Ottawa city councillors are coming to grips with the difficult reality that their goal to end chronic homelessness by 2024 may have been too lofty. "Always, the goal should be striving to end homelessness," said Coun. Plan calls for end to homelessness by 2024Since 2014, when the city plan came into effect, chronic homelessness among singles has only decreased by five per cent. We don't know'A particularly hot topic was the housing first initiative, a cornerstone of the plan to end chronic homelessness. City staff were accused of misrepresenting the success rate of the program at a mid-term checkup of the 10 year housing and homelessness plan.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2018 07:52 UTC