Funding to support emergency shelters and reduce homelessness
The provincial government is investing $8 million over the next three years to better support emergency shelters and help reduce chronic homelessness. With this funding, the Social Development budget allotted to emergency shelters now exceeds $5 million annually, which is double the current amount. From left: Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; Moncton South MLA Greg Turner; Trevor Goodwin, YMCA Reconnect; Marc Belliveau, Harvest House; Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Zineb Elouad, House of Nazareth; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Moncton Southwest MLA Sherry Wilson; and Finance and Treasury Board Minister Ernie Steeves.