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Jesse Rosenberg, Krishni Ganesan, Safiyah Husein, Savhanna Wilson

Policy brief: Bold action on supportive housing

A model of a red house stands in front of rows of white houses

Ontario faces three crises in housing – attainability, affordability and homelessness.

We cannot solve these crises without supportive housing. Supportive housing combines housing assistance and wrap-around support services to serve diverse client populations. It’s critical to meet the needs of those at risk of homelessness or currently experiencing homelessness, individuals with physical or developmental disabilities, and individuals with mental health and/or substance use challenges.

Wellesley Institute has joined Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, John Howard Society of Ontario, and Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness to urge the provincial government to take action.

Bold action on supportive housing

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Jesse Rosenberg

Jesse Rosenberg

Jesse Rosenberg is a legal and policy professional with political and policy experience in the fields of health, labour and justice. Director of Policy at the Wellesley Institute, Jesse previously held leadership roles with the government of Ontario and the Ontario College of Trades. He has extensive experience and expertise in stakeholder relations and legislative and regulatory development and analysis. He holds a Bachelor of Humanities from Carleton University and a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.