Homelessness & Mental Health in Downtown St. Thomas

Thanks to Dan Reith for helping to facilitate and host this dialogue and to all our guests for joining us and everyone for watching and participating.

Please share the conversation, participate in it, and help us find a better resolution for everyone in our community.

Our guests on the show this week were Renee Carpenter, owner of Jennings Furniture & Design; Lori Fitzgerald, the Executive Director at the Inn Out Of The Cold St.Thomas-Elgin and the St. Thomas Daytime Drop-in Centre (423 Talbot St.); Joe Preston – Mayor ST.Thomas Ontario; Earl Taylor, Chair of the St. Thomas Downtown Development Board; and Leticia Mizon, President of The Nameless.

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