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a - WA] Hoot) CHRONICLE - Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Strong reaction to recent passing of fourth ROOF youth BY Mum Mummy who knew these youth that really they didn‘t homelessness," he said. 7 W a For the Chronicle _ g become imponant to the community until Coun. Jim Wideman said the region is f they died, And that’s really hard too. because compassionate and the residents and govâ€" t s larniing, terrible, sad and heartbreak» they‘ve been a pan of our community for a cmment need to continue to reach out. Aing are words used by local politi- lot of their lives. or in some cases for all of “inevitably some people will die, but that Q clans and social service agencies their lives," said Lynn Macaulay. Housing doesn't mean we should stop reaching out." after hearing the news that a fourth youth and Homelessness Umbrella Group initia- he said. who accessed services from Reaching Our iives co-ordinator at Lutherwood. a local “it's always sad when those less fortunate Outdoor Friends (ROOF) has died since lan- community service agency. die. Really, any young death is untimely and nary. The fourth youth, Amanda Daiken. was sad.” "It's also very frustrating to many people found three weeks ago on 3 Mill Street prop~ Wideman said his heart goes out to the erty. Police say she died of families of those affected by the deaths. ! hypothermia. Daiken struggled especially Daiken’s two young boys. ; r a, with homelessness. mental illness “Our hope is that we can stop the cycle ' it and addiction before her death. and that it ends with her." he said. ' SA . - ROOF provides services to “in Waterloo Region we hands down look “ "alâ€" 1 t t: \ youth aged 12 to 25 who are home- after the people less fortunate, likely better ‘ â€"‘ n 5 g ,. 4 less or at risk of becoming home- than other government,” Wideman said. l SM . T , 3 less pointing to the $l million the region providâ€" ? “It's obviously very alarming ed to help fund discretionary benefits for when wehave youth who areexpe- people on Ontario Works and Ontario Dis ' Enflm-mm cm mu riencing homelessness. and even ability Support Program, . ”I“ c A. c “an.“ more alarming when-we have "We fund that above and beyond what . “9me M Sho- youth who are experiencing home- _ we are required to do. We are a very compas mwwmww‘ “MW.“ lessness who are literally dying on happy and successful adults got terribly bro sitinate region and if I were homeless l'tl , . in “a.“ t: “a.“ s the streets. 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