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Joe knew, from his past experience with Cross Roads, that a new halfway house would need strong community support if it was to be successful. John, realizing Aboriginal people needed to be involved in the organization of such an operation, went down to the SPAQ office. He had heard about the Aboriginal Liaison Officers (ALO's) from some of the men he was working with. At SPAQ John met the first ALO in the province of Quebec, Lylie Otter-Williams. Lylie agreed to join because she knew that an Aboriginal halfway house would be a great benefit to the men she worked with in prison. She also recruited a few others from the SPAQ office.
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