When everyone has a safe and affordable place to call home our whole community benefits.
Housing is one of the biggest factors that can impact someone’s heath and wellbeing. Ensuring people have access to quality housing that is safe, stable, accessible and affordable promotes positive health outcomes, encourages social inclusion, supports participation in education and employment, and is proven to reduce public costs associated with healthcare and emergency services. Our whole community benefits when people have housing that meets their needs and yet there are…
Action Spotlight:
Our community has a plan to end homelessness by 2023. An essential part of this plan is creating housing for those who need it most, individuals experiencing homelessness with complex needs. New permanent supportive housing developments have been proposed in different areas of the City to meet this need and we need your support.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that big change is possible if the will to make it happen exists. Solving the affordable housing and homelessness crisis requires action and investment by all levels of government. We know that ending homelessness and addressing this crisis in our community is not only the right thing to do, it’s possible with community support from people like you!
Will you join us?
Help us build support for YIMBY by adding this image to your website & linking it back to this webpage.
When you say ‘Yes in My Backyard’ (YIMBY), you:
- support a welcoming community where everyone can access the housing they need free of discrimination
- encourage others to show their support for safe and affordable housing that meets community needs
- help to build the community support necessary to give elected officials the courage to do the right thing.
I believe when everyone has a safe and affordable place to call home our whole community benefits. Add my name to the YIMBY Guelph-Wellington campaign, subscribe me to the Poverty Task Force email list, and send me updates about how I can help.
Gratitude acknowledgement: The Poverty Task Force is grateful to the following individuals and groups whose work inspired our YIMBY campaign, including the HomeComing Community Choice Coalition, Joy Connelly, BC Housing and Redwood Park Communities.