It's cold out there. The Coldest Night of the Year is a covid-safe, family-friendly walk to raise money for charities serving people experiencing homelessness, hurt, and hunger. Walk with us (virtually) on February 20, 2021 – there’s a place for everyone!
On February 20th, Youth in Transition and the John Howard Society of Fredericton are hosting the Coldest night of the Year, a 2,5 & 10 km winter walk hosted in over 100 cities across Canada in support of the hungry, homeless and hurting.
About Youth in Transition
Youth in Transition has been working in the community for over 25 years addressing housing needs of homeless and at-risk youth between the ages of 16 – 19. With help from community members like you, we:
On February 20th Youth in Transition and The John Howard Society of Fredericton are once again hosting the Coldest Night of the Year, a 2, 5 and 10 km winter walk hosted in over 140 cities across Canada in support of the hungry, homeless and hurting.
For individuals who have experienced homelessness, the pathway out of this cycle can be extremely challenging. In 2010, the John Howard Society of Fredericton completed the construction of 12 new affordable housing units specifically designated to house chronically and episodically homeless individuals. While this project has been incredibly successful (seeing an 83% reduction in emergency and institutional service use, such as, police, ambulance, hospital, justice system interventions, etc… As of 2020 we have grown to 24 affordable housing units and have opened a Low Barrier Shelter which provides 27 beds to our Homeless. 2021 will see the start of our next Affordable Housing Project which we hope will open by mid summer.
Sarah Caissie Event Director
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