Forum Spotlight: Encampments and Unsheltered Homelessness  

July 10 2024 - THHSP Forum Meeting

• Agenda

• Notes

TSSS Updates:

• Shelter System Flow Data Update - Trish Lenz, Manager, Coordinated Access 

TAEH Policy Briefing

• Federal Housing Advocate Encampment Report Briefing  - Peter Martin, Housing Solutions Manager, Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness  

• Encampment Report Resources and Further Reading

  • Interim Report: Upholding dignity and human rights: the Federal Housing Advocate’s review of homeless encampments (2023)

  • Final Report: Upholding dignity and human rights: the Federal Housing Advocate’s review of homeless encampments (2024)

  • Putting People First: The Federal Housing Advocate’s 2023-2024 Annual Report to the Minister

  • Solving the Housing Crisis: Canada’s Housing Plan (2024)

  • Recommendations for Municipalities: Implementing the Federal Housing Advocate’s report on homeless encampments: Upholding dignity and human rights (2024)

Program Spotlight: Na-Me-Res Encampment Supports

• Tim Walmsley, Na-Me-Res Outreach Manager

Program Spotlight: M-DOT Encampment Supports 

•  Jenna Davies, M-Dot Coordinator

TSSS – Encampment Report to City Council  

• Joseph Stalteri, Director, Service System Planning and Integrity  

  • Report from the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services on The City’s Encampment Approach and Strategy

  • Ombudsman Toronto’s Recommendations and City Actions

  • Third Party Public Engagement Report: City of Toronto Update of the Interdepartmental Service Protocol for Homeless People Camping in Public Spaces (IDP)

  • City of Toronto Interdivisional Protocol for Encampments in Toronto

  • Presentation from the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services

Housing Secretariat – Overview on Housing Development Solutions Targeting Homelessness  

• Andalee Adamali, Housing Policy and Strategy, Housing Secretariat