Starting Monday, overnight shelter services at the Essex County Homelessness Hub in Leamington are expanding.
It'll be open every night from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., seven days a week, until next March.
"Homelessness is no longer just a big city problem, and the Essex County Homelessness Hub is an important pillar in the county's response to homelessness in the region," said Leamington Mayor and County Warden Hilda MacDonald. "The need is great, and growing, and we are committed to meeting that need."
The initiative builds on the previous warming centre model, which offered a similar service last December through to March.
During that period, the county's hub recorded 918 visits, with a peak of 37 unique individuals in a single week in February. Daytime services supported 245 unique individuals and recorded 4,715 visits.
The hub will remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, for those who need help finding accommodations, replacing identification, accessing income supports, drug counselling, eviction prevention, and access to food, clothing, and hygiene products.
