“How do you secure a stable, healthy home without references, proof of income, and enough savings to cover deposits, fees, and the costs of moving? You can’t even get a library card without showing proof of address.”
Jill, (2019) “How Aging Out of Care Leads to Homelessness”, online: Zero ceiling
Help for Long Term/Permanent
http://www.wigwamen.com/housing/toronto-family-seniors/
Wigwamen offers rental units which are leased at a geared-to-income rate. An application is required and can be found on their website. Wigwamen also provides a scholarship program to tenants.
(416) 481-4451
https://live.indigenousto.ca/listing/nishnawbe-homes/
Nishnawbe Homes offers affordable housing or rental assistance to Indigenous individuals moving to Toronto. There are three housing locations in Toronto, and one in Brampton. To apply, Nishawbe Homes needs a document that shows how much income you make (pay stubs, EI benefit statements, a letter from an Education Counsellor, Social Assistance Worker, or employer, etc.) and a document that proves you are Indigenous (a status card or letter from the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, a letter from a Tribal Council or Reserve Band Officer, a copy of the submitted form that is used for re-instatement of Indian Status).
(416) 975-5451
https://yws.on.ca/how-we-help/stay-in-school/
Youth Without Shelter offers a Stay in School program, which provides long-term transitional housing for youth between the ages of 16 to 24 to complete their education.
(416) 748-0110
https://www.acto.ca/for-tenants/
lawyers go to hearings at the Landlord and Tenant Board and provide free advice to tenants.
We want to help people aging out by providing a measure of dignity and support that communicates that we see them.
