City to Build 50-Unit Modular Bridge Housing Community For the Homeless Being Constructed In September
/The City of Peterborough is creating a 50-unit Modular Bridge Housing on Wolfe Street for anyone experiencing homelessness with construction to begin in September.
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Several of the individual units are being built off-site before being delivered to the property. Each unit will have access to electricity, a heating and cooling system.
Over the next several weeks, through conversations to identify how support services at the Modular Bridge Housing project will align with each individual’s specific needs, the City will provide offers of accommodation for the new units as stated in a press release.
The units will be a bridge to move people into more permanent housing.
“I'm proud of the progress we've made towards the plan at Wolfe Street, and I think it’s a significant step in the right direction to address the needs of the community, and establish structure and support in the area,” said Councillor Alex Bierk, vice chair of the City's Housing and Homelessness portfolios. “We are meeting people where they are at and have put in a lot of work to collaborate with community partners and create more accessible shelter options.”
Council approved a comprehensive homelessness strategy in May. Part of the strategy includes:
The 50-unit Modular Bridge Housing project
Opening a new winter overnight drop-in centre
Creating a service hub to support the Modular Bridge Housing community
