Cornerstone Community Association, Muslim Welfare Home and Durham Youth Services/Joanne’s House—will be adding public Wi-Fi and purchasing tablets or computers for clients to use, with the $32,500 funding provided to the Region of Durham
"A portion of the donation is also being used to support diversion—to try and prevent homelessness. Homeless shelters in Durham Region are participating in the Canadian Shelter Transformation Network (CSTN) through the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) to become fully housing-focused, meaning all shelter programming is related to obtaining permanent housing."
“The impact of this donation on clients in our homeless shelters will be tremendous. Preventing clients from becoming homeless is the first step in housing-focused shelters. This donation will provide them with that support. For clients who are in the shelter system, the use of a computer and access to Wi-Fi is vital. Shelter clients have the power to solve their own homelessness, but they need the tools to do so. This funding will go a long way in helping these clients obtain permanent housing.”
- Stella Danos-Papaconstantinou, Commissioner of Social Services
"A portion of the donation is also being used to support diversion—to try and prevent homelessness. Homeless shelters in Durham Region are participating in the Canadian Shelter Transformation Network (CSTN) through the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) to become fully housing-focused, meaning all shelter programming is related to obtaining permanent housing."
“The impact of this donation on clients in our homeless shelters will be tremendous. Preventing clients from becoming homeless is the first step in housing-focused shelters. This donation will provide them with that support. For clients who are in the shelter system, the use of a computer and access to Wi-Fi is vital. Shelter clients have the power to solve their own homelessness, but they need the tools to do so. This funding will go a long way in helping these clients obtain permanent housing.”
- Stella Danos-Papaconstantinou, Commissioner of Social Services
