COORDINATED APPROACH TO OVERFLOW BEDS
Peterborough Social Services is coordinating intake at the Peterborough Public Library when the overflow bed space opens at 9 p.m. each night. People will be directed to available space at a shelter—Brock Mission, Cameron House, or Youth Emergency Shelter—or to one of the overflow shelter beds at the Library or Youth Emergency Shelter.
People who use the overflow beds will be asked to be out of the space by 8 a.m. each morning.
The coordinated approach to providing overflow beds will also connect people with support services and housing programs. Housing first is the goal rather than having people live in shelters.
In the meantime, the City is working with community partners to secure a longer-term location for the provision of overflow beds.