Agencies open extra shelter space as frigid air hits London, Ont.
Armstrong is hopeful that concerns about shelter space during hazardous weather events will soon become a thing of the past.
Her optimism is tethered to the city’s upcoming plan to combat homelessness, which is born out of meetings between the Health and Homelessness Summit, a group compromised of more than 200 Londoners representing dozens of local organizations.a community fundraising campaignLast month, during his State of the City Address, Mayor Josh Morgan said the plan would provide a “permanent and sustainable system” to help those experiencing homelessness.
“We know that our current system is stretched beyond capacity now and that we need more resources, so I’m really thrilled to see the new system being developed,” Armstrong said.
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