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Strategic Advisory Group gathering data to understand Downtown #Guelph housing and social support needs and gaps
At their meeting this week, the Strategic Advisory Group on Downtown began gathering data to better understand the housing, mental health and social support needs of Guelphites as well as programs and services currently in place. This data will help determine funding gaps and develop research-based solutions for Guelph and Wellington County. Read the media…
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Housing funding annoucmenet with Prime Minister Trudeau in #Guelph
I was honoured to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Ahmed Hussen in #Guelph today for the Housing Accelerator Fund announcement. Today’s announcement highlights the urgency of the housing crisis. The housing crisis doesn’t have boundaries, it doesn’t see borders. It’s real for all Canadians. To address this crisis, we require partnerships with all…
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Working to address urgent health and housing needs in Downtown Guelph
At our meeting today, the Strategic Advisory Group on downtown identified a coordinated advocacy approach to address urgent health and housing needs of the most vulnerable in Downtown Guelph. Read the media release to learn more: https://guelph.ca/2023/02/strategic-advisory-group-identifies-a-coordinated-advocacy-approach-to-address-urgent-health-and-housing-needs-in-downtown-guelph/
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Celebrating the official groundbreaking for Kindle #SupportiveHousing
I got out my gold shovel for the best possible reason today – for the official groundbreaking for the new, 32-unit supportive housing project on Shelldale Crescent. Back in January 2019 when I first convened the Task Force on Homelessness and Community Safety, all the partners around the table told me that what our community…
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The Potential to Turn $500,000 into $1,000,000 Towards #SupportiveHousing in #Guelph!
I wanted everyone to be aware of what I believe is an exciting opportunity that I’ll be tabling at our City Council meeting on Monday, July 18th. I have been thinking further, on what more we could do to help those in need in Guelph to obtain supportive housing. And in doing so, I remembered…