The Community Initiatives (CI) Unit of Housing and
Homelessness Supports and Initiatives funds community agencies to
provide services for homeless people and those at-risk of
homelessness in City of Toronto.
Funded programs provide a broad range of drop-in and housing help
services to assist people who are homeless to access services and
low-income and at-risk tenants to keep their housing. The key
functions of the staff team are to identify service gaps and
priorities, develop policies and protocols to responsibly fund
community agencies, and support funded agencies and
communities with capacity building.
Administration of funding to homeless
services
Community Initiatives administers the Province of
Ontario Consolidated Homelessness Prevention Program (CHPP) fund,
the City of Toronto Homeless Initiative Fund and the Provincial Rent
Bank. City of Toronto Council sets out the priorities and objectives
for the funding allocations and service objectives.
These funds and the Tenant Defence Fund primarily support over
150 programs serving homeless people and low-income tenants in
accessing housing and keeping their housing:
- Drop-in Services
- Housing Help Services outside Shelter including Rent Bank
Program
- Supports to Daily Living
- Special Projects Investment Fund
For further information please visit:
2010 Funding Allocations Report
New Provincial Rent Bank Agreement for 2009 and Subsequent Years
2010 Homelessness Programs: Daily Living Supports
2010 Homelessness Programs: Drop-in Services
2010 Homelessness Programs: Housing Help Services Outside Shelters
Assisting Funded
Services/Agencies
Community Initiatives (CI) supports
community agencies with resources to adopt good practices in
governance and service delivery, including:
- Development and implementation of a Housing Help Data system,
continuous training, IT infrastructure and other technical
support.
- Workshops for funded agencies in the development or
enhancement of Operational Policies.
- TDIN Drop-in Good Practices Tool Kit
- Landlord Connect & RENT Projects.
- Training Funding for Drop-in and Housing Help Sectors
Committees & Networks
Community Initiatives
supports networks, committees and partnership building among various
sectors serving people who are homeless and low-income renters.
Examples are:
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