Carol's Place, a gathering place for homeless and marginalized people, is still searching for a new location since its eviction from Peterborough Square mall in early January.

"We're really not finding anything that falls within our price range," said volunteer Jason Hartwick in an interview Wednesday.

Carol's Place - which is named for the late Carol Winter, a noted advocate for the marginalized who died in 2017 - is a relatively new gathering place for people experiencing homelessness.

It offered a place for people to gather during the early-morning and early-evening hours, when homeless shelters are closed.

It opened in August 2018 in Peterborough Square in a space vacated by the Peterborough Social Planning Council.

By Jan. 5, Carol's Place was forced out; the space had been rented to another tenant.

But then Carol's Place got city funding, later in January, when council voted to give the centre $25,000.

Hartwick said Carol's Place volunteers met with city officials recently; the plan is for the $25,000 to be held and later paid directly to a landlord as rent, when they get a space.

A 1,500-square-foot space in downtown or nearby is needed, he said.

Meanwhile the Warming Room is also looking for a new location.

That shelter is moving out of the lower level of Murray Street Baptist Church at the end of June so the church can do some repairs.

Although the search is on for a new location, the Warming Room does have the option of moving back into the church again for the winter if no better scenario emerges.

Carol's Place founder Dan Hennessey and the agency's volunteers were named in April as recipients of the United Way Peterborough and District's 2019 Scholfield Award for community distinction.

Anyone who would like to get in touch with Carol's Place organizers is asked to use the Facebook page at facebook.com/carolsplace247

joelle.kovach

Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...

@peterboroughdaily.com