Collected Item: “Indigenous families given new lease on life as pandemic opens up housing options”
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Indigenous families given new lease on life as pandemic opens up housing options
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News Article
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This article relays an unexpected benefit to the pandemic. Because more people are staying put, putting off moving for work and school, among other reasons, there has been a downturn in the rental market. This has opened up better and more plentiful housing options for those struggling to find accommodations for large families when builders and landlords prefer smaller single or two bedroom units.
Centres which aid women leaving abusive relationships and indigenous people (or both), such as the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, are finding this a particular boon, allowing them to clear their waiting lists/backlogs and find housing for clients previously in limbo.
Centres which aid women leaving abusive relationships and indigenous people (or both), such as the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, are finding this a particular boon, allowing them to clear their waiting lists/backlogs and find housing for clients previously in limbo.
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indigenous, housing, family, women, community support
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/indigenous-families-new-lease-on-life-1.5579994?cmp=rss
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Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco, CBC News Ottawa
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2020-05-24