A Toronto church that opened its doors to hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers who were unable to access the city’s shelter system is calling for more help from all levels of government with the space that was used for newcomers now needed for other programs with school just around the corner.
At its peak intake levels earlier in the summer, Revivaltime Tabernacle Church in the Downsview neighbourhood provided beds to 230 people who were previously sleeping on downtown city sidewalks outside an intake shelter.
Now, pastor Judith James says the church can no longer offer the space, as it will be used for children with the new school year set to begin next week.
“We always had
