<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-top:16px;color:rgb(54,54,54);line-height:22.4px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Dear Members and Supporters,<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.startswithhome.ca/ottawa_s_homeless_shelter_crisis?e=74f9a5e0672d68522844f23c01fdb8d1&utm_source=allianceottawa&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emergency_shelter_crisis_2&n=2" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">We need your help</a><span style="box-sizing:border-box"> </span>to ensure that no one is left out in the cold this winter, as Ottawa's emergency shelters are at the brink of capacity.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-top:16px;color:rgb(54,54,54);line-height:22.4px">A few weeks ago, the Mayor and Ottawa City Council launched an emergency shelter task force to tackle this critical issue. We are in very real danger of people not having any place to go as winter approaches. We are asking for $30 million in federal funding to address the ongoing shelter crisis with housing-focused solutions.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Numbers matter. </p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">More letters to federal leaders means more people care about this issue. Help us show how much Ottawa cares by asking your coworkers, neighbours, friends, family, and anyone who cares about ending homelessness in our community to<span style="box-sizing:border-box"> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.startswithhome.ca/ottawa_s_homeless_shelter_crisis?e=74f9a5e0672d68522844f23c01fdb8d1&utm_source=allianceottawa&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emergency_shelter_crisis_2&n=3" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">sign and send letters as well.</a><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">By working together, we can make a real difference and end homelessness in Ottawa. <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span>Every signature counts, and your participation will help get the action we need to ensure that no one is left in the cold.<span style="box-sizing:border-box"> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.startswithhome.ca/ottawa_s_homeless_shelter_crisis?e=74f9a5e0672d68522844f23c01fdb8d1&utm_source=allianceottawa&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emergency_shelter_crisis_2&n=4" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">Please sign here.</a></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">Take care,</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">Kaite Burkholder Harris</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family: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