'The plan we are implementing is by definition less than that bar of making that really visible difference — but it will help, definitely, and we are happy about,' said DSSAB chair Luke Dufour.
Millions of dollars in additional provincial funding has been offered to Social Services, allowing it to allocate more resources toward supportive housing and homelessness prevention programs.
“It’s a big boost, however it’s still half of what we articulated our need was to make a visible difference in on-street homelessness,” DSSAB chair Luke Dufour told SooToday by phone. “The plan we are implementing is by definition less than that bar of making that really visible difference — but it will help, definitely, and we are happy about it.”“It’s definitely a big boost and very appreciated, but it’s about 50 per cent of what we determined was our ultimate need.
“It’s several different pieces that are going to help us in this area and no one individually will solve the problem, but collectively I hope we are making a tremendous impact on helping those dealing with mental health and addictions related issues, homelessness and all of those who are looking for help, who need help,” said Romano. “We want to do everything we can do to help those individuals so they can help themselves as well.
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