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New funding for affordable housing is welcome news
… the federal and provincial governments announced they are dedicating $801 million over five years for new and affordable housing in Ontario. Of that, Toronto will get $20.5 million in the first year… Still, there’s another problem… if Toronto is to continue to make headway in housing low- and moderate-income families… making sure the affordable housing units TCHC already has aren’t lost because of a lack of funding to keep them in good, livable repair.
Tags: budget, homelessness, housing, poverty, standard of living
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Give homeless a decent place and savings may follow
… if you want to end homelessness, just put people into decent housing. Cynics warn of soaring costs, but a study done on the homeless in Toronto shows that “Housing First” initiatives don’t just improve lives, they can also deliver considerable savings… when society provides down-and-out people with a room they can call their own — a place to put down roots, where they don’t have to worry about being assaulted or arrested — they begin to heal. Hospitalizations drop, shelter use declines, and arrests go down
Tags: budget, crime prevention, disabilities, Health, homelessness, ideology, mental Health, poverty
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Canada’s charities deserve better
It’s time to have a frank discussion about charities and their administrative and fundraising costs. Over the past decade, the increasing focus on a charity’s cost of doing business has forced the entire charitable sector to defend itself against a rash of naïve accusations… There are a countless other potential variables, all of which speak louder than a narrow focus on fundraising and administrative costs. A pure focus on the sector’s cost efficiency belittles the importance of charities and the work that they do.
Tags: homelessness, ideology, philanthropy, women, youth
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Canada adopts housing first strategy to address homelessness
Canada has officially adopted the Housing First strategy for tackling homelessness and mental illness after a convincing study was made public Tuesday. The Mental Health Commission of Canada unveiled the results of it’s At Home/Chez Soi program, proving that placing homeless people with mental health issues into stable housing is not just the most effective way to address homelessness, it’s also the most cost-effective.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, homelessness, ideology, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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Housing is most cost-effective treatment for mental illness: Study
For every $1 spent providing housing and support for a homeless person with severe mental illness, $2.17 in savings are reaped because they spend less time in hospital, in prison and in shelters. That is the most striking conclusion of a study… that tested the so-called Housing First approach to providing social services… Beyond the cost savings, the new research shows that placing an emphasis on housing gets people off the streets and improves their physical and mental health.
Tags: disabilities, featured, Health, homelessness, ideology, mental Health, participation, standard of living
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Disturbing snapshot of women’s shelters
On an ordinary autumn day 4,178 women and 2,490 children were living in emergency shelters across Canada… Surprisingly, only 20 per cent of shelters were in large cities. The vast majority were in small towns and rural areas… On the day of the survey, Canadian shelters turned away 286 women and 205 children. There simply wasn’t room… Most shelter users — traumatized wives and girlfriends, trapped prostitutes and isolated immigrants — can’t afford housing.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, homelessness, mental Health, multiculturalism
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Don’t undermine Elections Canada
Currently, Elections Canada protects the right to vote of citizens who lack standard forms of identification by allowing them to take an oath affirming their identity, citizenship, and residence in the polling division, and having a qualified voter from the same polling division vouch for their eligibility. In 2011, approximately 120,000 citizens relied on the vouching provision in order to vote. By eliminating vouching, the Fair Elections Act would disenfranchise many of these citizens.
Tags: crime prevention, homelessness, ideology, immigration, participation, rights, standard of living
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