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Shelters in Saint John relocating clients to maintain social distancing

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Crystal Scott has worked with the Coverdale Emergency Women’s Shelter in Saint John for 12 years. In that time, she’s worked through a lot of challenges, but nothing like what she’s seen amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “Never, ever have I ever seen anything like this,” Scott says.

Both the women’s shelter and the Outflow men’s shelter in the city have temporarily relocated their clients to allow for social distancing.

Outflow is redirecting clients to the Boys and Girls Club on Paul Harris Street, with Coverdale moving clients into a middle school gymnasium. “The bedrooms are very small here,” Scott says. “So you wouldn’t even be able to really stretch your arms out without touching somebody.” Scott says staff have already implemented a

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