A growing number of faith leaders are joining the call for practical and effective solutions to reduce poverty and end homelessness. In February, national leaders of the Anglican and Lutheran faiths issued a call to action. In March, nineteen synagogues from four Jewish denominations added their voices. The Wellesley Institute is partnered with Toronto's Multi-Faith Alliance to End Homelessness to engage faith communities in practical and effective solutions. The Multi-Faith Alliance has issued a declaration and call to action to end homelessness. In the words of Congregation Darchei Noam: "Time is of the essence. Today, Ontario has the highest rate of child poverty in Canada: this, in a province that is still one of the richest in the land. We can afford to do better, and do it quickly..."
'Call to Action' Letters from Ontario's Communities of Faith
- Anglican Church of Canada & Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Beth Ezekiel Synagogue, Owen Sound
- Beth Israel Synagogue, Peterborough
- Beth Jacob Congregation of Kitchener-Waterloo
- Beth Torah Congregation, Toronto
- Congregation Darchei Noam, Reconstructionist Synagogue of Toronto
- Congregation Or Shalom, London
- Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto
- Jewish Community of Barrie
- Lodzer Centre Congregation
- Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl, Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto
- Shaarei-Beth El Congregation, Oakville
- Solel Congregation of Mississauga
- Temple Emanu El, Toronto
- Temple Har Zion, Thornhill
- Temple Israel, Ottawa
- Temple Kol Ami, Thornhill
- Temple Shalom
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto