Manitoba funding to addiction prevention, harm reduction ‘a start,’ organizations say
The organization also operates Morberg House, a 12-bed transitional residence for men experiencing harm related to substance use, homelessness and mental health challenges. Willis said the funding will allow them to expand services to include recovery support for women.Manitoba is also spending $390,000 to expand services and increase capacity at Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinics across the province.
Manitoba also bumped up its annual support for shelters and transitional housing programs by $9 million and provided $3.6 million to Downtown Community Safety Partnership .The DCSP is a collaborative community initiative launched in 2020 to create a safer, more inviting downtown Winnipeg for businesses and residents.
“We’re pretty happy with where that money is going. Would we like to see more in the future? Absolutely. But yeah, it’s a good first step in terms of kind of bolstering the resources that we have downtown to help people who need to be connected with those services.”The organization will also be receiving an additional $175,000 from the government to acquire a van capable of transporting people with disabilities and mobility needs.
“Challenges that we see there is, for example, if someone is banned from multiple shelters for various reasons that I won’t go into, our folks work tirelessly to make sure that they do find a place to stay, even if that means driving them out to Portage La Prairie,However, while harm reduction and prevention is a good first step, the city desperately needs more addiction recovery resources, according to Willis.
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