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City Council votes to create more permanent Integrated Care Hub

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments addictions, Artillery Park, Belle Park, City Council, City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Rob Hutchison, homlessness, Integrated C, Integrated Care Hub, King's Town District, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Montreal Street, Patrick Street, premanent location

At their meeting held the evening of Tuesday, Aug.11, 2020, Kingston City Council voted in favour of a report and

City of Kingston removes temporary services at Belle Park

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, bylaw exemption, City Council, City of Kingston, evictions, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness, Integrated, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), phone blast, removal of electricity, removal of temporary services, removal or porable washrooms

On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, City of Kingston Staff began implementing City Council’s decision to extend the

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

City will not ask Belle Park camp occupants to move on Friday

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City of Kingston, homeless camp being relocated, homelessness, homelessness in Kingston, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Integrated Care Hub, Mayor Bryan Paterson

City of Kingston CAO Lanie Hurdle has decided to cancel further bylaw enforcement at Belle Park on Friday Jul. 31,

Mixed reactions to $1,500 raised for wooden shelters at Belle Park

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, building structures for the homeless at Belle Park, City of Kingston, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, fundraiser, GoFundMe, Home Base Housing, homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston City Council, Mary Rita Holland, shelter

Two Kingston residents have raised $1,500 for lumber and building supplies for the campers at Belle Park, despite the looming

Artillery Park drop-in centre opens with reduced hours

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 24/7, Artillery Park, Belle Park, City of Kingston, deadline, drop-in centre, eviction, food for those in need, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Lionhearts Inc, operating with part-time hours, Public Consumption and Treatment Centre, soft launch, Street Health Centre

The City’s Integrated Care Hub at Artillery Park opened on a part-time schedule on Monday, Jul. 20, 2020. Originally announced

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‘Integrated Care Hub’ opening at Artillery Park

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 24/7, Artillery Park, at-risk population, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, City of Kingston, drop-in centre, drug addiction, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homeless population, homelessness in Kingston, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), mental health support, Street Health Centre, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), vulnerable residents

An Integrated Care Hub to serve Kingston’s most vulnerable population is set to open at Artillery Park on Monday, July.