Tag: homelessness
Dance in Owen Sound part of campaign to support homeless veterans
An afternoon dance party at the Owen Sound legion will be held on Sept. 7 as part of an initiative to raise funds for veterans and their families who are in need, including those experiening homelessness. The event is being held to support the campaign by Branch 6 legion members Julie Benson and Bernadette Mervyn, […]
New Grey County program to help keep homeless housed
Those eligible for this support must be drawn from the ‘by-name’ list of chronically homeless.
Past health board member supports selecting members based on competency
Board difficulties became pronounced during controversy over medical officer of health’s pay, former board member Chris Peabody says.
Grey County’s community paramedic visits now fully provincially funded
While paramedics respond to 911 emergencies as they happen, the community paramedicine program aims to catch people before they have a health emergency.
More police departments are taking on homeless outreach. Here’s how that looks in northern Michigan
In the last five years Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Traverse City have all added officers tasked with building relationships with people living on the streets.