Province tops up City of Greater Sudbury homelessness funding to $4.46M

The province has committed $4,461,900 to the City of Greater Sudbury toward efforts aimed at tackling homelessness, which is an 8.6 per cent increase over last year’s pledge. 

The money has been earmarked toward helping more people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness find the right housing and other supports they need. 

It’s intended to help streamline operations so municipal service managers have more time to spend working with their clients. 

“By simplifying the delivery of services and increasing funding, our government is helping our municipal partners spend more time focusing on providing vulnerable people in our Northern communities with the supports they need to stay in their homes or find housing,” Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said in a release issued by the province. 

The Homelessness Prevention Program launching on April 1 combines the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative, Home for Good and the Strong Communities Rent Supplement Program and includes a total annual investment of $464 million provincewide.

Access to funding is based on a by-name list that meets provincial requirements. These lists are a real-time list of people experiencing homelessness that includes detailed information about each person’s needs. 

The City of Greater Sudbury’s by-name list has included 187 names to date and there are currently 109 people who are actively homeless on the list.