In addition to the pop-up shelter, the camp collected winter clothes that could be given to people.
Ashok Salwan accessed the camp s services throughout the week. As an Indigenous person experiencing homelessness in downtown Winnipeg, he says one of the toughest things is feeling like there are no Native men that actually really have what it takes to actually stand with us, and not against us. That s one of the worst things.
Salwan said the main thing he appreciated about the Community Caring Camp was that it was a safe space where First Nations people were helping other First Nations people, without judgment, simply because they made the commitment.