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London, Ont. Council committee votes to extend funding for Ark Aid winter beds

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$687,000 in funding will allow London's Ark Aid Street Mission to extend its emergency winter shelter beds until the end of July. Funding was set to expire May 31.

The Council’s strategic priorities and policy committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to pull the cash from a city reserve fund and give it to Ark Aid, which will allow the provider to keep 120 beds open at four city locations until the end of July.Ark Aid executive director Sarah Campbell says she’s pleased to see the funding extended.

Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, who originally put forward the motion along with Mayor Josh Morgan, says the results are in the metrics.“Ark Aid is the only organization that’s provided me the metrics to say this is how many people we’re serving, this is how many people we have reconnected and moved back in with family members,” Lewis said during the meeting.

Lewis added that he was happy to have been proven wrong by the organization after voting against funding the beds in November.Canadian insurer rolls out pilot to assist in wildfire home protection While the vote from council was unanimous, some council members did express some concerns about the city’s homelessness response.

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