Wednesday, November 1, 2023

SOUNDING THE ALARM!

Galen summed it up quite well in the article: https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/multicultural-association-raises-alarm-bells-over-lack-of-housing-in-stratford-area-for-refugees

“It's not pretty," she added. “People are sleeping on the streets. We were called to Toronto because there was an influx of immigrants with very little information about any kind of support they would receive once they got to Canada. If it wasn't for one of our developers that we work with taking them in, they would have had no place to go. … We were promised a grant from the government to aid in these types of situations and we have not yet been issued that grant. The problem is happening now, so we need that funding support from the government to be able to carry out the aid that is required for these people."

To continue to provide housing for refugees arriving in Stratford and the surrounding region, we are calling on all levels of government to help support people like the 12 Ukrainian families currently living in motels or in tents in Stratford.

We need the financial help promised by the government when they promised refugees would have a safe place to be within our borders.

Posted at 11:06 AM