Housing advocates and members of the homeless community gathered outside a downtown church on Tuesday, December 11, to mark a grim milestone: six people dead on Toronto’s streets in the previous month, the most since May 2007.
Those who attend the monthly Homeless Memorial at the Church of the Holy Trinity say things are bad and will only get worse if council approves the cuts to front-line shelter services proposed in the 2013 budget.
You can’t do much if you are homeless. Without a permanent address, it’s hard to feel like you are part of a community, find a physician, a job, or count on three meals a day. Established in 1983, Homes First dedicates their efforts to help those with the fewest housing options. Homes First owns and/or...
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...
Read MoreJanice Arsenault believes the lack of federal and provincial affordable housing policies led to her becoming homeless, drug addicted and no longer able to care for her two sons after her husband died suddenly a decade ago. “Had I had access to adequate affordable housing after Mark died, I would have been able to look...
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