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PRESENTATION BY THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE CONCERNING FINDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES: RESTORING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO SHELTER, HOUSING, AND HEALTH SUPPORTS
Mina Fayez-Bahgat, General Manager, Social and Community Services, Andrew Scavarelli, Director of Housing and Homelessness Services, Amy Marshall, Director of Community Support and Wellbeing and Katie Drake, Manager of Hart Hub from the County of Simcoe, provided a presentation concerning Finding New Opportunities Restoring Public Safety Through Increased Access to Shelter, Housing and Health Supports.
Mr. Fayez-Bahgat, Mr. Scavarelli, Ms. Marshall and Ms. Drake discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• County of Simcoe Homelessness Prevention Strategy 10-Point Plan;
• County of Simcoe new government funding opportunities to date;
• Shelter Expansion/Encampment Response Initiative;
• Modular Rapid Rehousing Project;
• Warming Centres in the City;
• The Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB);
• Ontario Health - Assisted Living
• County of Simcoe Hart Hub project implementation timeline;
• The clients' journey at Hart Hub and supportive services; and
• Next steps.
Members of Council asked a number of questions of the presenters and received responses.