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The.collapse.will occur. Canadas largest and most important economic centre. We lost our morality long ago, it is a daily drip now. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-shelters-turn-away-273-june-1.6916620.
An average of 273 people a night were told there was no bed available for them in Toronto homeless shelters in June — a new record high for the city, newly released data shows.
Homeless advocates tell CBC Toronto they believe the number is very concerning and believe the number may be an undercount. Many are calling for more shelter beds, permanent and affordable housing, an increase in Ontario Works rates and rent control for all new tenants.
The data is from the city's central intake, a telephone service that offers referrals to emergency shelter, other overnight accommodation and information about homelessness services. It can be found on the city's Shelter System Requests for Referral page, which lists monthly average data from the city since June 2021 on the number of callers who are "unmatched to shelter" at the end of the day.
An average of 273 people a night were told there was no bed available for them in Toronto homeless shelters in June — a new record high for the city, newly released data shows.
Homeless advocates tell CBC Toronto they believe the number is very concerning and believe the number may be an undercount. Many are calling for more shelter beds, permanent and affordable housing, an increase in Ontario Works rates and rent control for all new tenants.
The data is from the city's central intake, a telephone service that offers referrals to emergency shelter, other overnight accommodation and information about homelessness services. It can be found on the city's Shelter System Requests for Referral page, which lists monthly average data from the city since June 2021 on the number of callers who are "unmatched to shelter" at the end of the day.
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