Tag: London homeless
Encampment cleared at downtown gateway. But where do the people go now?
Advocates say a lack of daytime spaces and full shelters leaves people with few options when encampments are cleared.
Pearson: Homelessness is a Queen’s Park problem, not London’s
‘Citizens (and other groups) need to stand with council and tell Queen’s Park that the download madness must end here’
Politicians back $2.1M funding shift from outreach to winter response
The federal funding previously supported daytime drop-in services and encampment outreach in London.
City politician warns colleagues of risks if stopgap cash to help homeless ends
As renewed federal government funding for homelessness remains stalled, one city councillor is looking to extend stopgap cash city hall provided in the interim that has recently run dry. When city council’s community and protective services committee meets on Monday, Ward 6 Coun. Sam Trosow will put forward a motion to extend bridge funding to […]
London homeless agency faces ‘precarious’ spot amid stalled federal cash
Stalled federal funds and an end to city stopgap cash will soon leave daytime programming for the homeless in a precarious position.