Centre hours from noon to 5 pm Monday to Friday, to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., seven days a week, for six months in the colder seasons.

Among the recommendations are expanding hours at the city's Connection Centre at Paul's Anglican Church, from noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., seven-day-per-week