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Participation went up to 141 people from 135 last year, and while some funds may still trickle in, Ward reported that 1JustCity has raised more than $25,000 with the effort.
“That will keep a lot of people warm,” he said.
The main benefactor is Just A Warm Sleep, its overnight emergency warming centre in Osborne Village. An outreach program designed to handle up to 30 adults per cold night from January through March, it opened in December this year and for two hours longer each day than previous years.
It isn’t the only 1JustCity program doing extra duty during this challenging season.