>RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

United Way Greater Toronto and the City of Toronto’s COVID-19 Interim Shelter Recovery Strategy Report was informed by the collective expertise of key homeless-sector stakeholders and lessons learned from the first phase of the pandemic to develop solutions to prevent and end homelessness. The report’s recommendations include:

Investing in housing and supports to decrease the volume and duration of need for emergency shelter

Deepening collaboration and coordination with health partners

Shifting the way we shelter people to provide dignified, COVID-safe options

Minimizing the flow of people into traditional emergency shelters

Actions to address homelessness in the Black and Indigenous communities