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Scott Earle works on the front lines with Fredericton’s homeless communities and knows how difficult this time of year can be for people living rough.
FREDERICTON -- Fredericton Homeless Shelters Inc. are getting a boost from the, federal government's Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. Today they announced $40,000 dollars to aid homeless veterans in the city. "Many people who leave the military do not need help with the transition but if they do it's so important for the country to make sure that help is there," said Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. The money is only targeting a portion of the city's homelessness problem, set aside specifically for veterans. "It's to help ...
Posted: Apr 15, 2021 5:48 PM AT | Last Updated: April 15 Scott Earle, coordinator of the Phoenix Learning Centre, said 35 regular guests of the shelter will no longer have a place to use the washroom and take showers during the day.(Elizabeth Fraser/CBC News)
FREDERICTON -- Homeowners in one part of Fredericton are drawing attention to recent problems in their neighbourhood. They've complained of drug paraphernalia and lewd acts that began when a warming centre for the city's homeless set up nearby. While they recognize the need to support homeless people, they want an end to what they call unacceptable behaviour. It's a tale of two sides of the fence: on one side, the Phoenix Learning Centre and on the other, the neighbourhood subdivision. The Phoenix Learning Centre is where Fredericton's homeless population can spend their days inside...
City funds homeless centre and shelter, keeping people out of the cold The City of Fredericton is giving the Phoenix Learning Centre and the out-of-the-cold shelter Marshall House funding to help get people into the shelter more quickly and keep the doors of the learning centre open longer. Social Sharing Posted: Jan 27, 2021 7:30 AM AT | Last Updated: January 27 The Phoenix Learning Centre can take in 30 people because of COVID-19 restrictions.(Gary Moore/CBC)