{"id":10499,"date":"2026-02-09T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/?p=10499"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:00:21","slug":"province-invests-87000-to-modernize-seniors-housing-at-blue-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/province-invests-87000-to-modernize-seniors-housing-at-blue-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Province invests $87,000 to modernize seniors housing at Blue Door"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posted On: February 9, 2026, Posted By: Simon Martin, YorRegion.com, Original Article.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI lost everything two years ago. I ended up sleeping in my car,\u201d Habib said to the assembled crowd at Blue Door\u2019s Construct facility in Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t even enough rent to pay for a bachelor apartment. After 3.5 months of living in his car, Habib got in touch with Blue Door and everything changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI mean free meals, nice room, nice service,\u201d he said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t just save my life, but they brought my dignity back. I\u2019m part of the community again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Habib\u2019s story is not uncommon among senior men in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 28 per cent of senior-led households in Canada are in housing need. Habib is in Blue Door\u2019s transitional housing program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI lost everything, but, right now, I feel grateful to have a roof over my head,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crowd was gathered at the facility Feb. 5 to celebrate the $87,300 Blue Door received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2025. The money went to essential renovations happening at Forward, Blue Door\u2019s transitional house program for senior men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue Door\u2019s Forward program serves as a bridge for at-risk senior men, providing supportive transitional housing alongside wraparound services that help residents regain stability. Forward directly supports senior men facing multiple barriers to stable housing, including socio-economic challenges, physical limitations and age-related discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Blue Door, we created Forward because every senior deserves to age with security and respect in their community. Forward is more than housing, it is an anchor of stability and belonging,\u201d Blue Door interim CEO Emmy Kelly said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the support from OTF allows Blue Door to be better equipped to ensure the safety and accessibility of Forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The OTF invested nearly $105 million in 732 community projects last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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