Dozens of faith leaders are launching a city-wide campaign today to demand more warming centres be opened immediately in Toronto.
Dozens of faith leaders are launching a city-wideThis renewed call comes after anin a fire at an encampment in Liberty Village. This is the second death of a person experiencing homelessness in the city since Christmas Day.
“We need an immediate response that saves lives,” Rev. Alexa Gilmour, founder and national director of the Stone Soup Network, said in a Jan. 9 news release. Gilmour said faith leaders in the GTA and the organizations they represent want to work with the City of Toronto to find solutions to keep vulnerable people safe, unharmed, and alive during the coldest months of the year until enough good, affordable housing is built.
“24 hour access to a warm indoor space during the winter months is a necessary service that the City of Toronto should provide.” Late last week, Spokesperson Taylor Deasley said Tory's “principal concern throughout the winter and throughout the entire year is the protection of our most vulnerable residents,” adding the city “would welcome any assistance which might be available from our faith communities.”
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