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A community partnership meant to make Winnipeg s downtown safer reports emergency calls diverted and more social supports given to vulnerable people over the past year.
A community partnership meant to make Winnipeg s downtown safer reports emergency calls diverted and more social supports given to vulnerable people over the past year.
Established in April 2020, the Downtown Community Safety Partnership s three teams have conducted more than 2,000 well-being checks, assisted more than 100 medical assistance events, referred more than 450 people for housing, and helped more than 60 individuals get identification documentation.
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The provincial Families Department has also seconded a staff member to the partnership. That staffer will help people who need support or resources for housing, employment and other services the department provides, Families Minister Rochelle Squires said.
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