Five-Day Challenge for Homelessness

Business students rise to the challenge and partner with city leaders to address homelessness

guest speakers seated speaking to audienceH4 Lunch & Learn panelists, from left, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens; Bill Marra, chief executive officer of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare’s HART Hub; Nicole Sbrocca, chief executive officer of the Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex’s Shelter Health and ILOT programs; Jordan Nguyen, H4 lead; and Windsor police Chief Jason Crowley take part in a discussion with civic and agency leaders working directly in homelessness response during the Five-Day Challenge for Homelessness, Thursday, March 19. (PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor)

 

By Victor Romao

Community leaders, police, health-care professionals and students gathered Thursday, March 19, to explore solutions to homelessness during a Lunch & Learn panel supporting Windsor’s Homelessness and Housing Help Hub (H4).

The discussion marked the highlight of the Five-Day Challenge for Homelessness, hosted by the Odette Commerce Society. The initiative aimed to educate university students about the realities of homelessness while showcasing collaborative efforts already underway in Windsor.