End Homelessness Winnipeg
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“More emergency beds are not going to fix the problem of people choosing a bus shelter over the emergency shelter. Permanent, safe, private, low-income, low-barrier and supportive housing options are the only solution.”
Read more from CBC Manitoba: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-shelters-homelessness-1.6310355
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| End Homelessness Winnipeg Newsletter: December 2021 View this newsletter on Mailchimp  As 2021 draws to a close, End Homelessness Winnipeg’s staff and Board of Directors wish you a safe and joyous holiday season. Winter Resource Guide Winnipeg’s weather has turned frosty again! As you run errands or enjoy the outdoors this season, please keep an eye out for others who may be at risk due to the cold. Know how to recognize and respond to signs of frostbite or hypothermia; and know how to access critical services like mobile outreach, shelters, safe spaces, drop-ins and meals. Download, print and share the *NEW* 2021-2022 Winter Resource Guide here. Miigwetch ~ Maarsii ~ Kinanâskomitin ~ Thank you! |
“A new Indigenous-led shelter opened its doors on Wednesday in downtown Winnipeg to provide a culturally-appropriate place for people needing place to sleep or just to warm up.
N’Dinawemak — Our Relatives’ Place at 190 Disraeli Freeway is a 24/7 winter warming space for up to 150 people this season.
It’s wheelchair accessible, low-barrier and offers showers and food around the clock, as well as beds and chairs for keeping warm.
End Homelessness Winnipeg CEO Jason Whitford says the need for N’Dinawemak is obvious.
‘We all see it when we travel downtown or we see the news and some of us Indigenous people, we have our own cousins or relatives that are on the streets. We see the impact in our community and the despair,’ he said.”
Read more from CBC Manitoba: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ndinawemak-our-relatives-place-winnipeg-warming-shelter-1.6270413
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| End Homelessness Winnipeg Newsletter: November 2021 View this newsletter on Mailchimp New Warming Space For Winter  The Province of Manitoba has partnered with End Homelessness Winnipeg and other Indigenous organizations on a new, Indigenous-led resource that will offer much-needed warming space for people experiencing homelessness this winter at 190 Disraeli Freeway. Miigwetch and Kinanâskomitin to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, the Downtown Community Safety Partnership, Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin (OPK), Comm.UNITY.204, Anishiative, Aboriginal Health & Wellness Centre and others for making this initiative possible. A Community Care Camp with warming tipis is now open 24/7; and indoor warming spaces are anticipated to open by December 1. You can watch the announcement of Winnipeg’s new Indigenous-led warming space, “N’dinawemak – Our Relatives” on YouTube.National Housing Day, November 22 Monday, November 22 is National Housing Day. To celebrate, Right to Housing Coalition Manitoba is holding a Rally for Subsidized Housing at the Manitoba Legislature at noon. This is also the day that Parliament reconvenes in Ottawa. Tell your MP and key members in Parliament, including party leaders, that you want urgent and immediate action on ending homelessness and making housing safe and affordable for all. Sign onto the letter as part of a campaign being led by Vote Housing: Send A Letter Did you Know? Canada Manitoba Housing Benefit End Homelessness Winnipeg administers the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit (CMHB) in partnership with Manitoba Housing. This is a new shelter benefit/rent subsidy, portable within Manitoba, that can be stacked with Rent Assist. Eligible applicants are connected to a housing support program; receiving EIA or non-EIA Rent Assist; in core housing need due to affordability; a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or refugee claimant; and living in private rental accommodation (not Manitoba Housing). Housing support program workers assist applicants to complete and submit the CMHB application form, along with a copy of the applicant’s tenancy agreement or EIA Rent Form. For more information and to download the application form, visit: https://endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca/what-we-do/canada_manitoba_housing_benefit/ Now Hiring End Homelessness Winnipeg is hiring a Senior Director of Finance and Operations; a one-year Term Housing Benefit Program Specialist; and a Temporary Term Reaching Home Program Officer to March 31, 2022 with a possibility of extension. Join the End Homelessness Winnipeg team! Find posting and application details at https://endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca/now-hiring/ Miigwetch – Kinanâskomitin – Maarsii – Thank you! |
“More than 1,000 people in Winnipeg were experiencing homelessness over one 24-hour period earlier this year — and Indigenous people continue to be overrepresented in Winnipeg’s homeless population, according to a new report.
‘The report confirms what was observed by many community organizations and Winnipeg residents during the pandemic: increased visibility of unsheltered homelessness,’ said Kristiana Clemens, community relations manager with End Homelessness Winnipeg, which co-ordinated the 2021 interim street census report, released Tuesday.”
Read more from CBC Manitoba: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-homeless-census-indigenous-overrepresentation-1.6234065