The Ottawa Citizen: As federal funding for hotels for asylum seekers ends, Ottawa seeks solutions
The Ottawa Citizen recently featured our Executive Director, Kailee Breenan, who spoke about the urgent need for housing solutions as the federal government ends funding for hotels used to shelter asylum seekers.
“Community-based options are significantly cheaper than hotels, with better long-term outcomes, Brennan said. Matthew House costs $37 a day for a single person, for example. According to a survey of about 100 former clients since the program opened in 2010, about 94 per cent reported they had never returned to a homeless shelter.”