{"id":10391,"date":"2025-10-04T11:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T15:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/?p=10391"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:09:36","slug":"road-home-new-housing-blueprint-aims-to-break-poverty-cycle-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/road-home-new-housing-blueprint-aims-to-break-poverty-cycle-in-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"ROAD HOME: New housing blueprint aims to break poverty cycle in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posted On: October 4, 2025, Posted By: Emmy Kelly, NewmarketToday, Original Article.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Blue Door, the team sees every day what happens when people can\u2019t access safe, stable and affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families are forced to choose between rent and food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors sit on housing wait lists for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young people leaving government and foster care have nowhere to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, far too many Ontarians are cycling between emergency housing, hospitals, and the streets because there simply isn\u2019t enough deeply affordable and supportive housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why Blue Door chose to endorse Built for Good: Delivering the Housing Ontario Needs, a new, fully costed and delivery-ready plan from United Way Greater Toronto and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report makes one thing clear \u2014 that Ontario\u2019s housing system will only recover if we shift decisively toward non-profit, co-operative and Indigenous-led housing solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The targets are bold and necessary: 805,000 deeply affordable homes by 2035, including 93,000 supportive housing units and 55,000 built by and for Indigenous households. This isn\u2019t just about bricks and mortar; it\u2019s about dignity, stability, and breaking the cycle of poverty. The plan also calls for preserving 225,000 existing affordable units, because every home lost is another family pushed closer to crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, the investments are significant, but the costs of inaction are far higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada spends nearly $1 billion a year on emergency housing alone, and billions more in health care, justice, and lost productivity related to homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directing funding into long-term housing solutions is not just compassionate; it\u2019s fiscally responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Housing is a public good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When people are housed, communities are healthier, schools perform better, and our economy grows stronger. Ontario has an opportunity, and a responsibility, to lead boldly, treat housing as essential infrastructure, and invest in the homes that will sustain generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Blue Door, we are ready to be part of the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By continuing to build strong leadership, partnerships, and investments, Blue Door will turn the Built for Good plan into reality. But we cannot do it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of Blue Door, I urge you to add your voice, support local non-profit housing initiatives in your community, and speak to your elected officials, calling on the government to match the urgency this crisis demands with bold, sustained action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, we will build for good and deliver the housing Ontario and this community truly need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about Blue Door and stay updated on our housing initiatives and developments, sign up for our e-newsletter today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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