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City Community Health News

‘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.

Over 1,600 meals provided through Tommy’s Sharing the Caring program

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments charity, community partners, COVID-19, Home Base Housing, homeless population, Kingston, Kingston Area Real Estate Association (KAREA), lockdown, meal programs, pandemic, Sharing the Caring, Stay-at-home orders, Street Outreach, Tommy Hunter, Tommy's restaurant, vulnerable residents

A Kingston restaurant owner and his community partners have provided over 1,600 meals to Kingston’s most vulnerable since the start

Opinion Soapbox

Letter: Embracing rogue

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments active transportation, Belle Park, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), food supply, going rogue, homeless camp, Kingston, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, local farmers, Memorial Centre Farmers' Market, pandemic, supply chains, technology, vulnerable residents, Wi-fi

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect

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

City: Efforts continue to ensure safety of residents at Fairfield Manor

September 5, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingson, Fairfield Manor East, Fairfield Manor West, fire watch, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Muhammad Qazi, Q and Sons Management Inc., retirement home, retirement residence, vulnerable residents

Kingston Fire and Rescue is continuing to monitor the saf3ty of residents at the Fairfield Manor East location. The retirement