Stratford面临冬季,有144户无家可归的家庭,没有住所,依靠社区努力和外联。 Stratford faces winter with 144 homeless households and no shelter, relying on community efforts and outreach.

随着冬季的临近,斯特拉特福德无家可归的危机在没有专用住所的情况下持续存在,促使加拿大心理健康协会休伦·珀斯首席执行官凯瑟琳·哈德曼敦促居民支持斯特拉特福德连接中心。 As winter nears, Stratford’s homeless crisis persists without a dedicated shelter, prompting the Canadian Mental Health Association Huron Perth’s CEO, Catherine Hardman, to urge residents to support the Stratford Connection Centre. 该中心在2024年接待了超过5 200人次的访问,正在协调外联工作,并接受捐赠的卫生用品、零食、咖啡和冬季衣物。 The centre, serving over 5,200 visits in 2024, is coordinating outreach and accepting donations of hygiene items, snacks, coffee, and winter clothing. 一个以城市为首的结束无家可归问题委员会正在制定一个冬季计划,供理事会审查,在斯特拉特福德、圣玛丽斯和珀斯县各地有144个无家可归的家庭,其中包括131个长期无家可归和29个无人居住的家庭。 A city-led Ending Homelessness Committee is developing a winter plan for council review, amid 144 homeless households across Stratford, St. Marys, and Perth County, including 131 chronically homeless and 29 unsheltered. 虽然9月关于开设临时住所的提议失败,但诸如分发毯子之类的社区努力仍在继续。 Though a September proposal to open a temporary shelter failed, community efforts like blanket distributions continue. Hardman强调,稳定的住房仍然是长期解决办法,必须不断进行幕后协调,以应对系统性挑战。 Hardman emphasized that stable housing remains the long-term solution, with ongoing behind-the-scenes coordination needed to address systemic challenges.