Did you know? Supportive Housing Works.

Toronto needs more of it. The Toronto Supportive Housing Network has launched our Municiapl Election Call to Action.

Supportive housing has been part of Toronto communities for decades. It is helping people live independently and participate in their communities. Supportive housing is also crucial for preventing and solving homelessness. Yet thousands of people are still waiting.

This municipal election is an opportunity to recognize what works and commit to doing more of it. 

Instructions:

1. Copy the email addresses below for the three leading mayoral candidates and open a separate email draft for each as opposed to CC or BCC

info@oliviachow.ca | info@bradford26.ca | campaign@chrisalexander.ca 

2. Visit Toronto's 2026 Municipal Election List of Certified Candidates

3. Copy the email addresses of as many candidates for Council as you like but focus on incumbents and higher-profile names. Again, send emails separately rather than CC

4. Copy the letter template below and fill the missing information into the brackets as per each candidate and ward

5. Send the emails and make your voice heard!

Letter Template:

Dear [Candidate Name],

My name is [Your Name], and I'm a resident of Ward [Number]/[Neighbourhood]. I'm writing to ask you to make five commitments on supportive housing before the October 26 election:

1. BUILD: Make supportive housing a core part of Toronto's housing strategy. Commit to a target of at least 15% of new affordable rental construction being supportive housing, and establish a clear citywide supportive housing growth target.

2. SCALE WHAT WORKS: Build on Toronto's decades of experience. Invest in non-profit supportive housing providers with demonstrated expertise and strong housing stability outcomes.

3. FUND THE SUPPORTS: Housing needs supports to succeed. Advocate for increased provincial and federal investment in the wraparound supports that allow people to remain housed.

4. COORDINATE: Create a coordinated, one-window approach to housing development and support funding, with shared targets and accountability. Three levels of government should work together — but people experiencing homelessness experience one system.

5. BUILD INCLUSION: Use planning, zoning, community engagement and housing policy to create opportunities for supportive housing throughout Toronto. Ensure that people who need supportive housing can live as full members of their communities, in every ward and every neighbourhood.

Supportive housing has helped thousands of people get off the streets, and organizations have been providing it in Toronto neighbourhoods since the 1970s. Yet more than 28,000 people are currently waiting for supportive housing in Toronto. I want to support candidates who will prioritize this issue.

Will you commit to these five actions?

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely, [Your Name] [Your Ward/Neighbourhood] 

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