Temporary, housing focused facility will open early next year
The Niagara Region will soon open a temporary facility for people experiencing homelessness.
It will be located on Riordan Street in St. Catharines, and will open early next year.
It will have 50 modular housing units, and will be open for about two years while a permanent, year-round shelter is established.
The region says the area was chosen because there is access to transit and support services for clients.
"This location allows for Niagara Region Staff to integrate into the neighbourhood and serve the most immediate and high-need clients, including those who have been living rough in the surrounding areas of Richard Pierpont Park and all the way into the downtown at Montebello Park" says St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe.
A location for the permanent shelter has not been chosen yet.
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