August 9, 2022 Regional Community Services Comittee Meeting - MY MOTHER NAMED ME SUNSHINE

Regional Community Services Committee Meeting August 9, 2022

Agenda includes:

Interim Responses to Homelessness in the Region of Waterloo
Delegations:
- David Alton, Kitchener's Lived Expertise Working Group
- Rob Deutschmann, North Dumfries
- Heather Majaury, Kitchener

Minutes (will follow)

"This is a crisis in our community": 1,000 people without a home, 21 encampments, 135 people living outside - The Record
Across Canada, cities struggle to respond to growing homeless encampments - CBC Canada
If housing is a human right, then we need to act urgently- The Record
Eviction application gives window into
Victoria camp - The Record

Decision on Region of Waterloo's eviction order for Victoria encampment pushed to November - The Record

Powerful interview of @leilanifarha by CBC’s @craignorriscbc: “Human rights and dignity missing from how we manage encampments”. As a first step towards managing the encampment issue better, Farha says the Region should withdraw the litigation. https://t.co/Hlp3agv5V5
— Jude Oudshoorn (he/him) (@judahoudshoorn) August 11, 2022

An ambitious plan put forward by the Region of Waterloo council looks to address homelessness in the region. Jeff Pickel reports. https://t.co/TXUPUZ4StP
— CTV Kitchener (@CTVKitchener) August 9, 2022

Cambridge homeless encampment on private property demolished - The Record
A better approach to homelessness - The Record
Service fair "an insult", Victoria Park tent city organizer says - The Record
Region considers round-the-clock security at Kitchener encampment- City News
Region implements 24-hour security at Victoria Street encampment- City News

Because there must always be music...