MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

General Members are a critical part of the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness (TAEH). They are groups, organizations, individuals, and businesses that, together, make up the eco-system of TAEH’s collective impact initiative to end homelessness in Toronto.

TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT

General Members are entitled to notice of, and to attend, any meeting of TAEH’s full membership but without the right to vote. General Members will also be invited to participate in community engagement sessions, advisory/strategic advice tables and working groups established by the TAEH.

Memberships are valid from April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026.  Renewals will be sent out in January of each year for the subsequent term.

Any individual or organization committed to homelessness becoming rare, brief and non-recurring in Toronto and TAEH’s collective impact strategies is eligible to apply for annual membership as a General Member.  Annual membership contributions help support TAEH's collective work and success - see below for this year's Board-approved membership contribution schedule.

We encourage management in organizations to enroll their organization as a General Member to allow all staff access to the benefits of membership in the TAEH.

COMMITMENTS

General Members, by signing this Membership Agreement, commit to the following:

1.      To be a champion of the TAEH, its vision, and its strategies.

2.      To explore opportunities for alignment of one’s own strategic plans, where applicable, with TAEH’s Strategic Plan and the collective vision of ending homelessness in Toronto.

3.      To participate in TAEH meetings, events, and campaign activities on a regular basis.

4.      To work respectfully and collaboratively with fellow TAEH members, upholding the principles of collective impact and TAEH’s common agenda.

 BENEFITS

General Members have access to a variety of opportunities to learn about and engage in the TAEH goal that homelessness be rare, brief, and non-recurring in Toronto and in its strategies and activities.  

1.      Contributing to preventing and ending homelessness in Toronto.

2.      Invitations to TAEH’s Annual General Meeting and Members Meetings.

3.      Staff from organizational and individual General Members can chair Working Groups.

4.      Access to exclusive speakers, information, and training at General Members Days and other TAEH events.

5.      Access to TAEH newsletters, reports, publications etc.

6.      Enhanced profile with all orders of government and City-wide stakeholders with listing as a General Member on TAEH website and promotional material where applicable.

7.      Ability to share information via TAEH alerts and newsletters and on the future TAEH Members Only page on the TAEH website.

8.      Linking of websites with TAEH (if desired).

9.      A General Member certificate.

Next Steps

Review our Membership Contribution Matrix and then fill out the General Member MOU and send back to us at taeh@taeh.ca