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The Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH) in Ottawa envisions
an inclusive community that takes responsibility
for ensuring every resident has an appropriate home.
ATEH is a non-partisan coalition committed to
taking action
to end homelessness.
Nov. 22, 2011 ATEH Event Honouring National Housing Day
Report Card on Ending Homelessness
in Ottawa, Jan to Dec 2010 |
Learn more about our community, for instance:
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Targets |
2009 |
Indicator |
2010 |
Grade |
1. REDUCE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN EMMERGENCY SHELTER
Annual target:
500 fewer people a year.(By 2020: only 2000 people homeless*.) |
7,184
823
1,413
453
1,091
3,472 |
People
(Total Individuals)
Subgroups**
Family Units
Children***
Youth
Single Women
Single Men |
7,156
832
1,408
512
1,099
3,393 |
C |
2. SHORTER SHELTER STAYS
Annual target:
a 3 day reduction in average stay.
(By 2020: reduced to 30 day stay.) |
59
63 days
34 days
47 days
58 days |
Days Stayed (Average)
Family Units
Youth
Single Women
Single Men
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62
72 days
31 days
49 days
59 days |
D- |
3. CREATE HOUSING THAT'S AFFORDABLE
Annual target:
1000 new built units and/or rent supplements.
(By 2020: 10,000 new units & 4,000 on the social housing wait list.) |
88 |
New
Affordable
Units
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334 |
C+ |
4. HOUSING IS MORE AFFORDABLE
Annual target: movement toward 30% income on rent for a bachelor apartment for
a single person on low income.
(By 2020: no more than
30% of income is spent on housing.) |
45%
118%
66 % |
Housing is Affordable
(Percent Income to
Pay Rent)
Minimum Wage
Ontario Works
Ontario Disability Support Program |
44%
121%
69% |
F |
* Emergencies like fire, family breakdown, illness, etc. will continue to displace some people temporarily.
** Totals in each group are based on use of emergency shelters by different individuals or families. A small number of individuals may be represented in more than one subgroup because of changes in age or family status over the course of the year.
*** Dependents 18 & under.
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| November 22, 2011 |
ATEH 2011 COMMUNITY FORUM ON HOMELESSNESS - Program details - HERE
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| Sept-Oct, 2011 |
Read ATEH's Questionnaire for Ottawa's Provincial Candidates and its new data report on why it matters to vote for affordable housing.
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| October 2010 |
2010 MUNICIPAL ELECTION & ATEH Questionnaire: Read Candidates' Answers! Affordable Housing - A defining election issue!
Find other strong voices in the community.
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| June 2006 |
Announcing publication of research using the Alliance's media work leading up to and during the release of its First Report Card on Homelessness in Ottawa as the case study. Copyright permission to post granted by The Philanthropist, June 2006. The Philanthropist is Canada's only journal dedicated to providing legal, tax, and management information to Canadian charities and charitable foundations and their legal and financial advisors. For information on how to subscribe, please visit www.thephilanthropist.ca.
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