Ka'wáhse Street Patrol
The Street Patrol provides Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal homeless of Montreal downtown with supplies, information, support and referral services in order to alleviate the hardship of their situation and stabilize the living conditions of those at risk of abuse in the streets.
In addition, they operate a ‘centre de soir’ to offer increased possibilities to socialize and regain self-respect in a warm and culturally suited environment.
Activities for this period
- Provide core services to homeless or at-risk individuals who would not otherwise be using the services of the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal’s day centre, night centre;
- Monitor the whereabouts of homeless individuals;
- Provide food, clothing, blankets, active listening, coaching, and counseling;
- Assist homeless or at-risk clients with transportation to shelters and medical facilities;
- Encourage Native clients to use the ‘centre de jour’ and ‘centre de soir’ of the NFCM;
- Implement and operate a ‘centre de soir’ weekly;
- Recruit volunteers to assist street workers in providing services;
- Networking and coordination;
Our results for 2018 – 2019
- 580 regular users of street patrol services;
- 85 clients per night average received basic needs services (food,
clothing, hygiene products); - 70 clients per night average received support services;
- Joint mixed foot patrol with the SPVM, 1x week;
- 55 transport requests to shelters/medical facilities.