HALIFAX — The federal government is providing $6.7 million to two programs that assist homeless veterans in Nova Scotia. One group, Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada), is getting $5.
HALIFAX — The federal government is providing $6.7 million to two programs that assist homeless veterans in Nova Scotia.
The organization offers rental supplements and case management services for veterans, and helps connect them with medical help and temporary housing. The funding is from the $79.1 million Veteran Homelessness Program announced by Ottawa in April 2023. In a news release Monday, Sean Fraser, the federal housing minister, said veterans are owed “a safe and affordable place to call home.”Debbie Lowther, co-founder of VETS Canada, said the funding will allow her organization to continue supporting veterans and retired RCMP officers.
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