The administrator at a homeless drop-in centre in Windsor is at her wits-end.
For the last few weeks, homeless people have been storing their shopping carts outside of Street Help on Wyandotte St. E. which has drawn the ire of nearby residents and local businesses
As a result, Christine Wilson-Furlonger says she is in the process of dismantling the drop-in centre.
Wilson-Furlonger says she can't take it anymore.
"We are so tired, I can't," says Wilson-Furlonger. "In the last couple of weeks in camps where the homeless were staying are being torn down."
A very emotional Christine Wilson-Furlonger with Street Help Homeless Shelter says she has made a very difficult decision and is in the process of shutting down the shelter on Wyandotte St. E. She’s been assisting the homeless for more than 20 years. #cklw pic.twitter.com/ImYm3ABOmX
— Rob Hindi (@rhindi800) August 24, 2018
She says the plan is to sell the building and its contents.
"At least we could take that money and give it to a drugs addiction program in London which is a good city which is trying hard to help its people and at least I won't be harassed by the police any more, I'm tired, three times yesterday and it is just too much," says Wilson-Furlonger.
Street Help has been in Windsor as a drop-in centre for homeless people for over 20 years offering coffee or a meal and in the winter, it helps the homeless get out of the cold.
- with files from AM800's Rob Hindi