The federal government unveiled its National Housing Strategy Wednesday afternoon, which is being welcomed with open arms by the Lethbridge YWCA.
Jennifer Lepko, the CEO of the local YWCA, says Lethbridge can use some of the billions of dollars being spent on repairing and building new affordable housing units.
“We’re seeing a huge need in our community,” Lepko said. “Looking at a gendered lens, it’s really hard to house a woman and children.”
Get breaking National news
Lepko says YWCA Canada got what it asked for when it asked Ottawa to allocate 25 per cent of the funding to go towards women and girls.
“They need to recognize that women and children need to be looked after in a specific way and they heard us and we are absolutely thrilled,” she said.
- Suburban Montreal mayor pleads guilty, faces $30,000 fine after anti-Palestine posts
- Kelowna-area candidates make final push before election day
- Affordability measures, consumer protection legislation coming: Alberta government
- Manitoba rolls back child-specific autism plan, will now focus on adults too
The federal money won’t start to roll out until 2019, but Lepko says it’ll give the YWCA time to plan for it.
Lepko says the Lethbridge YWCA is the largest provider of services to women and girls in the city.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.