This naturally leads to insecurity.
The causes of homelessness include breakups, workplace accidents and addictions. This is well known and is very broad. You mentioned food assistance. We run a day centre three days a week when we're open to the public. People, including those at risk of homelessness, also come to us for a meal. That, too, is skyrocketing.
We're already in trouble when social alienation begins. An organization like La Halte du coin has seen its number of beds drop from 45 to 35. We had to reduce our capacity by 10 beds because La Halte du coin will run a deficit this year. Despite the help of a foundation that is covering part of our deficit, we'll still be in the red. So, thank you for the effort, thank you for what has been done, and thank you for the increase in VCS, but honestly, it isn't enough. This means our number of beds will drop from 45 to 35. It breaks our hearts.