The City of Prince George received nearly $1.3 million less from the federal/provincial Strengthening Communities’ Services Program this year than in 2021-22.
The City of Prince George has found internal efficiencies in order to retain two outreach coordinators who work with the city's unsheltered homeless population, after receiving substantially less funding from the provincial and federal government this year to address social issues.
“To date, $236,000 has been allocated annually to operate two storage service sites for the unsheltered homeless. Together the two sites offered a total of 102 storage bins,” the report to council says. “A recent relocation and renovation has enabled one site to grow its capacity from 66 storage bins to 100.
The city also repurposed the old lockers from the Four Seasons Leisure Pool, before it was demolished, and donated them to two non-profit groups providing storage services to the unsheltered homeless, she added. The $624,980 grant received by the city was the maximum amount available to the city, based on population, and will be used to fund a number of initiatives this year, the report to city council said.
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