Funding boost transforms West End drop-in centre into full-time safe space
West End Winnipeggers now have a 24/7 drop-in centre after years of hoping and trying for one.
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Posted: Dec 11, 2020 9:35 AM CT | Last Updated: December 11, 2020
The WE24 drop-in space is in the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre on Langside Street.(Google Street View)
West End Winnipeggers now have a 24/7 drop-in centre after years of hoping and trying for one.
The Manitoba government announced Friday that it will provide the Spence Neighbourhood Association annual funding of $300,000 to vastly expand the offerings at its current community drop-in space inside the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre on Langside Street.
City youth drop-in program to grow with provincial funding
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Lin Howes Barr (front), executive director of The Spence Neighbourhood Association s youth drop-in centre WE24, sits next to a fire with managers of the centre behind her Friday.
The youth drop- in is located in the Magnus Eliason Rec Centre at 430 Langside St..
Story: The Spence Neighbourhood Association s youth drop-in centre WE24 will shift to a 24/7 model after annual funding from the Manitoba Government.
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A West End youth drop-in centre is set to receive provincial funding to shift its services to a 24-7 model.
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Shayna Plaut says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report on non-profit community organizations helping hard-hit inner city populations during the pandemic shows the important work needs better long-term funding.
As the entire city began to shut down around her, one storefront and public library at a time, Danielle faced a labyrinth of complications to access basic services necessary to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the entire city began to shut down around her, one storefront and public library at a time, Danielle faced a labyrinth of complications to access basic services necessary to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.