Federal MP Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion made a announcement today concerning an investment of $14M towards constructing a new women's shelter in Oshawa. It will have 33 beds, on approximately a 1 and a half acre parcel recently purchased by the Region at 1356 Simcoe St. S. (the former Glengrove School now demolished). The funding is through the Women and Children Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative, announced in the 2021 Federal Budget, under the National Housing Co-Investment Fund.
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