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> Good morning everyone,
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> At 10 this morning we are holding a press conference on the federal
> homelessness funding. Some of you may have heard Perry Rowe on CBC this
> morning.
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> Lynne
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> September 15, 2008    MEDIA RELEASE
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> Election Plea for Drivers Help
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> 196 days until federal help for homeless people ends
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> On Tuesday, September 16th, at 10:00 a.m., a plea for help from the
> drivers
> going by The Shepherds of Good Hope, located at the corner of King Edward
> Avenue and Murray Street, will be officially unveiled.
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> Perry Rowe, Chair of the Alliance to End Homelessness will join Paul
> Soucie,
> Executive Director at the Shepherds of Good Hope, to unveil the sign and
> they are counting on the public’s help.
>
> “We’ve always had a great response to our signs so we’re unveiling this
> one
> to ask people driving by this busy corner to take a moment to email the
> Prime Minister at HYPERLINK "mailto:pm at pm.gc.ca"pm at pm.gc.ca. We want
> people
> to email him and ask for a commitment now to renew the federal
> homelessness
> programs,” said Mr. Soucie. “We’ll keep tracking the days until Mr. Harper
> makes an announcement. In fact, our city needs to hear a commitment from
> all
> the national leaders on renewing federal homelessness funding right after
> the election.”
>
> “The community is already at risk because it still takes 4 to 6 months
> federal funding into our community once it is committed,” said Mr. Rowe.
> “There are many agencies in Ottawa helping homeless families and
> individuals
> and 24 of them are receiving some help from the current federal money. If
> the money is not renewed this fall, those 24 agencies will have to start
> to
> reduce their services and to give staff layoff notices by Christmas. It’s
> a
> loss the whole community will feel.”
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> The Alliance to End Homelessness is worried because Ottawa is just holding
> constant on the number of homeless people; without this federal renewal
> the
> community will see an increase in homelessness.
>
> In order to move from managing homelessness to ending it, Ottawa needs
> more
> funding that is sustained over the long term. In 2007, 8,915 individuals
> stayed in an emergency shelter and an additional 9,567 households received
> help to stay housed –- despite the combination of federal, city and
> provincial funds that currently assist homeless people.
>
> “The sign being unveiled Tuesday is part of the 2nd Wave of our Email
> Countdown Campaign found at HYPERLINK
> "http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/"www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca,” said
> Mr. Rowe. “We are asking ordinary people to email Stephen Harper, Stéphane
> Dion, Jack Layton, Gilles Duceppe, and Elizabeth May to request that they
> commit to renewing homelessness funding during the election campaign as
> part
> of a new National Housing Strategy.”
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> To arrange to speak with Perry Rowe or Paul Soucie or to find out more on
> the affected Ottawa agencies, please contact:
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> Lynne Browne, Coordinator
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> Alliance to End Homelessness
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> Cell (613) 513-6647
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> Office (613) 241-7913 x 205
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> Lynne Browne
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> Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)
> 147 Besserer Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7
> HYPERLINK "mailto:lbrowne at ysb.on.ca"lbrowne at ysb.on.ca,  613-241-7913 ext
> 205
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> www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca
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