Each night, hundreds of people are turned away from shelters because they are full. There are over 10,000 people experiencing homelessness in Toronto.
Olivia Chow will strengthen the City’s approach to supporting people out of homelessness and keeping people housed. She has a plan to create 1,000 new rent supplements to help people secure permanent housing, open new 24/7 respite spaces so people have somewhere to go, and create a new fund for services, where community agencies, front-line workers and people with lived experience can determine how best to use it.