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Fifty unhoused people were selected to live in the units on a former parking lot in Peterborough, Ont. A city staff report says the program has seen "early successes."A view of three units in Peterborough's Modular Bridge Housing Community project on a former parking lot. A private cabin framed in steel has provided a measure of stability for one resident of a new community for unhoused people in Peterborough, Ont.
"Modular bridge housing is an important tool in the city's overall strategy to ending chronic homelessness," the city says on its website. Leal said the investment is worth the money because it will keep people out of emergency rooms and put less of a strain on the health care system.A Better Tent City houses 50 people but volunteers say they need more cash to keep it going
There is a security hub, washrooms and showers separate from the units, and a service room. One of the 50 units has a toaster, toaster oven and microwave. Laundry is done off site. An indoor community space, which will include a kitchenette and laundry facilities, is not open yet. The staff support the residents in reaching their goals and connecting them to agencies in Peterborough, the report says.There have been "early successes," according to the report, including only four emergency service calls within the project's first 10 weeks, a number it says show stability when compared with "encampment scenarios." The report says residents were able to stabilize themselves within weeks of moving into the community.
Claire Belding, manager of client services for the Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough, said many of the residents are coming out of "survival mode" after being unhoused for a long time. She said there are wraparound services and collaboration from many different service providers.
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