Reaching Home: $4.2 Million Homelessness Strategy launched in Sudbury

Homeless people in Sudbury and area will get some funding over the next five years.
Sudbury MP, Paul Lefebvre, announced the launch of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy yesterday.
Sudbury received $4.2 million under Reaching Home over the next five years.
This approach will keep decision making at the local level, give communities greater flexibility to address local priorities and achieve results for the most vulnerable.
Communities will have three years to introduce coordinated access systems to prioritize people who are most in need of housing and support services.
Under Reaching Home, the Government of Canada will expand the program’s reach by up to six new communities through an open and transparent application process, which is currently underway. The Government of Canada will also work with communities to develop and deliver data-driven systems with clear outcomes.
A transition period is in place to ensure service continuity as communities implement the new elements of Reaching Home. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting communities through this transformation by providing tools and access to training and technical assistance. To learn more about Reaching Home, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/homelessness.html for information.
Reaching Home will continue to support communities’ efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness in Canada. It will also support the goals of the National Housing Strategy, specifically the reduction of chronic homelessness nationally by 50 percent by 2027– 2028.