Streets to Homes (S2H) was the plan endorsed by Toronto City Council in February 2005 with the goal of ending street homelessness. In partnership with contracted community-based service providers, S2H, a program of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Division, helps homeless people living outdoors to get a safer place to sleep and find long-term housing.
Follow-up supports are arranged or provided to create stability for people once they move into housing to help keep them housed. New program innovations are continually being developed to serve homeless people living on the street.
Since September 2008, S2H has been providing enhanced services to all street-involved people with a focus on the downtown core. This includes people living in shelters but spending their days on the street, people sleeping rough, and those in housing who panhandle.
As of May 2009, more than 2,400 people had received the assistance they need to move into permanent housing. 91% remain in their homes.
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