The search for a site to house Windsor’s new Homelessness and Housing Help Hub (H4) is back underway after the city scrapped plans at 700 Wellington Avenue on Monday.
Costs associated with land acquisition caused the city to halt plans for a new H4 and re-initiate the search process.
The news was ‘exciting’ for Christine Wilson-Furlonger, an administrator for Street Help, a drop-in centre for those experiencing homelessness.
“Where the homeless hub is right now is actually the perfect location,” Wilson-Furlonger said in an interview on Tuesday morning.
The H4 has operated out of the former Windsor Water World building since 2020.
Wilson-Furlonger said that unlike the Wellington Avenue property, the current building remains close to other vital services.
“That’s where all of the programs are. That’s where we have our shelters. We have our other programs, our mental health services. Everything is within the core of the downtown, so …