Outreach Workers and Advocates Demand More Shelter Space
The Shelter Housing Justice Network held an emergency media conference on Monday, July 15th, in Downtown Toronto. Frontline workers are urgently calling for help as no shelter spaces are available … Watch video »
The Shelter Housing Justice Network held an emergency media conference on Monday, July 15th, in Downtown Toronto. Frontline workers are urgently calling for help as no shelter spaces are available for hundreds of unhoused people, and the situation continues to worsen. Advocates from the Shelter and Housing Justice Network urged the City of Toronto to expand emergency shelter spaces for unhoused individuals, criticizing the current heat relief strategy as inadequate.
Greg Cook of Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto highlighted the dire situation, noting that shelters are at capacity and many people have nowhere to go during extreme weather.
Dr. Paige Homme, chair of Health Providers Against Poverty, labeled the lack of shelter and housing a public health emergency, calling the situation “untenable, deadly, and dangerous.”
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