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ONTARIO 🏠💵 Ontario Building More Supportive Housing in Mississauga

Tuesday, 15 August 2023 10:22.AM

- Streetsville project will help connect people with histories of mental health, addictions and housing instability with places to live -

The Ontario government is providing $270,000 in operational funding for rent supplements and mental health and addictions support services for 40 new supportive housing units in Mississauga.

The government recently provided an style="color:#ff3547">$4.5 million in capital funding through the Social Services Relief Fund to help build the 40-unit development. This additional investment will help connect more people who are in need of mental health and addictions supports with places to live, while also helping them get the services they need, closer to home, while reducing the number of visits to emergency rooms and hospitals.

“With this investment, we’re helping some of our most vulnerable, providing them with a place to call home and an opportunity for a better life,” said Premier Doug Ford. “At a time when the province is growing at unprecedented speed, having added 500,000 new residents last year alone, our government is taking action to build more homes of all types, including a mix of ownership, rental, non-profit and supportive housing that meet the needs of all Ontarians.”

The Streetsville project, operated by Indwell Community Homes, will provide services to individuals over the age of 18 with histories of mental health, addiction and housing instability. Services will include program management, supervised social work, nursing, addiction support, behavioural support, housing support casework, food security and 24/7 on call support where required.

“Our government will continue working with all our partners across this province to ensure the most vulnerable members of our society have access to safe and secure housing.” said Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. “The funding announced today builds on our historic levels of investment in supportive housing and homelessness prevention, which recognizes each municipality’s unique needs.”

The Ontario government is also investing an additional $202 million each year in homelessness prevention programs through the Homelessness Prevention Program and Indigenous Supportive Housing Program, bringing the province’s total annual investment to close to $700 million. This funding is in addition to the province’s Social Services Relief Fund, which provided over $1.2 billion of support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, to help municipal service managers and Indigenous program administrators create longer-term housing solutions and help vulnerable people in Ontario, including those who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.

Quick Facts

• Of the $270,000 allocated for the Streetsville project, $229,500 is for rent supplements and $40,500 is for mental health and addictions supports.
• This investment is an important part of Ontario’s Roadmap to Wellness plan to build a fully connected mental health and addictions system across the province.
• On April 1, 2022, Ontario launched the Homelessness Prevention Program, which works to prevent, address and reduce chronic homelessness. The new program requires service managers to meet updated provincial by-name list requirements.

SOURCE: Ontario Premier's Office

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