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Cold forces homeless indoors at Coq. shelter Shelter is full, a doubling of the number of clients DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Just a year after it opened, Coquitlam homeless shelter is full to capacity, with some people sleeping on couches to get out of the cold. Adam Prytuluk, the facility’s manager, said as winter’s chill descended on the TriCities, 32 people — 10 women and 22 men — arrived at the shelter, but two women managed to find housing, bringing the numbers down so everyone has a bed. The shelter, located at 3030 Gordon Ave., has 30 beds in individual rooms for longer stays, as well as 30 apartments, but dormitories with bunk beds for men and women open temporarily, providing needed shelter in
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times of extreme weather. Prytuluk says he welcomes the influx of because it’s an opportunity to reach out to people and help them get a plan in place, which might include detox or more permanent housing. “It’s a real window of opportunity,” Prytuluk said. Still, it puts a strain on resources, he said, noting: “We have to double the amount of food, it doubles the amount of socks we give out. It is essentially a doubling of clients.”
Share Family and Community Services CEO Sylvia Ceacero wraps a gift under the watchful eye of Sheryl Seale, a Morguard employee, at the gift wrap booth at Coquitlam Centre. Bring your gift to the booth and have them wrapped for a donation to Share’s Share the Joy holiday campaign. The booth is open during mall hours through Dec. 24.
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CHRISTMAS GIVING
Give gifts, wrap gifts, help Share share DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Share the Joy is the name of Share Family and Community Services’ holiday giving campaign and Sylvia Ceacero got
to see the joy of receiving first hand recently when a Syrian refugee mom picked toys for her seven children. “It was wonderful, she was just beaming,” the Share CEO said, describing a recent toy
bank where low-income families who are registered can pick up toys for children 17 and under. “Now she’ll be able to give her kids a holiday season like the one experienced by other kids.”
Thanks to community donations and the work of volunteers, Share will provide more than 1,500 children with a special gift, Ceacero said.
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