A new report, Municipalities Under Pressure, reveals that homelessness in Northern Ontario is growing at an alarming rate, four times faster than in Southern Ontario. The report calls for $11 billion in new funding to end chronic homelessness by 2035, highlighting the urgent need for increased support and resources in the region.
THUNDER BAY — Homelessness is a growing problem province-wide, but in the north the crisis is getting worse at four times the rate seen in southern Ontario, according to a new report.
The 135-page report was released Thursday. It is a collaboration between the Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association. They partnered with HelpSeeker Technologies, a social service-focused software company.
Thunder Bay DSSAB chair Brian Hamilton said the findings provide further evidence that can back their efforts to lobby Queen’s Park for a broader supportive housing strategy. “The solution has to involve partners that are able to provide those care services that are going to enable people to be stabilized and successful in their tenancies, if we really, truly want to get people off the street for extended periods of time or permanently,” he said.
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