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Home Base Housing announces changes in approach to housing services

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Ed Smith, emergency housing, emergency shelters, Fairfield Manor East, Home Base Housing, homelessness, housing, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, housing solutions, In From the Cold, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, kingston youth services hub, Tom Greening

Home Base Housing has announced some changes that are currently taking place, as well as a shift in how their

United Way boosts new Youth Hub with $435,000 in funding

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Daren Dougall, Ed Smith, Home Base Housing, homelessness, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, kingston youth services hub, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, One Roof Youth Services Hub, transitional housing, United Way, United Way KFLA, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), youth, youth homelessness

Just days after the announcement of its new Youth Services Hub, Home Base Housing is welcoming in the United Way

Princess Street United Church site to be home to new Youth Services Hub

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Tommy Vallier 3 Comments 60 units, affordable housing, Albert Street, cafe, cultural centre, Ed Smith, Home Base Housing, homelessness in Kingston, housing and homelessness, Ian Arthur, Kim Garrison, Kingston, kingston youth services hub, Kingston Youth Shelter, Mark Gerretsen, Princess Street, Princess Street United Church (PSUC), skills training centre, supportive housing, Tom Greening, transitional housing, vulnerable residents, youth homelessness, youth homelessness initiatives

A new, youth-focused development will soon be located at the corner of Princess and Albert Streets according to the plans

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Home Base Housing responds to Queen’s residence project

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Tori Stafford 6 Comments affordable housing, Albert Street, Ed Smith, government funding, Home Base Housing, housing crisis, housing supply, Kingston, lack of student housing, Queen's University, shelter spaces, shelters, student housing, student residence, Tom Greening

Earlier this week, Queen’s University hosted an open house about their proposed student residence development, and those in attendance voiced