Tag: Homeless
Everything you need to know about London’s homeless hubs plan
London’s first homeless hubs won’t be near parks, elementary schools, child care centres, splash pads or wading pools, or inside residential neighbourhoods, says a soon-to-be-released plan for their implementation. Instead, the first hubs would be located on major roads and transit routes, with none of those placed in Old East Village, the Dundas Street downtown […]
Mayor: City’s pricey homeless plan beats ‘the cost of doing nothing’
Against a backdrop of a grand opening and questions about a grand proposal, London’s mayor, Josh Morgan, pointed to 44 new housing units Monday as proof the grand proposal would work. But he also went on social media to answer concerns about the proposal’s cost – including those raised by a Liberal MP at the […]
Most appreciated feature of new depots for homeless camps? Washrooms
Washrooms. More than food or water, washrooms topped the list of things homeless Londoners appreciated during the first day of depots operating near encampments, organizers say. “We heard a really big appreciation for the washrooms being available,” Chantelle McDonald, director of services for London Cares, said at the Cavendish Park depot Tuesday. “That was kind […]
New front in helping homeless begins as depots launch near encampments
As this year’s death toll in London’s homeless community reaches 28 — four in the past week alone — a new strategy to provide basic needs to encampment dwellers begins Tuesday. “I think it will save lives,” London Cares director of services Chantelle McDonald said of a plan to put four service depots offering basic […]
Letters to the Editor: June 22, 2023
Encampment crisis
Letters to the Editor: June 1, 2023
Strike a balance
‘First of its kind’ housing model for London would offer support to those in need
There is a new way of offering social housing in London and it may change the way those in need live.
County to fund all-night warming centre in Owen Sound next winter
Grey County will spend $150,000 to open an all-night warming centre in Owen Sound for homeless people next winter. There’s been a 300 per cent increase in homelessness since 2020, which a report approved by Grey County council Thursday said is why an overnight warming centre is needed. It’s a pilot project which will be […]
Ontario gives Oxford homelessness fight $2.9M this year
Ontario is pumping nearly $3 million into preventing homelessness in Oxford County this year, dollars its warden says will support the region’s most vulnerable.
Ontario government giving $22M to city, county to fight homelessness
The City of London and Middlesex County are getting a multi-million-dollar boost from the province this year to battle homelessness.