I’ve been involved with Housing Connections for the last couple of years. I personally find that they have an important role to play and that they have a dynamic team of individuals and supporters in their organization. Recently, at their annual general meeting I had an opportunity to hear their wish list for the future.
They’ve made some notable improvements with respect to affordable housing in Toronto, the most important of which concerns homelessness. With the recent programs they’ve initiated, Toronto has been able to reduce its homeless numbers by over fifty percent. We’ve even beaten cities like New York where their efforts have only effected a 30%