If you’ve been downtown in St. Catharines recently you may have seen some people wearing bright yellow tee shirts. They are peer support workers, all who have been homeless, and are out every day connecting with and supporting people who are living on the street now.  More and municipalites across Ontario have successful versions of Welcoming Streets.

Welcoming Streets is a one year pilot project funded Niagara Region. The teams work with people but are also there for businesses who need help – whether it’s to de-escalate an incident happening at the time or to give them some information.  

Maddie McNeil is the the Positive Living Niagara team team leader.

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Positive Living Niagara - https://positivelivingniagara.com
Reach Niagara Mobile Health - https://reachniagara.com/programs/welcoming-streets/