Emergency services will have responded to Transition House over 300 times for 2019.
Today’s Northumberland spoke with emergency services to get an update for the amount of times they have responded to Transition House on Chapel Street in Cobourg.
From the beginning of 2019 till the end of August, emergency services responded over 206 times to Northumberland County’s, “only safe, accessible emergency housing shelter” for men and women over the age of 18.
The website for Transition House states, “as Northumberland County’s only homeless shelter, we provide safe, dignified and supportive temporary housing, life skills and transitional support services to men and women over the age of 18 from Cobourg, Port Hope, Grafton, Colborne, Campbellford, Brighton, Hamilton Township, and Alderville. Our service area includes all of Northumberland County.”
Transition House has beds/bunks for 22-clients with one room holding 10.
Since the facility re-opened in October 2018 it became a “low threshold” facility so people with addiction or mental health issues are not turned away.
Speaking with various emergency services, including Cobourg Police, Cobourg Fire Department and Northumberland County Paramedics, for the last four months of 2019, they have responded 100 times to the emergency housing shelter.
Northumberland County Paramedics
From approximately August to December 27, 2019
27 times
Cobourg Police
From September 1 to December 27, 2019
63 times
Cobourg Fire Department
From September 1, to December 27
10 times.
Bringing the total to 100
In the first eight months of 2019 the numbers were:
· over 83 times for Northumberland County Paramedics
· over 100 times for Cobourg Police
· over 23 times for Cobourg Fire Department.
Total times for nearly the full year
· 110 Northumberland County Paramedics
· 163 Cobourg Police
· 33 Cobourg Fire Department
Totalling 306 times emergency services have responded for nearly the entire year to Transition House.
Emergency Services Have So Far Responded To Transition House In Cobourg Over 200 Times in 2019
Author: Pete Fisher
Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love
