Toronto supportive housing project backed by federal, provincial and city funding

The federal government is investing $21.6 million in Dunn House Phase Two, a new supportive housing project in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood, while Ontario and the City are also contributing funding.

Federal, provincial and municipal governments are partnering with the University Health Network to build a new supportive housing project in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. The announcement said the federal government will provide funding through the Build Canada Homes agency. The project is named Dunn House Phase Two and follows the original Dunn House social medicine initiative in south Parkdale. Officials described the development as combining housing with on-site health and social supports. Key details: - The federal government will invest $21.6 million in the development through Build Canada Homes. - The Province of Ontario will provide $2.6 million in annual operational funding. - The City of Toronto will invest $10.2 million and act as the public developer to lead delivery of the new homes. - Dunn House Phase Two will include 54 rent-geared-to-income studio units aimed at at-risk seniors, with health and social services available on site. - The project model was developed by UHN's Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine together with the City and community partners; the original Dunn House was a four-storey modular building with 51 supportive units. Summary: Officials say the project aims to integrate primary health care, mental health supports and community services alongside permanent housing to address social determinants of health. Undetermined at this time.