An outreach support program in the Tri-County area for homeless and at-risk youth has received some encouraging news. The federal government has extended "Shyft Youth Services" funding for another 9 months to the tune of 130-thousand dollars. Director Bernadette MacDonald says she and her staff are thrilled and see it as an indication the issue of rural homelessness is being taken seriously in Ottawa.
The funding allows Shyft to continue employing outreach workers for Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby Counties and to staff and pay the rent and other bills at the actual homeless shelter in Yarmouth. It also provides homeless youth with a chance to get their lives back in order, get a job and re-establish themselves in the community.
