Expanding Supportive Housing in Toronto - Update

A cross-section of 19 agencies from the supportive and transitional housing sector participated in the meeting representing a range of clients and needs. The initial discussion resulted in a number of concrete suggestions on addressing the urgent need for supportive housing for homeless and vulnerable residents. There was universal agreement that there were fewer and fewer pathways from homelessness to housing. The participants recommended strong collaboration among City divisions in protecting existing housing opportunities and creating more housing. A follow-up meeting is being scheduled to consider what can be done to leverage existing programs and activate any resources that may arise from the upcoming federal and provincial budgets. City staff will report to the Planning and Housing Committee on these matters in July 2019. The participants also expressed a strong interest in participating in the City's public consultations on the development of the City's new Housing Plan 2020-2030.