"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."
"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."
"Right to housing, Indigenous human rights, and a housing-focused approach are embedded in the foundation of how Winnipeg’s team works to end homelessness."
Video - Kíkinanaw Óma Strategy 1 Year Later Event; Winnipeg's Non-Emergent Encampment Support Process; Join End Homelessness Winnipeg's Board of Directors; Now Hiring: Resource Inventory Development Officer
"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."
On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 community members gathered virtually to hear about progress and challenges in supporting unsheltered Winnipeggers during the year since the Kíkinanaw Óma Strategy was launched.