Finding a home a struggle for those with support animals

May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, Chrystal Wilson, City of Kingston, dog, emotional support animals, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless camp being relocated, homelessness, Kingston, pot belly pig, support animals, Tom Greening

A woman, her daughter and their two emotional support animals say they are struggling to find housing that can accommodate

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City, Kingston Police address homeless camp at City Hall

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment bylaw enforcement, City Hall, City of Kingston, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homelessness, In From the Cold, Kingston, Kingston Physical Distancing Shelter, Kingston Police, shelter spaces, shelters in Kingston, Springer Market Square

Right now, many of Kingston’s residents are staying home as much as possible, but for some in the city that

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Former Fairfield East Retirement Home to become new physical distancing shelter

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Cris Vilela 1 Comment COVID-19, Fairfield Manor East, homelessness

The City of Kingston has announced that the former Fairfield East Retirement Home will become a new shelter, run by

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City to open new space for at-risk population amid concerns over current facilities

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment at-risk population, City of Kingston, coronavirus, COVID-19, Home Base Housing, homelessness, Kingston, Kingston Interval House, Kingston Warming and Counselling Centre, Kingston Youth Shelter, new space for at-risk population, social distancing

The City of Kingston will be opening a new space for those who are between housing or experiencing homelessness during

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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

Opinion Politics

Our city’s homeless: Living as one, PiT counts, and public policy decisions

January 24, 2020January 28, 2020 Cliff Morton 0 Comments 10-year Municipal Housing and Homelessness Plan, City of Kingston, County of Frontenac, Employment and Social Development Canada, homeless crisis, homeless data, homeless statistics, homelessness, housing, Housing First Program (HFP), Kingston, living rough, Point in Time count (PiT), Rapid Re-Housing, recovery-oriented approach, shelters, transitional housing, unsheltered

… A brotherhood of man,Imagine all the people,Sharing all the world.You may say I’m a dreamer,But I’m not the only

City News

Warming and Counselling Centre opens in downtown Kingston

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 6 Comments City of Kingston, counselling, Home Base Housing, homelessness, housing, Housing and Social Services, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Warming and Counselling Centre, overnight warming centre, Providence Care, warming centre, warming stations

Anyone who has been outside over the past few days knows the cold weather is definitely here in Kingston. At

Community Opinion

Homelessness in Kingston just the tip of the global ‘social crisis’ iceberg

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Cliff Morton 6 Comments affordable housing, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Employment and Social Development Canada, global homeless crisis, homelessness, homelessness in Canada, Kingston, living on the streets, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, temporary housing

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his

Community News

Kingston’s ‘Street Mom’, the Kingston Street Mission, and the inconvenience of community service

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Chris Morris 8 Comments community service, food programs, homelessness, housing, Kingston, Kingston Street Mission, Marilyn McLean, St. Andrew's Church, Street Mom, The Embassy, The Mess

Marilyn McLean is known to many as ‘Street Mom.’ Almost every evening from mid-November to mid-April, ‘Mom’ can be found

Community News

Kingston youth continues to give with ‘Gnome for a Home’

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Nour Mazloum 0 Comments charity, Gnome for a Home, homelessness, Kingston, Kingston Interval House, Lylia Essaddsm, Martha's Table, mother's day, youth

A local 10-year-old, Lylia Essaddsm, founded Gnome for a Home to help raise awareness about homelessness in Kingston and

City Community News Politics

KCAP launches petition for new shelter spaces in Kingston

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment affordable housing, City of Kingston, Department of Housing and Social Services, homeless shelters, homelessness, housing, housing crisis, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Coalition Against Poverty (KCAP), new shelter, petition, shelter beds, shelter spaces

It’s no secret that housing is a major issue in Kingston, and an issue that affects a wide spectrum of

Community Culture Events Music News

KCAP presents fundraising concert for Kingston Street Mission

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Lucas Mulder 1 Comment concert, fundraiser, homelessness, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, Kingston Coalition Against Poverty (KCAP), Kingston Street Mission, live bands, live music, MTMBRYOYO, The Goodnight Irenes, The Mansion

The Kingston Coalition Against Poverty will be hosting a fundraising concert for the Kingston Street Mission this week. The concert

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Finding a home a struggle for those with support animals

City, Kingston Police address homeless camp at City Hall

Former Fairfield East Retirement Home to become new physical distancing shelter

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

Kingston’s ‘Street Mom’, the Kingston Street Mission, and the inconvenience of community service

Kingston youth continues to give with ‘Gnome for a Home’

KCAP presents fundraising concert for Kingston Street Mission

Kingston Defeats Depression

Defeat Depression Run / Walk