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Toronto will add over 1,200 shelter spaces for winter months
- Toronto will add over 1,200 new shelter spaces, including permanent housing units, warm centers, and temporary shelters, to support the homeless population during the winter months from November 15 to April 15.
- Additional measures include increased street outreach teams, distribution of warm supplies, and opening select shelters this weekend due to expected cold temperatures.
- The city acknowledges a 'homelessness emergency' driven by factors like unaffordable housing and insufficient income supports, with over 15,000 people experiencing homelessness last year.
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Toronto will add over 1,200 shelter spaces for winter months
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Toronto will add over 1,200 shelter spaces for winter months – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is adding more than 1,200 shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness later this month as part of its winter services plan. A news release from the city says this figure includes 370 permanent supportive and subsidized housing units, 244 warm centre spaces that will open when temperatures hit -5 C or colder during winter weather warnings, as well as nearly 490 new shelter spaces and 175 surge capacity spaces…
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