Toronto is opening its first dedicated shelter for 2SLGBTQ+ adults this week.
The city, along with The 519 and Homes First Society, is opening a transitional shelter in the city’s west end, which will provide beds for up to 20 people.
According to the City of Toronto, the new shelter is the outcome of months of work following consultations with more than 150 community members with lived experience of homelessness as well as service providers. “As a first step in establishing a dedicated shelter space that is affirming for 2SLGBTQ+ adults, we are laying the groundwork to change the way 2SLGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness are supported and provided lasting solutions to homelessness. I am proud to be able to actively take this important first step with Homes First,” Maura Lawless, The 519’s executive director, said in a statement.
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