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PAGE 34. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016.
County tackles homelessness
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Huron County is hoping to begin a
new "Out of the Cold" program after
a successful pilot program was held
at Goderich's Lakeshore United
Church.
Barbara Hall, manager of housing
and property services for Huron
County, presented her report to
Huron County Council at its
committee of the whole meeting on
Dec. 14. She told council that the
program will operate between Jan.
20 and March 31, 2017. The full
program, however, once it is up and
running, will span from the
beginning of the winter season until
the end of March in subsequent
years.
Hall told councillors that the
program will launch on Jan. 5 next
year, but there will be some
administrative needs that have to be
met before the program is ready to
accept people on Jan. 20.
The program, she told council,
aims to bring those who find
themselves homeless in Huron
County in out of the cold and
provide them with two hot meals
(dinner and breakfast the next day)
and a place to sleep overnight.
Homelessness, she said, remains a
problem in Huron County, despite it
often being associated with large
urban centres. This program aims to
help those in a homeless situation
through Huron County's harsh
winter months.
It is anticipated, Hall said, that the
program would move to another
church for the winter of 2017/2018.
The pilot program, in place later
this winter, will serve male guests,
Londesboro
Christmas Eve
service set
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be termed `stuff'. But at Christmas
our spirits are ready to receive the
greatest gift, the gift of love from
God, the gift of a Baby.
After the surprise of the
announcement to Mary and Joseph
came a quiet time of waiting and
preparing. And the world had been
told a Saviour would come but a
quiet time of waiting had been long.
But the whole world, like the
shepherds, were amazed at the news.
Life is like that, it comes in waves of
excitement and quiet.
Terry asked congregants to
consider the changes that that small
Christmas family had undergone.
They must have felt vulnerable and
fearful but trusted their faith to see
them through. Their experience was
amazing and full of mystery and
wonder.
Likewise we should trust in God's
love to sustain us when our lives
seem precarious. We must
remember that the Christ Child is
always in our midst, even in the
tough times. We have only to let His
help in.
The Christmas Eve service will
begin at 7 p.m. Offering received
that night will be used for current
expenses unless otherwise indicated
by the giver. Knox United in Auburn
will join the Londesborough
congregation on Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. for
a New Year's Day worship.
See histories and
historic photographs
on the Huron History
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca
Hall said, 18 years of age and older.
The program began with the
church and it has had good results,
Hall said, so she felt it was time to
bring it to the county.
"Under the Community Homeless
Prevention Initiative (CHPI), the
province funds 100 per cent of the
cost of the program being delivered
by Lakeshore United Church,
anticipated to be $31,500 for the first
season in 2017 (January, February
and March)," Hall said in her report.
"The Huron Out of the Cold
program also meets the
requirements of the county's
housing and homelessness plan, as
adopted by council in November,
2014."
Hall told councillors that the
Huron program is modelled on a
program that has been rolled out in
St. Thomas, as well as Oxford
County that has had a positive
influence in the community.
While council reacted positively
to the proposal, some councillors
wondered if the program could be
expanded to serve communities
beyond Goderich.
Hall told councillors that she
wasn't exactly prepared for that
question, but that she believes in the
program, so if it could serve more
people throughout Huron County,
that would be better.
Councillor David Frayne said that
if Huron County residents are
already struggling with
homelessness, transportation will
likely be an issue as well, so if
residents from Exeter or Howick
needed to take advantage of the
program and don't have a place to
live in the winter, getting to
Goderich would likely be
impossible.
Hall said that potentially
expanding the program would be
something that could perhaps be
investigated after the first full year in
the winter of 2017/2018.
Council approved the
recommendation, authorizing the
program to go ahead this January as
scheduled.
Under the I...
While some folks look under the tree for Christmas
surprises, others look under the letters of bingo for a bit of
a Christmas boost. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Blyth Legion
Ladies Auxiliary hosted a special Christmas bingo game at
the Blyth and District Community Centre to give people a
warm place to go and have fun. Shown calling the numbers
is John Stewart while Ally Glousher, left, records what has
been called. (Denny Scott photo)
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