‘Joan’s Place’ housing project in London receives $8M in federal, provincial funding
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The affordable housing project will provide 35 units catering young mothers or mothers-to-be who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Youth Opportunities Unlimited’s (YOU) Joan’s Place will be receiving more than $8 million in provincial and federal funding.
The London, Ont., affordable housing project, to be located at the corner of Richmond and York streets, will provide 35 units catering to young mothers or mothers-to-be who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Planning for the project began nine years ago. Fundraising properly started seven years ago.
The decision was made to name the building after former Ontario solicitor-general Joan Smith, who’s family supported the project from the beginning.
“”For seven years, Joan’s Place has been under development,” YOU chief executive Steve Cordes said in a statement. “The focus groups, community input, generous donations, and funding from each level of government have come together to create a unique model of care that will include deeply affordable supportive housing, and a wide range of programming that will not only help youth and young families find a home but will also help them find paths into abundant, safe and enriching futures.”
London North Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos announced the federal government will be providing $4 million, while newly-appointed provincial associate minister of housing and MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London Rob Flack said the province will be providing $3.9 million.
“There’s always going to be a place for this kind of housing,” Fragiskatos said.
“Our community experiences a level of homelessness that we have not seen before. We can either let that continue or take action, we can respond in a way that’s meaningful, that is compassionate, and lasting. And a project like Joan’s Place is the culmination of that.”
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