MORE HOMELESS THIS SUMMER
Graeme Bacque (gbacque@arcos.org)
Sat, 09 May 1998 09:41:13 -0400
May 9, 1998 The Toronto Sun
MORE HOMELESS THIS SUMMER,
LAYTON PREDICTS
By DON WANAGAS -- City Hall Bureau
Toronto faces "a long, hot summer of homelessness" because its
hostels and shelters are jammed to capacity, Councillor Jack Layton
says.
Layton said 600 relief beds that were available during the winter are
closing because of provincial and federal program cuts.
"In the next weeks, we will have no response to 200 women and
children who need immediate housing and protection," said Layton,
co-chair of the city's advisory committee on homeless persons.
Layton said the city will have to look for motel space outside
Toronto
for these families. He noted the city will also be out of space for
single
men this summer for the first time.
"Torontonians can expect to see a lot more people in the streets,
parks, laneways and hidden away in nooks and crannies because
federal and provincial governments have cancelled any and all
affordable housing programs," he said.
The number of people sleeping "rough" is projected to peak at 2,000
per night this summer, double the summer average.
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