Shelters Stepping Up Efforts To Help Homeless

A man checks on a homeless person sleeping on a snow-covered sidewalk in downtown Montreal only a week after a man was found frozen to death in Viger Square last December. Photograph by: ROGERIO BARBOSA, GETTY IMAGES, The Gazette

From The Montreal Gazette:

Cold nights; Food depot facing increased demand.

At these temperatures, there's nothing "Ho ho ho!" about being homeless during the holiday season.

For the last several days, the daily highs and lows have been well below seasonal norms, and the nights have been bitterly cold.

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My Comment: And winter has been cold this year.

Quebec Targets Homelessness In $60.5M Plan

Between two-thirds and three-quarters of Quebec's
homeless population live in Montreal. (Photo: Istock)

From The CBC:

Quebec has unveiled a new $60.5 million, three-year plan to fight homelessness, including measures to improve mid- and long-term housing options for people on the street.

Details of the plan were released Monday, after a year of consultations between 10 different provincial ministries and public organizations.

The plan is made up of 70 measures that address concerns "expressed by diverse groups in civil society," according to a news release issued by the Ministry of Social Services.

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My Comment: Unfortunately .... this is just a spit in the bucket.