“How wonderful would it be if, over the course of the next three months, we could get a couple of hundred of these people actually housed and not have to ever return to a shelter or a tent city or any other place like that again?” said James Hughes, the CEO and president of the Old Brewery Mission.The goal is not only to find and provide a choice of dwellings, but to also create a sense of community and provide a better support system for Montrealers in a tough position.The organizations are working to find landlords who are open to the initiative, since the city’s vacancy rate remains low.
Teams will help those without a fixed address get their taxes and other paperwork in order, so they can access more permanent housing, and intervention.