Ask your MPP for a Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy that works!

April 28, 2010

Family Service Toronto and Ontario Campaign 2000 are members of the Housing Network of Ontario - a provincial network of affordable housing advocates with over 450 organizations and individuals who have endorsed the Housing Network of Ontario Declaration.

Please take 2 minutes on Friday April 30^th to email or call your MPP to reinforce the message that Ontarians need a Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy that will effectively reduce and eliminate housing-related poverty.

Say you expect bold action to address our housing crisis. We need:

Annual funding to build 10,000 affordable homes a year and for ongoing maintenance;
A new Housing Benefit to close the gap between high rents and low-incomes;
A plan that works for marginalized communities;
Legislative changes to better protect tenants and to promote affordable housing;
Accountability from government to meet their promises.

For more information go to: www.stableandaffordable.com

You can find your MPP by visiting:

http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/member_addresses.do?AddType=CONT&locale=en

Or, if you do not know your electoral district, go first to:

http://fyed.elections.on.ca/fyed/en/form_page_en.jsp

Email dirksy@lao.on.ca to confirm you took this action, and share any response you get.

The facts:

1 in every 5 tenant households in Ontario pays more than 50% of their income on rent.
Last year there were over 129,000 households on the waiting list for affordable housing in Ontario (with wait times of 5 to 20 years)
The Ontario gov’t has promised to release a Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy in June

On April 29, 2010, the Housing Network of Ontario released at Queens Park the list of “5 Tests for Success” for a new Housing Strategy:

sustained funding to build at least 10,000 affordable new homes annually and ensure maintenance of all public housing
a new Housing Benefit and support services to make housing truly affordable and accessible
changes to housing legislation
proper accountability, and
clear ways to measure progress in the fight against housing-related poverty.

We need YOU to support our call for a Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy that works!

Thank you!

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