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Coldest Night of the Year Aims to

Coldest Night of the Year Aims to "Change the Tune"

Posted Feb 4th, 2025 in In The News

Many people use the word “homeless” to describe those living on the streets, however, this word is “not only limiting but also invokes stereotypes,” said Fieguth.

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‘Pay-what-you-can’ market aims to tackle food insecurity in St. Catharines neighbourhood

‘Pay-what-you-can’ market aims to tackle food insecurity in St. Catharines neighbourhood

Posted Jan 29th, 2025 in News & Updates

Queenston Street is considered a food desert, an area of a city that lacks access to plentiful, nutritious and affordable food at grocery stores, limiting people with accessibility issues or on fixed incomes.

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Bike Me Up shifts gears by offering tune-ups for all Niagara 2-wheelers

Bike Me Up shifts gears by offering tune-ups for all Niagara 2-wheelers

Posted Jan 23rd, 2025 in In The News

Bike Me Up Niagara, under the umbrella of Start Me Up Niagara (SMUN), next month is launching a pilot project to serve the wider community with maintenance, repairs and upgrades on the average bicycle not serviced by higher-end bicycle shops.

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Coldest Night of the Year aims to raise $175,000

Coldest Night of the Year aims to raise $175,000

Posted Jan 3rd, 2025 in In The News

Source: Posted in the St. Catharines Standard on Jan. 3rd 2025 by Matt Barker. Start Me Up Niagara will host the fundraising walk in downtown St. Catharines in late February.

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Chronic homelessness rising in Niagara: report

Chronic homelessness rising in Niagara: report

Posted Jan 3rd, 2025 in In The News

Source: Posted in the St. Catharines Standard on Jan. 2nd 2025 by Allan Benner. While data is still being analyzed to determine the number of people experiencing homelessness in Niagara, a preliminary report shows more people here are remaining homeless longer.

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Holiday Meal Schedule

Holiday Meal Schedule

Posted Dec 18th, 2024

The Holiday Meal Schedule for 2024

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Ending the reoffending cycle: New Niagara transition program aims at helping freed prisoners rejoin society

Ending the reoffending cycle: New Niagara transition program aims at helping freed prisoners rejoin society

Posted Nov 25th, 2024 in In The News

Source: Posted in the St. Catharines Standard on Nov. 23rd 2024 by Allan Benner. REACH Niagara and Start Me Up Niagara received $3.5 million in federal funding to assist people reintegrate into the community after being released from prison.

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'You should have seen her face’: New bike found for St. Catharines woman after theft

'You should have seen her face’: New bike found for St. Catharines woman after theft

Posted Oct 28th, 2024 in News & Updates

Source: Posted in Niagara This Week St. Catharines on Oct. 25th 2024 by Kevin Werner. Laura Hiscoe has received a new bike after an outpouring of support from the community that had learned her old tricycle had been stolen.

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Stock up on shampoo and toothpaste: Stuff the Truck is returning to Fairview Mall

Stock up on shampoo and toothpaste: Stuff the Truck is returning to Fairview Mall

Posted Sep 19th, 2024

Source: Posted in the St. Catharines Standard on Sept 9th 2024. Start Me Up Niagara’s Mobile Closet Stuff the Truck event returns Sept. 22 to help collect personal hygiene items for those in need.

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Work at Start Me Up Niagara’s new location being finalized

Work at Start Me Up Niagara’s new location being finalized

Posted Aug 15th, 2024

Source: Posted in the St. Catharines Standard on July 2nd, 2024. Start Me Up Niagara is a step closer to moving into its new home as construction moves into the final stages of the Church Street location. The agency, which offers help to people who have low-income, are food insecure and experiencing homelessness, sold its previous location at 17 Gale Cres., in St. Catharines after accessibility issues became a concern.

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