‘We can’t just hide them:’ luncheon to help end women’s homelessness in Nanaimo
NANAIMO — Local efforts to curb homelessness and help women in need hits a turning point this week.
The Samaritan House women’s shelter is at capacity nearly every night, leaving vulnerable women on the streets and in danger. The reasons women are forced to come to the shelter are increasing, from domestic situations to unaffordable living rates.
On Tuesday, May 8, business owners, community activists and civic leaders who care about the crisis will learn, connect and share at the 2018 All Our Sisters luncheon at the Coast Bastion.
“It takes us all to do something about it,” homelessness activist and author Susan Scott says about the poverty issue.