London, Ont. homelessness plan to go before councillors Feb. 28
Global News
The plan was teased during Mayor Josh Morgan's State of the City Address earlier this month, in which mentioned an anonymous family had donated $25 million to support it.
An upcoming plan that aims to deal with homelessness in London, Ont., will make its highly-anticipated city hall debut late next month.
The plan was first teased by Mayor Josh Morgan during his first-ever State of the City Address. He said it would create a “permanent and sustainable system” to help people experiencing homelessness.
Also attached to last week’s State of the City Address was news of a $25-million donation in support of the plan from an anonymous local family. The family has offered an additional $5 million if community donations can reach that amount.
A draft version of the plan was finalized during a meeting on Wednesday of the Health and Homelessness Summit.
The summit consists of more than 200 people from over 60 organizations across various sectors in the city and Wednesday marked its third meeting.
A care facilitator at London InterCommunity Health Centre (LIHC), Jessica Manzara said she came away from the meeting feeling “quite hopeful.”
“A part of the conversation today was keeping our patients at the centre of this work and really focusing on a barrier-free, scarcity-free responsive system. I believe that we saw a draft (plan) that has the potential to afford that to our community members,” Manzara said.
In a presentation to the summit on Wednesday, Manzara shared her experience as someone working on the front lines of London’s homelessness crisis.
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