Social services agencies, citing overwhelming demand, ask city for more funding

The city’s community and protective services committee passed a 2019 draft budget Thursday that prompted numerous delegates from local social service organizations to come forward and ask for more funding to meet increasing demand for mental health services, emergency shelter and the other community programming they provide.
Again and again, delegates who spoke before the committee offered examples and statistics to demonstrate their need for increased support in 2019.
“Centretown is