He felt abandoned in Manitoba's emergency shelters. Here's what he says needs to change in child welfare

Emergency shelters are supposed to be stopgap measures for child welfare in Manitoba. But people involved say the province's strained system is leaning too heavily on them, putting vulnerable kids at risk as they grow up in shelters with little supervision from under-trained workers.

He felt abandoned in Manitoba's emergency shelters. Here's what he says needs to change in child welfare
A young man with black hair and glasses in front of a snowy bus shack.

Emergency shelters are supposed to be stopgap measures for child welfare in Manitoba. But people involved say the province's strained system is leaning too heavily on them, putting vulnerable kids at risk as they grow up in shelters with little supervision from under-trained workers.