"Gittin' 'er Done": As City Hall Talks, Kookums Feed the Hungry
The Kookums operate on a simple principle: feed the hungry. In stark contrast, the cruel and dehumanizing rhetoric that sometimes surfaces online—treating hungry people like unwelcome vermin—reveals more about the speaker's lack of empathy than it does about the complex reality of homelessness.
Breaking - Medicine Hat’s Homeless to Be Left in The Cold
At tonight’s council meeting we heard that the province had denied additional funding for more shelter beds this winter. This means that unless the City does something, more of our people will be shivering in the cold.
“I Have Faith”: Kookum’s Frantic Plea as City’s Shelter Gaps Leave People in The Cold
The situation frames a damning contradiction: public outrage would rightly erupt if a pet were left tethered outside in the cold, yet human beings are expected to endure it with little more than a tarp for shelter.
Updated - As Temperatures Plummet, Medicine Hat Has No Plan to Open Warming Centres
With a cold snap gripping Alberta, a critical disparity in emergency response for homeless residents has emerged between major cities and one of the province’s smaller urban centres.
Homeless to be Left in the Cold For Another Winter?
Administration was given a mandate to solve the long term shelter problem in July 2022… We are no closer to a long term shelter solution than we were three and a half years ago.
