I took a liking to Barry right away, as I found him thoughtful, intelligent and brutally honest. We met in his new apartment on the northside, a place he had moved into under the Housing First program.
All tagged Housing First
City Motel would be a real game changer for homelessness in Fredericton
It’s the right thing to do morally and economically. We’re talking over $1M in taxpayer savings in one year alone (based on 40 people housed) But what we are really talking about is changing lives.
Political Observer's Panel - Nov. 16/18
“We have excess capacity. No one needs to live on the street…we just have to decide and communicate to the politicans that it matters to us.”
Let's see how the new Higgs government measures up on the compassion front
The problem is considerable. For a start, there’s hardly any affordable housing. Rents have risen steadily while welfare rates haven’t moved in years. Add to that the complex issues those who are living rough are dealing with. Almost all have mental health challenges, often combined with serious addictions. As Faith McFarland of the Community Action Group on Homelessness so matter-of-factly states, crystal meth is a monster. And it is a monster combined with everything else requires professional intervention. This isn’t a job for volunteer ladies from our local churches, regardless of how well-intentioned they may be.