Item - 2016.CD14.11

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into agreements with currently funded transitional housing and other housing support projects, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, for up to two years for up to $986,028 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018, and subsequent Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $739,521 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $246,507 gross and $0 net.

2.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into an agreement with Neighbourhood Information Post for the Rent Bank Program, as outlined in Appendix B to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, for up to two years for up to $1,798,674 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to approval of the 2017 and 2018, and subsequent Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:

i.  from January 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $1,438,939 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $359,735 gross and $0 net.

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into an agreement with Regent Park Community Health Centre for the women's art program, as outlined in Appendix C to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, up to two years for up to $26,875 gross and $0 net in Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018, and subsequent Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:

i.  from January 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $20,156 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $6,719 gross and $0 net.

4.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into a new agreement with the Daily Bread Food Bank for Creating Health +, as outlined in Appendix D to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 for up to $330,000 gross and $0 net in Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018, and subsequent Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $247,500 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $82,500 gross and $0 net.

5.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to enter into new agreements or amend existing agreements and allocate funds of up to 5 percent of Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative and Homelessness Initiative Fund project funds for up to two years for up to $737,852 gross and $132,964 net to respond to:

a.  emerging issues and/or unexpected situations impacting the community; and

b.  realign projects and fund new projects resulting from an Application for Continued Funding for currently funded and approved projects as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $553,389 gross and $99,723 net; and

ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $184,463 gross and $33,241 net.

6.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to allocate funds for the 2017/18 Health and Safety Fund for up to $200,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding consistent with the terms set out in Appendix H to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018 Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $150,000 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $50,000 gross and $0 net.

7.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to allocate Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funds for up to $10,000 per agency funded by Shelter, Support and Housing Administration for a 2017 Capacity Building Fund pilot project for up to $100,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2017 Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:

i.  from January 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $100,000 gross and $0 net.

8.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into agreements with Margaret's Housing and Community Support and St. Felix Social Ministries Outreach to provide enhanced cold weather drop-in services, as outlined in Appendix E to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, during 2016 and 2017 for up to $852,000 gross and $416,000 net subject to the approval of the 2017 City Operating Budget as follows:

i.  from October 15 to December 31, 2016 for up to $170,400 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1 to April 15, 2017 for up to $681,000 gross and $416,000 net.

9.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into an agreement, if feasible, with a community agency to operate overnight cold weather drop-in services, as outlined in Appendix E to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, during 2016 and 2017 for up to $300,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Prevention Initiatve funding subject to the approval of the 2017 City Operating Budget as follows:

i.  from October 15 to December 31, 2016 for up to $60,000 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1 to April 15, 2017 for up to $240,000 gross and $0 net.

10.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into agreements with Fred Victor Centre and Sistering: A Woman's Place, as outlined in Appendix F to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to provide 24-hour women's drop-in services for up to two years for up to $3,750,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018, and subsequent City Operating Budgets as follows:

i.  from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for up to $3,000,000 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 for up to $750,000.

11.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to enter into agreements with agencies funded through the Poverty Reduction Initiatives – Enhanced Tenant Support RFP for up to $0 gross and $75,000 net of Poverty Reduction Initiatives funding subject to the approval of the 2017 City Operating Budget as follows:

i.  from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for up to $0 gross and $75,000 net.

12.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend additional funding and enter into any agreements as necessary with the Inner City Family Health Team and Community Living Toronto, as outlined in Appendix G to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to provide the Bridges to Housing program for up to two years for up to $26,920 gross and $0 net of Ministry of Community and Social Services funding subject to the approval of the 2017 City Operating Budget as follows:

i.  from October 15, 2016 to December 31, 2016 for up to $13,460 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for up to $13,460 gross and $0 net.

13.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into an agreement with St. Michael's Hospital, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, to undertake a program evaluation of Bridges to Housing, as outlined in Appendix G to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, for up to two years for up to $95,000 gross and $0 net of MCSS funding subject to approval of the 2017 City Operating Budget, as follows:

i.  from October 15, 2016 to December 31, 2016 for up to $47,500 gross and $0 net; and

ii.  from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for up to $47,500 gross and $0 net.

14.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to enter into agreements to deliver projects in accordance with the terms and conditions of the amended contribution agreement with Service Canada for the Homelessness Partnering Strategy.

This report seeks authority to enter into funding agreements with community agencies that help people to increase housing stability.

All of the funding in this report is from the provincially funded Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI), Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) funds and/or the City of Toronto Homeless Initiatives Fund (HIF), and the City funded Poverty Reduction Initiatives:

Funding for the 2016 allocation is already approved in the 2016 City Operating Budget. The 2017/2018 allocations are subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018 Operating budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.