National forum on homelessness looking to tackle ongoing problem
Advocates say a lot more low-income housing needs to be built to house those who don’t have a fixed address and to help identify those who are at high risk of becoming unhoused and move those who are living in shelters into their own homes as quickly as possible.
Bryan Pillon agrees. He’s been living at the Old Brewery Mission since the beginning of the year. The 32-year-old moved here from the Toronto area where Pillon suffered from alcohol and drug abuse for years but he’s been sober for almost 90 days and he’s feeling optimistic about his future. “I mean, I don’t have resources so I just pass time by just being positive and work on my recovery and things I can do to better myself as a person,” he told Global News.
Pillon is taking it one day at a time, hoping to find a new permanent place to live and make sure his days at the Old Brewery Mission are numbered.
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