By the end of next year, a new seven-storey building near the downtown core will be home to dozens of London youth who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

With the rising cost of living, more and more individuals and families are struggling to stay afloat.

“The demand for housing has just grown so tremendously in our community, unfortunately,” said Steve Cordes, CEO of Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU). “There’s people experiencing homelessness that live in encampments, or that live in unsafe situations that we don’t see. Maybe they’re couch surfing, maybe they’re crashing with friends, maybe they’re compromising their own personal safety by staying in places that are just not safe – but, it’s a roof. There’s so much visible and invisible homelessness in this community and it’s gotten worse.”

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Blackburn News
April 23, 2023