The encampment funding was incredibly beneficial. We had a challenge in Calgary. We spun up an encampment shelter, working in partnership with two other service organizations that did outreach. One was indigenous-focused and the other was transitional housing for people leaving encampments.
In an eight-month period, the outcomes in that program were extremely high. Unfortunately, the funding ended and then started up again for just another one-year period. It's really difficult to run a program for six or eight months without multi-year funding. I would recommend that multi-year funding and operationally sustainable funding be considered on the encampment side.
