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The Odawa Native Friendship Centre says it is being forced to close its drop-in centre for the homeless at 510 Rideau St., an apparent victim of city funding cuts.
Gabrielle Fayant, vice-president of Odawa, said the organization got the official word from city officials on Friday.
She said the city’s reason is that the homeless centre “no longer fits within the priorities” of city hall, and her organization was told all funding will be cut off as of April 1.
The drop-in centre provides three hot meals a day, as well as computers, laundry facilities and a warm place to get shelter during the day. It also provides crisis and transition counselling, and Fayant said its support is vital in reducing alcohol and drug use.
It is not an overnight shelter.
Fayant said it serves 60 to 100 men, women and teenagers a day, some of them non-native.
A statement from executive director Morgan Hare says: “The closure of the Drop-In Centre would bring chaos to the homeless community. 510 Rideau is vital to the healing of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who are at-risk or in transition into homes of their own.”
Confirmation was not immediately available early Wednesday from the city.
The centre has been operating for about 10 years.
“Up until Friday we had no reason to think there was any problem,” Fayant said.
She said the Odawa Centre owns the building at 510 Rideau St., but needs city funding to operate it.
More to come.
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Gabrielle Fayant, vice-president of Odawa, said the organization got the official word from city officials on Friday.
She said the city’s reason is that the homeless centre “no longer fits within the priorities” of city hall, and her organization was told all funding will be cut off as of April 1.
The drop-in centre provides three hot meals a day, as well as computers, laundry facilities and a warm place to get shelter during the day. It also provides crisis and transition counselling, and Fayant said its support is vital in reducing alcohol and drug use.
It is not an overnight shelter.
Fayant said it serves 60 to 100 men, women and teenagers a day, some of them non-native.
A statement from executive director Morgan Hare says: “The closure of the Drop-In Centre would bring chaos to the homeless community. 510 Rideau is vital to the healing of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who are at-risk or in transition into homes of their own.”
Confirmation was not immediately available early Wednesday from the city.
The centre has been operating for about 10 years.
“Up until Friday we had no reason to think there was any problem,” Fayant said.
She said the Odawa Centre owns the building at 510 Rideau St., but needs city funding to operate it.
More to come.
tspears@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/TomSpears1
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