Author of the article: Josh Aldrich
Publishing date: Mar 02, 2021 • March 2, 2021 • 3 minute read • Roger West (green hat, third from left) and others stay warm by a fire outside Circle of Life Thunderbird House in Winnipeg on Wed., Feb. 24, 2021. Kevin King/Winnipeg Sun/Postmedia Network Photo by Kevin King /Kevin King/Winnipeg Sun
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Roger West has spent the last decade on Winnipeg’s streets, but he has never been through a year like the past 12 pandemic-entrenched months.
In many cases, the services geared for those experiencing homelessness have changed drastically from availability to how they are delivered.
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In addition to the pop-up shelter, the camp collected winter clothes that could be given to people.
Ashok Salwan accessed the camp s services throughout the week. As an Indigenous person experiencing homelessness in downtown Winnipeg, he says one of the toughest things is feeling like there are no Native men that actually really have what it takes to actually stand with us, and not against us. That s one of the worst things.
Salwan said the main thing he appreciated about the Community Caring Camp was that it was a safe space where First Nations people were helping other First Nations people, without judgment, simply because they made the commitment.
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