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Homeless Shelters and Surrey Urban Mission

Surrey Urban Mission: Jonquil Hallgate with Surrey Urban Mission, which offers programs and services to low-income people, says there seems to be more new immigrants who are homeless in Whalley and in other parts of the city. , according to CBC. Many homeless are elderly, and many are struggling with addiction. Calls for more services People who work in homeless shelters in Surrey, B.C., say the demographics of those accessing their services are changing. "When we're open, for example for extreme weather, we see way more people from the South Asian community," said Hallgate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.