After months of turmoil while a homeless shelter operated next door, the Peter McKee Community Food Centre decided to open its garden to the public to provide a place of 'beauty, safety, and tranquillity in an urban setting.'
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 30
Warren Maddox said of the clients who use the Fredericton shelter, they re incredibly vulnerable and they re vulnerable on a health basis as well as a societal basis. (Vanessa Foss/sumitted) comments
The executive director of the Fredericton Homeless Shelters says it s hard to express the relief he felt when his clients and staff were finally vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks ago. It s a lot, it s quite a heavy burden, Warren Maddox said of the long 13 months of worrying the virus would make it s way into the shelter.
According to the Department of Health, more than 1,000 people who use homeless shelters and transition homes, along with the staff who work with them, have been vaccinated since April 12.