Federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development has announced more funding for Canada’s vulnerable population.
Ahmed Hussein said an additional $157-million will be deployed to assist the homeless population through the Reaching Home Program.
He also highlighted a separate $50-million specifically targeted to women’s shelters.
These funding streams are to be a “top-up” on current funding expected to be received by April.
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