Normally, the Upper Room Mission would be feeding their clients inside but now have been forced to serve bagged lunches through their open doors to people outside.
Almost all of its services have been temporarily shut down as a homeless resource centre due to coronavirus concerns and financial issues. “Financially, we are struggling with our boutique closed down because of the virus going around,” said Naomi Rouck, the Upper Room Mission’s general manager.
As of Friday, March 20, the Mission has had to temporarily close its doors. All Upper Room Mission staff members have been laid-off.
Naomi Rouck told Global News on Tuesday that the Mission doesn’t receive government funding. Instead, it has relied on donations and money made at its