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City Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Support People Experiencing Homelessness

22 August 2022

August 22, 2022—The City of Kamloops is the recipient of a $1,509,400 Strengthening Communities Services grant, which will go toward new services and the continuation of other vital outreach and supports for people in our community who are experiencing homelessness.

The program, which is administered through the Union of BC Municipalities on behalf of the Province and the Government of Canada, has invested $100 million in BC communities over the past two years to support unsheltered homeless populations and address related community impacts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more....