Sue Platt, manager of the food bank and help centre for the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Sarnia, says she has never seen it so bad for the poor and homeless…
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Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021 • 12 hours ago • 1 minute read • Ricki Michiels, Mental Health Transition worker at Walpole Island First Nation Warming Shelter, prepares some beds at the shelter. The United Way of Sarnia-Lambton has committed $30,000 over the next 12 months to assist in the renovations allowing the shelter to safely help homeless women, and to allow for proper safety and other health requirements at the shelter. United Way photo jpg, WC
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Walpole Island First Nation has received $30,000 from the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton for its warming shelter.
The money, described by the Sarnia-based agency as a “critical service grant”, also came as the United Way donated $20,000 for the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Sarnia for its food bank program.