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City of Toronto is establishing a Community Liaison Committee (CLC) for the development of the men’s shelter at 731 Runnymede Road. 

The CLC will be made up of residents, businesses, shelter clients, social service agencies, Ward Councillors and City staff.
Shelter clients, are listed as one of the groups the committee is supposed to be made of. The methods of choice and requirement consideration and the location of the meetings make it impossible for shelter clients, to be on the Community Liaison Committe.
Residents will be selected based on the following considerations:

Must live in Ward 11 or Ward 13, 

Problem 1, shelter clients are nomads, and without a residential address are not considered to live in a ward. This author who worked to get homeless people to vote in the last federal election, jumped though a series of hoops to prove resident rights for homeless persons. 

Available to commit to a regular meeting schedule

Problem 2, shelter clients operate their lives on a agenda and not a plan or preplaned dates

Prepared to participate in a Working Group once established..

Problem 3, participation is not a problem for homeless people, if the timing works within the shelter and social system hours, that they are required to work within.

Commit to updating neighbours on the work of the CLC
Problem 4, Shelter clients do this daily, though most often it is a rough going between shelter clients and residents.

Meetings will be held at the David Appleton Community Centre located at 33 Pritchard Ave M9N 1T4. The meetings will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm 

Anyone interested in research or empirical data proving this is the best location to have the meetings email the blog and the information can be sent to you.

Problem 5,  A big one. Shelter users will be required during these times, to be at the shelter to retain their bed for the night. Shelter mangers are simply too busy to manage a pass system for shelter users to solve this problem. Also passes are also used by shelter users to go out and Abus are drink and drugs.

A very easy solution to most of the above problems.

Have the meetings at the shelter in the food hall.

Text of the  application process as set out by the city, as sent out by the city.

The City of Toronto is establishing a Community Liaison Committee (CLC) for the development of the men’s shelter at 731 Runnymede Road. 

 The CLC will be made up of residents, businesses, shelter clients, social service agencies, Ward Councillors and City staff.

We are seeking 15 residents to participate on the CLC. If you are interested, please fill out the attached Expression of Interest form and submit online before August 2, 2016 at noon.
Link to CLC Application Form

Residents will be selected based on the following considerations:
Must live in Ward 11 or Ward 13
Available to commit to a regular meeting schedule
Prepared to participate in a Working Group once established

Diversity of age, gender and cultural origin

Commit to updating neighbours on the work of the CLC

Geographic diversity – representation from the different areas of the neighbourhood

Diversity of interests regarding the shelter development
Employees of the City of Toronto, including Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Corporations are ineligible to sit on the Resident Advisory Group
Please note that the CLC is not the only way to participate in the development of the shelter. Working groups with resident participation will also be established as the shelter development work progresses. More information will be provided soon regarding the establishment of the following workgroups:
Safe Growth Group – to address with safety and security in the neighbourhood

Rockcliff-Smythe/Junction Strategy – to identify needed programs and services to improve economic development and access to City and social services that improve neighbourhood wellbeing

As well, a website, email address and dedicated phone number are being established so residents can obtain updated information and provide their input on the work of the CLC.
What is the Commitment?
Resident volunteers on the CLC will participate in weekly meetings until September 7th 2016, and then regular meetings will be established by the CLC. 
When Will Meetings Be Held?
Meetings will be held at the David Appleton Community Centre located at 33 Pritchard Ave M9N 1T4. The meetings will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm and are scheduled for the following dates:
August – 10, 17, 24, 31
September – 7
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