Tag: Homeless
Ottawa offers London $16M over four years to tackle homelessness
London could get an extra $16 million from the federal government over the next four years to help tackle the city’s homelessness crisis, a local MP announced Friday.
City budget: Program that helps tenants stay housed gets second look
A number of local agencies for London’s vulnerable residents are going to bat for a cleaning program cut from the latest budget.
Anger, tears, insight, hugs at spirited women’s homelessness forum
With homelessness the top issue on Londoners’ minds, more than 200 women gathered Wednesday to inspire each other and push for solutions.
Out of the woods: One London womanâs escape from homelessness
From a tent in the woods, to a roof over her head, to a role in a homelessness forum, Tanya Burke has come far. Her journey isn’t over yet.
United Way collecting socks at area Santa parades
United Way Bruce Grey will collect donations of warm socks at Santa Claus parades in the region for homeless people. Last year, people donated 648 pairs of socks during these events, which police, paramedics and homeless outreach initiatives distributed throughout the region, a United Way news release said. “Socks are one of the most requested […]
Letters to the Editor: November 8, 2024
Let the government empower police services to pick up homeless individuals
Cemetery forced to clean up ‘terrible mess’ from encampment
Woodstock city council is giving a local cemetery $500 to reimburse it for cleaning up a homeless encampment on its property. Councillors voted unanimously at a meeting Thursday to give the money to Woodstock Baptist Cemetery in the cityâs northeast end to compensate it for cleaning up the encampment. Coun. Deb Tait, who brought the […]
New city rules for resting spaces put lives of homeless at risk: Officials
City council’s sudden decision to limit where homeless people can get rest at night will put lives at risk and do nothing to solve London’s homelessness crisis, leaders of two shelters charge.