Victoria Cool Aid touts plan to solve homelessness

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Homelessness can be ended in Greater Victoria, and Cool Aid is actively working towards that goal.

The Victoria Cool Aid Society plans to begin a $4-million fundraising campaign this year to more than double its supported housing units from the existing 351. Kathy Stinson, executive director of Victoria Cool Aid, said the goal reflects the agency’s commitment to ending homelessness in Victoria by providing permanent homes for people who would otherwise sleep in shelters or on the streets.

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Source: Times Colonist

Author: Richard Watts

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