Six rooming houses in St. John's operate as a last resort shelter for people experiencing homelessness. At this one, on Cookstown Road, a tenant was allegedly killed by a man staying at the shelter late last year.
In the emails provided to CBC, one shelter client said they were unable to attend work for three days because they couldn't access the laundry room to clean their clothes. A client who was served "sour" hotdogs for supper told N.L. Housing that they were too afraid to tell the shelter operator about the spoiled food for fear of being kicked out into the street. Others said they were given Pizza Pockets for breakfast, and one person said an egg sandwich they'd been provided was "green."
He wasn't a client at the shelter, which has since closed, but locals told CBC at the time they'd witnessed several fights and assaults outside its doors., says Doug Pawson, head of End Homelessness St. John's — but nothing was ever done. "It's not really good for folks' quality of life. And I think if we don't have enough services for people, we're just going to see this cycle continue."Unlike a public shelter, private rooming houses aren't staffed or supervised. Nobody's there regularly checking in.
No surprises here. Anything for profit doesnt ever have the best interest of people, ever.
Wow imagine , getting money to house human beings , give the 3 meals a day and they don’t provide the basics of that contract ! Seems an easy fix. It really is not that hard. Newfoundlanders are famous for their kindness. Try giving that money to someone who will provide.
So, homeless people pee on the floor?
Wait a minute; are you trying to tell me that profit motive undermine service quality!? Well, shut the front door!* *assuming your for profit shelter has a door.
'for-profit rooming houses' we call these hotels.
Sounds like my house on a sunday.
The shelter concept itself needs and overhauling in definition, access, funding, and crucial step-stakehokders and key players who make recommendations and sway public health decisions. Shelters NEEDS to be covered in our OHIP system, not PRIVATIZATION
Sorry, they gave it all to Ukraine
Right. Nfld gov supporting the wealthy by sacrificing the poor Typical Humanity
People experiencing homeless especially those in the BIPOC community need access to wealth. If we tax the working class more and pass it on to them directly we can unlock so much hidden potential.
“For-profit homeless shelter” is an absolutely ludicrous concept
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