You may have seen the storefront “Outflow” on Waterloo Street by Union which started serving a large meal once a week and now serves more than 150 people who are struggling to get by, many of them homeless. Mark Leger of the Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee tells CHSJ News not all is doom and gloom despite the need for more social housing.
Leger does point out there’s no emergency shelter for women and children who are homeless and not victims of domestic violence but just don’t have enough money for rent. The average rent for a two bedroom apartment these days is 644 dollars a month.
