The project comes as the counties prepare to discuss emergency shelter planning this winter
A supportive housing project in Brockville has cut chronic homelessness by 46 per cent, offering a local example of how housing and support services can change lives.
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville opened 49 supportive housing units, including 25 cabins and 24 one-bedroom units in a converted building on land owned by the City of Brockville.
More than three-quarters of people known to be homeless in the counties experience chronic homelessness lasting six months or more, according to the project organizers.
The building conversion received $836,220 in federal funding through the Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness provided data expertise, while the John Howard Society of Kingston and District operates the homes.
Project organizers say anecdotal evidence since the units opened points to fewer calls involving police and paramedics, as well as fewer interactions with courts.
The project comes as the counties prepare to discuss emergency shelter planning this winter.
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