Increasing Numbers of Homeless People in Winnipeg

Covid 19 has a huge effect on our world today. It has been going on for about a  year now and everyone in the world has been affected by it one way or another. Stores have been closed down and people losing jobs or can't make an annual income. With the effects of Covid 19 in the last year, there has been a growing increase number of homeless people in Winnipeg. Shelter homes have to follow the restrictions so they are limiting on how many people can stay in the building. It has been a concern on their mind cause they can only take such a few people and the homeless people have to resort to living in street in a bus shelter. 

Siloam’s Mission is a Christian humanitarian organization located in Winnipeg, it connects the community to alleviate hardships and provide opportunities for change for those affected by poverty and homelessness. They help the homeless by giving them a warm bed, food to eat and how to get back on their feet.

In Focus by U Multicultural hosted by Mark Aaron got a chance to talk to Luke Thiessen an employee at Siloam Mission. He talked to us about his perspective on the growing number of homeless people and as well on how Siloam Mission is handling the restrictions, as well as how the Winnipeg community can help during this time to donate to Siloam Mission and bring awareness to the homeless people. Because they need our help more than ever.