Thompson will be receiving one-point-seven million dollars over the next five years for programs to help reduce and prevent homelessness in the city.

The announcement of the funding through the federal government’s new homelessness initiative, called Reaching Home, was made by the Parliamentary Secretary of the Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Dan Vandal, at City Hall on Friday.

Vandal says Reaching Home will reinforce a community-based approach, and will continue to provide funding to municipalities to address local priorities.

The Reaching Home strategy will spend two-point-two billion dollars nation-wide to help fight homelessness in Canada.