Supports for those experiencing homelessness in Lethbridge expanding

The Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre is group to grow from 120 to 230 spaces.

While nan task and its backing were announced successful February, Jason Nixon, nan curate of seniors, organization and societal services for Alberta, travelled to Lethbridge to stitchery pinch officials for nan description ’s groundbreaking ceremonial connected Wednesday.

“This shelter (expansion) will almost double nan (current) shelter capacity present successful Lethbridge,” said Nixon. “It will beryllium capable to put much resources into nan shelter and link amended to nan different partnerships that we request wrong this organization to really activity connected this situation together.”

The description is made imaginable pinch $4 cardinal from nan Alberta Housing Partnership Program, and a $1.4-million committedness from nan City of Lethbridge.

The recently expanded shelter will unfastened its doors to those successful request successful early December.