$760,000 has been committed by the provincial government to expand support for homeless shelters during COVID-19, Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced on Friday June 25, 2020.
“As we continue to respond to COVID-19 together, we must ensure there are services in place to support those who are most vulnerable including people experiencing homelessness,” said Stefanson. “These investments will help ensure trusted community-based organizations can extend or expand their supports, so everyone has a safe place when they need it.”
This investment is in addition to $1.2 million in funding for homeless shelters that was announced in April and will go to support:
- expanded capacity at a Main Street Project location on Disraeli Street for the next three months, providing space for 180 beds every night ($135,000);
- continued operation of a site on Sargent Avenue in Winnipeg, which has 39 beds for individuals who may need to self-isolate due to COVID-19, to be managed by MSP until the end of September ($242,000); and
- ongoing operations of the Salvation Army’s Winnipeg Centre of Hope, as a need to decrease its capacity to meet physical distancing requirements has resulted in financial challenges ($360,000).
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