Following a 30-minute special tracking unhoused people in Edmonton for 1 year, Global News explores possible solutions with social service agencies and Alberta's government.
An unhoused Edmonton couple who disappeared during this winter’s deep freeze has resurfaced. And, they’re sharing their story, which is highlighting the challenges many unhoused people face. Morgan Black has more.Four people welcomed our team to document their search for stability and housing.The pair had stayed for three months at the site of the former Sands Inn and Suites. The Indigenous-led shelter spaces are meant to help people get on track to permanent housing.
“That’s normal for everyone. People of all socioeconomic backgrounds decide to move, decide to change things up. There’s this idea that folks who shouldn’t want more than what everyone else looks for.” “We want to keep with a housing-first approach,” he said. “But we are looking at options that have the ability to flex with the individual. We don’t want to see people to be in shelters long-term. That’s not good for their health. We want them in housing.”Housing is just one part of a complex challenge for social agencies and governments to tackle.
“Sometimes it’s going to take more than one try to see someone have success,” Nixon said. “With the navigation centre, that support happens right there.“You have to get people housed, I don’t want to diminish that. But, the theory that housing alone is going to solve this is just not true.”“We’re working with people who often have had severe trauma in their lives that need help,” Nixon said. “The Alberta government message is we just want to help individuals.
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