Alternative housing pilot on hold after Stratford denied federal funding through Rapid Housing Initiative
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Stratford social services has been forced to put a planned alternative-housing pilot project that would have seen the construction of eight modular supportive housing units at 398 Erie St. on hold after being denied funding through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Rapid Housing Initiative.
Discussing the matter at Tuesday’s social services subcommittee, director of social services Kim McElroy noted the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation received 679 applications that exceeded $4 billion in funding requests through the initial $500-million intake of the program. In its application, the city applied for roughly $2.4 million toward the $3-million construction cost of the modular housing units.
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TORONTO, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Lifeguard Digital Health is pleased to announce their life-saving overdose prevention app is expanding into Northwestern Ontario through a pilot this spring.
NorWest Community Health Centres, with the support of The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board is the first in Ontario to partner with Lifeguard DH as part of a comprehensive response to the overdose crisis.
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The Lifeguard App provides support to people who use drugs with a direct link to emergency responders if an overdose occurs, which could save their life. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario reported over 2000 opioid-related deaths in 2020, reflecting an increase of 59% compared to the same period in 2019.