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Winnipeg’s homelessness street census helps break down stigmas, build up programming, volunteers say
May 25, 2022
"We need to realize that they are our peers, nothing more and nothing less."
Pandemic, long snow-filled winter creating challenging times for Winnipeg’s homeless
March 9, 2022
"End Homelessness Winnipeg says the pandemic made the plight of vulnerable people more visible in Winnipeg."
‘Everyone deserves a home’: Advocates call for long-term housing as homeless struggle with cold
February 23, 2022
"End Homelessness Winnipeg said this winter has been a very dangerous one for the city’s unsheltered population."
Winnipeggers sleeping in bus shacks may decline emergency shelters for good reasons: advocate
January 11, 2022
"More emergency beds are not going to fix the problem of people choosing a bus shelter... Permanent, safe, private, low-income, low-barrier and supportive housing options are the only solution."
New Indigenous-led 24/7 warming shelter for up to 150 people opens in Winnipeg
December 1, 2021
"N'Dinawemak — Our Relatives' Place opened at 190 Disraeli Freeway on Wednesday. The Indigenous-led resource will provide an immediate, 24/7 winter warming space for up to 150 people this season."
Indigenous overrepresentation in homeless census points to ‘lack of progress’ on housing, organizer says
November 2, 2021
"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."
As winter looms, immediate supports required
October 14, 2021
"A group with the experience to offer apt direction to steer government funds toward protecting homeless people from immediate hazards of winter is Indigenous-led nonprofit organization End Homelessness Winnipeg."
Strategy outlines progress on homelessness crisis
July 9, 2021
"A year after Kíkinanaw Óma – A Strategy to Support Unsheltered Winnipeggers - was released by End Homelessness Winnipeg and its project partners, organizers say community groups have made progress."
To combat homelessness, advocates say Winnipeg needs better housing solutions
June 8, 2021
"Winnipeg’s number of counted homeless individuals is the highest compared to its overall population."