Home Base Housing builds a better future for homeless families

With the help of Kingston aluminum manufacturer Novelis, Home Base Housing has transformed a newly purchased home on Joseph Street into “safe, affordable transitional housing for families moving on from crisis.” Article content

The home is an extension of Lily’s Place, Kingston’s only emergency family shelter and it will provide formerly homeless families with a stable place to live as they work toward long-term housing security, according to a news release. Article content

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Novelis donated the time and manpower to help renovate the house. The team is led by Brian Lambert, a long-standing Novelis employee and member of the United Steel Workers Union (USW).

“I’m so happy to have our team out here,” Lambert said. “Novelis has had a challenging year wi