This funding is part of the Ontario's additional investment of $202 million annually in Homelessness Prevention Program and Indigenous Supporting Housing Program
The Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Advisory Board is set to receive $5,102,300 for the Homelessness Prevention Program allocation in 2023-24.For more information, read the news release issued by MPP Ross Romano:
“I am very happy to see such a tremendous increase in funding to prevent homelessness in our community,” said Ross Romano, MPP for Sault Ste. Marie. “This $5.1 million in funding will allow our partners at the SSMDSSAB to continue their strong work protecting our community's most vulnerable people.” The additional funding, announced in the 2023 Budget, represents a 40 per cent increase in funding by the government to support the most vulnerable by providing supportive housing and homelessness prevention services. Under the $202 million, $190.5 million each year will be allocated to the Homelessness Prevention Program , which gives Ontario’s 47 service managers greater flexibility to allocate funding and make better use of existing resources to focus on delivering support.
“During a time of economic challenges and change, our government is supporting those who have fallen on hard times and are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, homelessness,” said Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy. “Ontario’s 2023 Budget: Building a Strong Ontario is the right plan to support those who need it the most today while laying a strong fiscal foundation for future generations.
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