Homes First Foundation

There are over 5,000 people in Toronto without a safe stable place to live. Hundreds live “rough” – in ravines, stairwells or on the street. Hundreds more suffer with mental illness and addictions. This forgotten slice of our population, people who have been street-involved for several years and who have nowhere else to go, is where Homes First comes in.  They were the first and remain one of the largest providers of homes for people with the fewest options in Toronto.

Shirlene Courtis is the executive director of the Homes First Foundation.