An organization says it's struggling to find stable housing for incoming Ukrainian refugees amidst an influx of people looking for help.
Posted: Feb. 18, 2023 6:05PMHelp Ukraine Vancouver Island says it’s struggling to find stable housing for incoming Ukrainian refugees and it’s seeing an influx of people as the deadline for a federal visa program is set to expire.
“Between August and the end of December, we were averaging 10 people per week on Vancouver Island and we are now averaging 40, and that number is going to keep going up,” said McNamara.settle on Vancouver Island, but a looming deadline is worrying the group as an influx of Ukrainians quickly arrives in Canada.
. HUVI says a lack of housing only further delays payments since some people don’t have a fixed address. McNamara estimates between 20 to 50 people do not have stable housing at the moment. At least ten of those are unaccompanied minors.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.“It becomes even more urgent when we’re dealing with a minor that we need to find a safe and stable place for these people to go,” said McNamara.
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