Saint John to create homeless strategy, will present to province
“We want you to fund homelessness, and here’s how to do it.”
At the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, researchers are diving into different ways to solve homelessness in Saint John, with one of those being a focus on housing.Julia Woodhall-Melnik’s team’s research looks at a housing-first strategy, which aims to provide sustainable housing for those living on the streets.
The price tag to house youth living on the street is roughly $675,000 a year for 45 youths. She said that even if the province dished out the money, the city doesn’t have enough supply to fill the need. “It might be as simple as the government opening up rent supports for folks, and let’s find a program that can administer housing in a comprehensive way,” said Woodhall-Melnik.
“I look at the government and say: just do it yourself . You own your own red tape. Start your own publicly-funded construction company. These will be assets that will belong to you and I, the public.”
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