Item - 2019.AA2.2
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on November 22, 2019. The Committee received the item for information only. No further action will be taken on this item.
AA2.2 - Meeting in the Middle - Update on Implementation
- Decision Type:
- Presentation
- Status:
- Received
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Steve Teekens, Executive Director, Native Men's Residence, and Mary-Anne Bedard, General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, City of Toronto, gave a presentation on Meeting in the Middle - Update on Implementation.
Summary
Steve Teekens, Executive Director, Native Men's Residence, and Mary-Anne Bedard, General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA), City of Toronto, will give a presentation on Meeting in the Middle - Update on Implementation.
The presentation will outline the actions SSHA has undertaken to implement Meeting in the Middle, an engagement strategy and action plan co-developed by SSHA, the Indigenous Community Advisory Board, and the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council to foster better relationships in order to more meaningfully address Indigenous homelessness in Toronto.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/aa/bgrd/backgroundfile-139992.pdf
Meeting in the Middle - Engagement Strategy and Action Plan Co-developed by the City of Toronto Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council - June 2018
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/aa/bgrd/backgroundfile-140466.pdf
(November 6, 2019) Meeting in the Middle Annual Gathering Summary Report by Crystal Basi
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/aa/bgrd/backgroundfile-140467.pdf
Motions
That the item be received for information.