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As temperatures in Toronto drop well below freezing, members of the city’s homeless community are sounding the alarm on difficulties securing space at city-run shelters.
As temperatures in Toronto drop well below freezing, members of the city’s homeless community are sounding the alarm on difficulties securing space at city-run shelters.
News Release January 3, 2022 Based on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s forecast, the Medical Officer of Health issued an Extreme Cold Weather Alert (ECWA) today for Toronto in anticipation of colder weather conditions within the next 24 hours or longer. The ECWA will be in effect until further notice. ECWAs are issued to ensure […]
Examining the ambiguous keepers of the hotel shelter list The hotel shelter program is a highlight of the City’s homelessness solution strategy, galvanized by the effects of the pandemic. In a December press release last year, the City boasted that it created 2,300 new temporary shelter and hotel spaces for physical distancing, and their Streets to Homes team, part of the Shelter, Support, and Housing Administration, or SSHA, helped move more than 1,100 encampment dwellers inside. So, who is the keeper of the hotel shelter list? And how do referrals get through and who manages this intake? ...
UNMH sees uptick in reports of child abuse as schools reopen © KOAT UNMH sees uptick in reports of child abuse as schools reopen One month into schools reopening across New Mexico, UNMH is seeing an increase in reports of child abuse. A doctor at UNM Children’s Hospital said they’ve already seen more patients, primarily infants and young children, this school year compared to all of last school year. She believes the pandemic has had a lot to do with it.Sign up for our Newsletters “Any time adults are under stress which certainly is the case during a pandemic, that leads to risk for ...