A tent under the Gardiner Expressway at Lake Shore Boulevard West and York Street on March 24, 2023.
The founder of non-profit Two Steps Homes aims to raise $2.5 million to build 50 cabins on city-owned land to house homeless people until permanent housing becomes available.After building cabin communities in Ghana, Tanzania and Indonesia, architect John van Nostrand is hoping to bring his solution to the affordable housing crisis to Toronto.
"We have city-owned public sites … that are identified for affordable housing," van Nostrand said. "We propose to go to one of those sites that's near an encampment or near where people are needing it." On Monday night, outreach workers at a Toronto shelter intake centre on Peter Street could be seen taking jackets, hats and sleeping gear to the dozens of refugees lining up outside in the cold.Last week, Coun. Alejandra Bravo put forward a motion calling on city staff to explore the idea of using city-owned land to build temporary or permanent supportive housing.
Last week, Sean Blake, a business representative with the Carpenters Union, local 27, attended a fundraiser for the cabin project. He says if Two Steps Home can work out a successful partnership with the city, the model could be used to build temporary homes citywide.
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