With a polar vortex sweeping over Ontario, conversations surrounding homelessness have sparked fresh urgency. AntonioStortz | realestate realestatenews homelessness housing tinyhomes
, Stortz is working with non-profit organizations and governments across southern Ontario municipalities with the intention of creating communities of tiny homes for those facing homelessness, drug addiction, and issues with mental health.“I will say — and this is important — they’re not my projects. Each project will be independent. I’m just helping them do it,” Stortz explains.
“It should be a system, a community of tiny homes where people live independently with some staff support, but they’re basically responsible for themselves,” he says. Meanwhile, the homes themselves will be equipped with insulation, electric heat sources, fireproofing, and locking doors. “They get to live in a community, we don’t have keys to their front door, there’s no timeline on when they’re supposed to be out of there, and they’re able to use substances if that’s what they choose to do.
To date, the most significant progress has been made in Hamilton — volunteers, support services, donations, and insurance have been secured, and theis currently working with City Council to secure land. Belleville and Peterborough will likely be the next in line. The need for alternative solutions in Toronto is clear and dire, but at the moment, Stortz says he is at the beginning stages of bringing BetterStreet to Toronto: consulting with local leadership and building a board of directors.
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