Kingston, Ont. transitional home for unhoused Indigenous peoples opens – Global News
March 14, 2022
A new Indigenous housing service at 113 Lower Union Street is officially in operation, with residents now settling into the 19-unit space.
“To be here is really, really good,” says resident Mitchell Shewell. “Just to be able to close the door is so important to me, you know. Because you lived in a pod, it was awful. You know, mattress on the floor.”
New resident Mitchell Shewell was staying at the Integrated Care Hub before his application was approved for Tipi Moza housing.
“It took a couple nights to get used to sleeping high on a bed,” he says.
As of Monday, seven residents have moved into the building, but there’s room for 19.
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