Officials release plans to close Leduc homeless support centre ‘the Hub’
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A facility that's been providing services to Leduc's homeless community for the past 15 years will be closed in phases starting on March 28.
The timeline has been released for a phased closure of a facility that’s been providing services to Leduc’s homeless community for the past 15 years.
In a letter to the Leduc mayor and council Tuesday, officials with the Leduc Hub Association detailed plans for the closure of the homeless support centre called “the Hub.”
The looming closure comes after the facility announced earlier this year its permit and lease were expiring, and it hadn’t found a new location for the Hub. The current space no longer meets the Hub’s needs and officials have been searching for a new location for months, but have been unsuccessful.
The Hub’s executive director and acting board chair said in its letter to council that the closure comes after the facility was unable to secure a new location aligned with municipal development permit requirements, a condition to renew its grant funding with the province.
On March 28, the Hub will end all daytime programming. This means washrooms, showers, food, clothing, laundry services, medical and optometry services, addiction treatment services, phone and internet access, financial assistance services, AHS ID card services and outdoor survival supplies will no longer be offered.
On April 1, the Hub will be open for overnight shelter intake from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The doors will be locked at 10:30 p.m. Overnight shelter hours end at 8:30 a.m.
As of May 1, the Hub will be closed to public entirely.
Officials with the Hub say they remain committed to searching for a suitable location over the next few months in hopes of resuming shelter operations in time for the 2024-2025 winter season.
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