The group that runs the Community Outreach Centre appeared before a legislative standing committee to give P.E.I. MLAs an update on how the facility’s move to Park Street in Charlottetown has been going. CBC’s Kerry Campbell spoke with Adventure Group executive director Roxanne Carter-Thompson to find out what was said and what the future might hold for the centre.
The Community Outreach Centre in Charlottetown has been running more smoothly since it moved to Park Street in March, its operators say — but its days there may be numbered.
The Adventure Group receives provincial funding to run the centre, which supports people struggling with housing and mental health problems. It’s operating on a one-year variance permit granted by the City of Charlottetown.
In the summer, the province applied to the city for an extension not just for the outreach centre, but for the adjacent emergency overnight shelter as well. The …