As temperatures drop, the outdoors becomes increasingly dangerous for those without safe shelter or a home. A man was found unconscious inside a bus shelter at Yonge and Dundas this morning. Dressed only in a t-shirt and jeans, he passed away shortly afterwards at the nearby hospital.
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Read the full article via The Toronto Star, Man dies after being found unconscious in bus shelter.
The State of Homelessness in Canada: 2013, is the first extensive Canadian report card on homelessness and was launched this morning in Toronto. As expected, “housing first” as an approach is named in the report as the most effective and immediate solution and that priority should be given to the chronically homeless. A...
Read MoreCurrent funding for the Homelessness Partnering Strategy is $134.8 million a year, but it is set to expire in 2014 — causing much angst to those who deliver the program since the population is so vulnerable. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is set to extend that funding beyond 2014, but is also likely to put the...
Read MoreA “staggering and worsening” shortage of affordable housing threatens the health and well-being of low- and moderate-income Ontarians and undermines the province’s economic competitiveness, says a 20-year retrospective on the issue. “The lack of a sufficient supply of affordable housing shuts the door on opportunity for too many Ontarians,” says the report by the Ontario...
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