Resources for the homeless in Edmonton have always been terrible, speaking as someone who was homeless there twice now. There’s a lot of people wanting to make a difference, but as for organised supports in getting housing, there wasn’t a lot when I lived up that way.
When you compare the resources available for the homeless in Edmonton to those available for people in Calgary, it’s essentially night and day. Even with government assistance, I remember waiting over four hours on two occasions to get on Income Support in Edmonton, whereas in Calgary, we were in and out of the office in maybe fifteen or twenty minutes.
Resources for the homeless in Edmonton have always been terrible, speaking as someone who was homeless there twice now. There’s a lot of people wanting to make a difference, but as for organised supports in getting housing, there wasn’t a lot when I lived up that way.
When you compare the resources available for the homeless in Edmonton to those available for people in Calgary, it’s essentially night and day. Even with government assistance, I remember waiting over four hours on two occasions to get on Income Support in Edmonton, whereas in Calgary, we were in and out of the office in maybe fifteen or twenty minutes.
Mind you this was a few years ago, but still.