A Montreal shelter is giving people a room of their own: 'It's just a sense of dignity'

The Old Brewery Mission, Montreal's largest emergency shelter, has transformed its dormitories into small rooms. One outreach worker says many would rather stay in encampments than dorms, and that the private rooms help meet a person's "basic needs."

A Montreal shelter is giving people a room of their own: 'It's just a sense of dignity'
man and bed

The Old Brewery Mission, Montreal's largest emergency shelter, has transformed its dormitories into small rooms. One outreach worker says many would rather stay in encampments than dorms, and that the private rooms help meet a person's "basic needs."