This document outlines the community plan for addressing homelessness through the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI), for the city of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. The national homelessness initiative of the Federal Government, will invest $753 million federally over three years (2000-2001 to 2002-2003). The SCPI fund, part of the homelessness initiative, will contribute $305 million nationally over the three year period.

SCPI and the National Homelessness Initiative are predicated on the belief that there is a need for the federal, provincial and municipal governments, in concert with the communities affected, to work together to address homelessness.

This document is prepared in keeping with the outline as recommended by the Federal Government. For ease of review, it is organized in accordance with the nine key elements required by the program guidelines. Therefore there are eleven sections in all, and numerous appendices.