So much more positive Leaving downtown to use a homeless shelter gave this woman hope

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  • The Calgary Homeless Foundation and City of Calgary are now funding a year-round daytime drop-in space
  • Calgary's shelters are often closed during the day, or people avoid them for fear they'll be assaulted or robbed inside
  • The space offers food, mats to sleep on, clean clothes, a TV to watch, and access to volunteers and staff with several service agencies to help people get off the street
Calgary officials are trying to make the city feel safer by testing the idea of small, daytime homeless shelters in the suburbs.For Kim Richards, that approach was exactly what she needed.The for [+8039 chars]

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