Nowhere else to go : Inadequate housing & risk of homelessness among families in Toronto's aging rental buildings

The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the research team, the advisory board members, the university, or the funder. [...] C i t i e s. C e n t r e. •. U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o i i i. N o w h e r e. E l s e. t o. G o Executive Summary Toronto is the site of a homelessness disaster in which thousands of people each year with no place of their own must stay in shelters, on the street, and in places not intended for human habitation. [...] C i t i e s. C e n t r e. . U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o 2. N o w h e r e. E l s e. t o. Go Drawing on a survey of more than 1,500 parents living in high-rise rental apartments in Toronto, and on focus groups with families and service providers, this report explores the following questions: 1. How common is inadequate housing and risk of homelessness among families with children living [...] We use the phrase “families facing homelessness” to refer to families on the continuum of housing vulnerability and homelessness: from inadequate and precarious housing, to hidden homelessness, to visible homelessness and shelter use, to re- housing after a period in a shelter. [...] C i t i e s. C e n t r e. . U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o 2. Sample and Method 2.1 Sample We analysed survey data from 1,566 families with children living in rental high-rises in the for- mer inner-suburban municipalities of Etobicoke, York, East York, North York, and Scarborough, and the downtown neighbourhood of Parkdale.