Winnipeg Homeless Shelter

• Jamil Mahmood named executive director of Winnipeg’s Main Street Project

  Main Street's former executive director, Rick Lees, left the position abruptly in July.

  Dec 17, 2020
  
• Siloam Mission officially opens $19M expansion

  Work on the project got underway in January 2018 and was made possible through $19 million raised through Siloam Mission's Make Room capital campaign started the previous summer.

  Aug 12, 2020
  
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• Executive director of Main Street Project ousted amid Manitoba auditor general investigation

  The executive director of one of Winnipeg's homeless shelter has been ousted while the entire organization undergoes an investigation and audit from the province's Auditor General.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2020
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• Winnipeg shelters team up to help the homeless amid freezing temperatures

  Frostbite and hypothermia quickly become deadly issues in cold weather, which is why three Winnipeg shelters are working together to help the city's homeless population.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2018
• Winnipeg homeless organizations say capacity not to blame for tent city

  Siloam is currently adding 50 new beds to its facility but CEO Jim Bell doesn't believe it will stop tent cities from appearing.

  May 30, 2018
• ‘People are hopeful’: Main Street Project patrons share in Winnipeg Whiteout

  Main Street Project is getting ready to host its own Whiteout party for some of the city's most vulnerable people.

  Apr 20, 2018
• “Please keep sharing” — Winnipeg shelter seeking sock donations

  They are something a lot of us take for granted, but for people living on the streets, socks are a hot commodity and a local shelter needs more.

  Mar 29, 2018