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Ontario’s holiday gift to Toronto restores some of housing and homeless funding that was cut
January 4, 2013 by
Toronto will get a $12.3 million holiday gift from the province – partial repayment, for one year only, of $21 million in housing and homelessness funding Continue Reading…
Great holiday news as Ontario steps up with transitional funding for housing and homelessness supports
December 27, 2012 by
The Ontario government announced today that it would provide transitional funding of $42 million in 2013-14 for municipalities to develop and implement their Continue Reading…
Counting down to the end of the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit: there’s still time for Ontario to avoid a crisis
December 20, 2012 by
We’re now less than two weeks away from the Government of Ontario terminating the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB) and an impending and Continue Reading…
Cut to housing benefits will affect the health of the homeless, women, children, and people with disabilities
November 15, 2012 by
In the 2012 Ontario budget, the government announced that it was eliminating the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB). The CSUMB helps people Continue Reading…
The Real Cost Of Cutting CSUMB
November 14, 2012 by
In its 2012 budget, the Ontario government announced that it was eliminating the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB) as of January 1, 2013. The Continue Reading…
Housing insecurity and homelessness set to rise in Toronto as funding cut for homelessness prevention and housing programs
October 18, 2012 by
Big cuts to homelessness prevention and housing programs will lead to an increase in housing insecurity and homelessness in Toronto. On October 5, Continue Reading…
The Real Cost of City Cuts
November 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
In the City of Toronto’s drive to address the budget deficit, a number of proposals for service cuts have been brought forward. Unfortunately, many of the Continue Reading…
It takes a province to end homelessness: Presentation notes
October 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday I delivered the keynote presentation to the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network conference at Port Blandford on Oct. 26. In my Continue Reading…
Anti-Camping Clause Removed From Proposed Amendments to Toronto’s Streets By-Law
October 25, 2011 by
Thanks to quiet efforts by the Wellesley Institute and other advocates for the city's homeless — including Councillor Mike Layton — a clause prohibiting Continue Reading…
