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New West Island shelter ‘a sign of an urgent problem,’ says staffThe new initiative was made possible because of a one-time grant from the federal government's Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy.CanadaSep 12, 2022
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West Island warming centre in Pierrefonds a first of its kind in the areaThe West Island Warming Centre opened its doors on Dec. 21 and is welcoming people seven nights a week until March 21.CanadaDec 23, 2020
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Temporary winter shelter for homeless to open in the West IslandThe City of Montreal and the regional health authority, CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, has granted $200,000 to Action Jeunesse de l’Ouest-de-l’Île (AJOI) to run the winter shelter.FeaturesNov 5, 2020
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Portable toilets installed to help West Island homeless population amid coronavirus pandemicNew sanitation facilities have been installed in Pierrefonds-Roxoboro to help with the West Island's homeless population during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.CanadaApr 30, 2020
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West Island Community Shares raises record-breaking $1.3 millionThe organization has been helping non-profits reach their goals for more than two decades.CanadaApr 23, 2019
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AJOI raising funds for the West Island’s first youth emergency shelterThe organization has served homeless and vulnerable youth aged 12-30 in the West Island since 2007.CanadaMay 10, 2018
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AJOI celebrates 10 years, but West Island youth still in needThe west island needs a homeless shelter. There are so few places to bring homeless youth that AJOI is taking them as far away as Valleyfield.CanadaSep 8, 2017
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Groups helping the homeless have big plans with additional federal fundingAn organization dedicated to helping the homeless in Montreal said services are strained more than ever as more than 30,000 people are believed to be homeless and 80,768 are using night-time services such as shelters.CanadaJan 16, 2017
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Montreal homelessness problem goes beyond the downtown core: reportThe report released by Le Réseau d'aide aux personnes seules et itinérantes de Montréal (RAPSIM), says homelessness goes beyond the downtown core.CanadaMar 10, 2016
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