Good Shepherd to replace Hamilton shelter with supportive housing building
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Non-profit Good Shepherd has a plan to demolish one of its main shelters in central Hamilton in order to replaced it with an assisted living residence.
Good Shepherd is seeking to tear down one of its men’s shelters in Hamilton, Ont., and replace it with supportive housing.
The non-profit revealed a plan to construct a new 10-story residence in the city centre with more than 150 units that would include onsite support services.
Good Shepherd’s chief executive officer Brother Richard MacPhee says the more modern facility would provide a longer-term solution for some people in shelters who need more time to transition into a more permanent residence.
“It’s really a way in which we’re trying to transform the lives of people who find themselves homeless,” MacPhee explained.
“We know that the shelter is a place that people can come and stay, but the reality is people need a longer-term solution.”
Under the plan, the 60-year-old main shelter at 135 Mary St. would be demolished and replaced with a building offering private spaces.
The development has a price tag of around $50 million and the agency is banking on aid from the City of Hamilton, the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Health, and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
The 10-storey residence is expected to house 156 units with assisted living and 24-hour supports to help people live independently, according to MacPhee.
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