City council declared a housing and homelessness state of emergency in March 2020. But there is little improvement to be seen.
I feel shattered and deflated each time I turn someone away, as there are not many places for women and gender-diverse people to safely go. I am asked when a bed can be expected, and I regrettably tell them that I don’t expect one soon.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The second thing we need is to create more partnerships within our health-care system to ensure patients have a place to go after leaving the hospital that is not just dumping them at an emergency shelter. Every day, I see how hospital systems are overwhelmed and underfunded, and how our residents who need urgent psychiatric care are being released without proper assessment and follow-up care plans.
Since city council declared a housing and homelessness state of emergency in March 2020, things have only gotten worse. Now, just as the world opens back up, we are seeing the real effects of the pandemic set in. As inflation continues to rise, the cost of living is at an all-time high, private market rental rates are exorbitant and — let’s be real — how can a person on social assistance afford them when they are unattainable to a minimum-wage earner? Ottawa’s vacancy rate is 3.
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