Bedbugs, Drug Abuse, and Child Neglect: Living in Hell at Toronto’s Lido Motel
A homeless single mom reports appalling living conditions in a rundown Scarborough motel subsidized by the City of Toronto.
Homeless For The Holidays: The History And Future Of Housing Insecurity
The holiday season is the one time of year that we collectively embrace a sense of conscience and compassion for those less fortunate members…
Toronto’s Homelessness Crisis: Years In The Making
Cathy Crowe has been advocating for the rights of homeless people for over three decades, not only in her capacity as a street nurse,…
Up With Women Founder Proves Homelessness Is Not A Dead End
At 16 years of age, Lia Grimanis fled an abusive family. Suffering from undiagnosed autism and PTSD, she spent the next three years couch…
Rebranding Toronto’s Homeless Shelters Masks Real Problem
Early in 2018, the City of Toronto approved 1,000 new shelter beds. In order to promote this expansion of the shelter system, the City…
Gimme Shelter From The Shelter System: The Human Fallout Of Housing Insecurity
In 2018, a total of 23 men died in Toronto’s homeless shelters. The average age of death was 56.5 years, which is nearly 25…
The Four Catch 22’s Of Housing Insecurity For Low Income Torontonians
How Toronto’s Housing Support Policies Increase Housing Insecurity and the Risk of Homelessness for Recipients of Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program….