Research shows living wage is insufficient for skyrocketing cost of thriving in the GTA TORONTO (February 26, 2024) – Want to thrive in Toronto? According to new research by Wellesley Institute, if you are single, working, and between the ages of 25 and 40, it will cost $61,654 a year…
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As Toronto adds 700th name to homeless memorial, Commons set to debate C400
Toronto’s monthly homeless memorial marks a sober milestone at noon on Tuesday as the 700th name is added to the list of women and men who have died as a result of homelessness in Toronto. This month, six names are being added to the list, including a ‘Jane Doe’ and…
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Better off in shelter? Homelessness and immigrant families research launch – Thursday, July 24
…To register, please contact: Sheila Batacharya, CUCS, s.batacharya@utoronto.ca, by July 18. For information, please contact: Emily Paradis, Research Manager, CUCS at Cities Centre, 416-978-1345, e.paradis@utoronto.ca Raine Liliefeldt, Marketing and Media Coordinator, YWCA Toronto, 416 961 8100 x 326 rliliefeldt@ywcatoronto.org For a map to YWCA Toronto, 80 Woodlawn E., click here….
Toronto Suburban Rooming Houses: Just a Spin on a Downtown “Problem”?
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Toronto’s Suburban Rooming Houses: Just a Spin on a Downtown “problem?” by Lisa Freeman, looks at the zoning by-laws for rooming houses in Toronto’s inner suburbs. Rooming houses are often seen as last-resort housing, a downtown issue, or a health and safety hazard. But rooming houses are a crucial component…
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Housing first to end homelessness, but first Toronto needs homes
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…from homelessness to home, and we recognize that Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing Administration has an important role in managing the process and also delivering key services and supports. But the key message in our submission to the City of Toronto’s Community Development and Recreation Committee is that a “housing-first”…
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Wealth equals health in Toronto, but we can change that
A new study in Toronto shows how socioeconomic status can have a significant impact on your access to health care. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, examined whether patients who identified themselves as either a bank employee or a welfare recipient (implying that they had a high…
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Shared Accommodation In Downtown Toronto: A New Approach To An Old Problem
…and capacity to provide social supports to their tenants and are often overwhelmed by this additional burden of “social property management.” Principal Organization: Toronto Christian Resource Centre Investigators: Phil Nazar, Jacques Tremblay and Paul Denison Participants: Low income singles living in downtown Toronto in rooming houses Research Methods: Interviews Report…
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LA ruling bars homeless sweeps as TO gets set to count
…the clinical training to offer a significant diagnosis. Toronto City Councillors, when they endorsed the plan last October, passed a motion saying that the “central organizing goal” of the street count is to “determine the number of homeless people” in the City of Toronto. The largest group of homeless people…
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Community Health Centres Of Greater Toronto Health Equity Plan Executive Summary
…Health Centres of Greater Toronto have developed a common sector-wide health equity plan. Wellesley was happy to have partnered with CHC-GT to facilitate discussions and draft the plan. All CHCs committed to a common seven-point strategy: Build equity into priority setting and service planning: An explicit planning framework – incorporating…
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Toronto to provincial and federal governments: Time to close housing funding gap
The City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing have launched a new campaign designed to re-engage the federal and provincial governments in financial support of social housing. ‘Close the housing gap’ builds on the work of City Council’s special commission on TCHC housing chaired by Councillor Ana Bailao. The new…
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