MHO: Refugee Services featured on CBC News

Femi, Furniture Bank staff and resident of Matthew House Ottawa. (Photo by CBC)

Executive Director, Allan Reesor-McDowell, and Furniture Bank staff, Femi, were featured on CBC News regarding the surge of asylum seekers in Ottawa’s shelters.

They shared the impact of our Refugee Services program and its ability to directly divert refugee claimants from homeless shelters.

"If we can divert those people from the shelter system — and it's cheaper and better outcomes — there's not going to be a homeless crisis in Ottawa," Reesor-McDowell said. "We can avoid what we're seeing in Toronto."

Click below to read the full article: