Ruth Winter is living at a transitional house run by the Elizabeth Fry Society of Northwestern Ontario (EFSNWO). She was homeless for more than three years in Winnipeg before moving to Thunder Bay, Ont., and is now in recovery from alcoholism and addiction.
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Northwestern Ontario's transitional housing program supports women and gender diverse people involved with the criminal justice system as they work to meet their long-term housing and recovery goals. Staff and clients say this model of support is essential, but more is needed to reduce wait times for housing and treatment in Thunder Bay.Ruth Winter is living at a transitional house run by the Elizabeth Fry Society of Northwestern Ontario .
At the low-barrier, harm reduction-based housing, clients receive on-site support from staff members with lived experience of the challenges they're experiencing as they work to meet their goals and get into long-term housing. Other community service agencies also provide programming there each week.
"No one should die because they can't get into detox or because they tried to and there wasn't a bed for them."Brittney Muir lived at EFSNWO's transitional house on Archibald Street for two years. Before this, she was homeless for about a year, and said high rents and credit checks made it impossible to find a place to live.
"I didn't know where to go," Wesley said. "I had nothing … whatever I had was the clothes that I had on my back." Fifty-seven additional transitional units are under construction. Housing partners have been pushing upper levels of government for more support for transitional housing in Thunder Bay due to demands, Bradica said.at 667 Sibley Dr. operates the only withdrawal management program in the city. The 25-bed program, run by St. Joseph's Care Group, is open 24/7.
Now on the other side of the system, her office at the Archibald Street house feels like a second home.
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