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Discover TVO Docs’ HOME documentary exploring Ontario’s homelessness crisis. Learn why World Homeless Day matters and how communities can make a difference.

September invites us to pause and begin again. As Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year, Nayrouz, Rosh Hashanah, and the new school year converge, this season asks us to reflect on the world we are building. Hope helps us endure; imagination asks us to picture what does not yet exist and build toward it. In a time of rising rents, displacement, and housing insecurity, do we see housing as property, or as a human right?

Crisis in Our City did not start as a homelessness organization. It began as a human response to a human emergency. When the African refugee crisis in 2023 brought thousands of people to Toronto’s doorstep, it was not the government that moved first. It was faith communities, ordinary neighbours, and places of worship, including mosques, churches, and synagogues, that opened their doors and said simply: these are people, and they need help. What was meant to be a temporary re

Stay informed with real stories, policy updates, and community-led responses from across Toronto.Each edition highlights urgent needs, grassroots leadership, and meaningful ways to get involved. Explore our latest newsletters below: June Edition - click here July Edition - click here New editions are released regularly. Follow our journey and join the conversation as we work toward safe shelter and justice for all. crisis in our city.

Liam Casey at National Post A new report from Ontario's municipalities shows the clearest picture to date of homelessness in the province. Nearly half of the 80,000 people who were homeless in 2024 lived in shelters or on the streets for more than six months, or experienced recurrent homelessness over the past three years. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario says a fundamentally different approach -- and billions in funding -- is needed to tackle the crisis. (Jan