Supporters of the CONC Men's Shelter (850/854 Bloor St. West)
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Matthew Thompson
10 years ago
This would be a vital service in an accessible location and in a city that is sorely lacking housing services for homeless men. This is exactly the kind of initiative that should be supported in Toronto.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
My dad was homeless, please help others in need
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Maryse Pigeon
10 years ago
Very good cause
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Seb Roberts
10 years ago
Affordable housing and a higher provincial minimum wage would be better, but until those are achieved, shelters are an absolute necessity.
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Nellie Bannayan
10 years ago
This facility is much needed
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Yvette Munro
10 years ago
With winter around the corner, I support an additional 30 bed shelter for homeless men at Bloor/Shaw operated by Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre
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K Goonewardena
10 years ago
I live close to Bloor/Ossington and go past the proposed shelter at 850/854 Bloor St. W. nearly every day. I have many reasons to support this shelter: it responds to an urgent need in the city; its location is ideal for its purpose (close to the subway, Christie park, etc.); and it would fit nicely in the kind of community to which I want to belong, one that is inclusive, diverse and responsible, where everyone feels welcome.
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Tom Wynn
10 years ago
This is a public good. It should be opened.
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Erin McPhee
10 years ago
I support CONC, and believe that this shelter is necessary.
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Tenzin Tharchen
10 years ago
More and more we see closures of essential services and people are suffering and being forced into the streets. How is any of this helping anyone? It is not helping at all. We need these services to remain open that people in need can find some help and hope.
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Catherine Staples
10 years ago
This is a good location for a shelter. Close to TTC, amenities, parks and possibilities. There's a fine line between our men needing this place or not.
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Camila Core
10 years ago
My family has lived at Bloor/Christie for four years. This is a wonderful neighbourhood, and we insist that the amenities and benefits of such a neighbourhood should be afforded to everyone, without prejudice. We insist on housing for all. We insist on essential provisions and services for everyone regardless of occupation, ability, formal education, income, or anything else. The poor have been increasingly driven away from access to services at a time when housing is needed most, and this is wrong. It's also important that we acknowledge that diversity is what makes a healthy community; downtown should not be a place in which middle and upperclass Torontonians can shift out the working poor or those with precarious living situations. Our household - which consists of two children, both of which commute through Bloor & Ossington 5-7 days a week - strongly support inclusivity in our backyard in the form of a men's shelter on Bloor. Our household and friends would be more than happy to welcome such a centre into our community, and soon.
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Jennifer Stone
10 years ago
I live on Shaw near Bloor and I support this inclusive & supportive initiative in the neighbourhood. As the mural at Bloor & Shaw says, "make good" choices, make good community.
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jordan
10 years ago
This is our neighbourhood and we need this. Affordable and emergency housing options keep our communities safe(r).
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klaudia Meier
10 years ago
We should all make sure that everyone has housing. A bed is not even really good enough, but it is a start.
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Andrew
10 years ago
Since moving to this city a few years ago, one thing I noticed was the lack of spaces for homeless individuals. In a country, such as Canada, where everyday conditions can be harsh and the unbearable we need to be looking at creating places for our homeless to feel safe and secure. Lynn and the CONC are great leaders in our community, and across Canada, for ensuring that those in need get the resources they deserve. Thank you!
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Clare Nobbs
10 years ago
There are simply not enough shelter beds in this city. And there certainly aren't enough shelters run by progressive, client-centred agencies. This needs to happen. And we also need affordable housing. Now.
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Mari
10 years ago
The earth is home to every living being
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Simon Schlesinger
10 years ago
Still not enough beds. Still not a permanent solution.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
I work at the Public Library and for years we have had a homeless man camping out by our overnight book drop slot. It is very off-putting to people who want to return their books late at night or early in the morning, to have someone (often with his pants halfway off) sleeping there. Wouldn't it be better for him to have a safe place to sleep overnight? We need more safe places for homeless and desperate people to go; somewhere where they are welcomed, not shooed away.
This would be a vital service in an accessible location and in a city that is sorely lacking housing services for homeless men. This is exactly the kind of initiative that should be supported in Toronto.
My dad was homeless, please help others in need
Very good cause
Affordable housing and a higher provincial minimum wage would be better, but until those are achieved, shelters are an absolute necessity.
This facility is much needed
With winter around the corner, I support an additional 30 bed shelter for homeless men at Bloor/Shaw operated by Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre
I live close to Bloor/Ossington and go past the proposed shelter at 850/854 Bloor St. W. nearly every day. I have many reasons to support this shelter: it responds to an urgent need in the city; its location is ideal for its purpose (close to the subway, Christie park, etc.); and it would fit nicely in the kind of community to which I want to belong, one that is inclusive, diverse and responsible, where everyone feels welcome.
This is a public good. It should be opened.
I support CONC, and believe that this shelter is necessary.
More and more we see closures of essential services and people are suffering and being forced into the streets. How is any of this helping anyone? It is not helping at all. We need these services to remain open that people in need can find some help and hope.
This is a good location for a shelter. Close to TTC, amenities, parks and possibilities. There's a fine line between our men needing this place or not.
My family has lived at Bloor/Christie for four years. This is a wonderful neighbourhood, and we insist that the amenities and benefits of such a neighbourhood should be afforded to everyone, without prejudice. We insist on housing for all. We insist on essential provisions and services for everyone regardless of occupation, ability, formal education, income, or anything else. The poor have been increasingly driven away from access to services at a time when housing is needed most, and this is wrong. It's also important that we acknowledge that diversity is what makes a healthy community; downtown should not be a place in which middle and upperclass Torontonians can shift out the working poor or those with precarious living situations. Our household - which consists of two children, both of which commute through Bloor & Ossington 5-7 days a week - strongly support inclusivity in our backyard in the form of a men's shelter on Bloor. Our household and friends would be more than happy to welcome such a centre into our community, and soon.
I live on Shaw near Bloor and I support this inclusive & supportive initiative in the neighbourhood. As the mural at Bloor & Shaw says, "make good" choices, make good community.
This is our neighbourhood and we need this. Affordable and emergency housing options keep our communities safe(r).
We should all make sure that everyone has housing. A bed is not even really good enough, but it is a start.
Since moving to this city a few years ago, one thing I noticed was the lack of spaces for homeless individuals. In a country, such as Canada, where everyday conditions can be harsh and the unbearable we need to be looking at creating places for our homeless to feel safe and secure. Lynn and the CONC are great leaders in our community, and across Canada, for ensuring that those in need get the resources they deserve. Thank you!
There are simply not enough shelter beds in this city. And there certainly aren't enough shelters run by progressive, client-centred agencies. This needs to happen. And we also need affordable housing. Now.
The earth is home to every living being
Still not enough beds. Still not a permanent solution.
I work at the Public Library and for years we have had a homeless man camping out by our overnight book drop slot. It is very off-putting to people who want to return their books late at night or early in the morning, to have someone (often with his pants halfway off) sleeping there. Wouldn't it be better for him to have a safe place to sleep overnight? We need more safe places for homeless and desperate people to go; somewhere where they are welcomed, not shooed away.