November 15, 2023

Save the date and join us to address the affordable housing crisis on National Housing Day Wednesday November 22 at Humber College. Doors open at 5 pm dinner served G building Humber Lakeshore Campus 17 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive. Free everyone welcome

We are thrilled to announce that CBC’s Metro Morning host David Common has accepted our invitation to moderate our panel of affordable housing experts. It’s going to be an EPIC evening of information. Drop by and see the new Helen Keller Centre drawings and get information on their application process. Participate in challenging activities that will boost your knowledge about solutions to the affordable housing crisis. Look at the drawings of a new supportive housing building going up on the Queensway near the Ontario Food Terminal. See some new models of affordable housing mixed use and other project ideas that would offer rent geared to income homes in this community. Get information on some of the innovative programs Humber is offering and financial and other supports related to the construction and horticultural, landscaping field. Learn about Community Benefits and the Trades and their importance to building complete and healthy communities. Win a 50 dollar food gift certificate. Play some carnival and trivia games to boost your knowledge on how to be a part of the solution

You’re invited to the  LAMP Community Health Centre’s 2023 National Housing Day event in partnership with Humber College, LAHAAG and CP PLanning. This event will be a solutions-focused charrette working to identify and share possible steps forward in addressing the affordable housing crisis. Join us for interactive and educational activities, a panel of esteemed guests including Cheryll Case (CP Planning), Celia Chandler, the Deputy Executive Director of CHFT, Gautam Mukherjee Executive Director of Houselink Mainstay Community Housing, Kegan Harris (Director of Housing Development The Neighbourhood Group), Benjamin Ries Executive Director of the South Etobicoke Community Legal Services, Carla Neto Executive Director of Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke, and a pitch contest where interested individuals or groups can join together to pitch new or interesting ideas to address the housing crisis. There will also be information tables on different models and facets of the affordable housing sector.

• Discover new models to create affordable housing in South Etobicoke
• Find out how a local land trust works to develop and protect affordable housing
• Learn about Community Benefits and ways to generate local jobs in the trades
• See how Humber College is connecting to the community to make life better for local residents
• Hear from some young bright changemakers and accelerate a social community building response
• Amplify a call to action

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

5 PM – 9 PM – Pitches to Start at 6 PM; Panel at 7 PM

G Commons, Humber College Lakeshore Campus

17 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8V 4B6

Interested in making a pitch? Contact Bri Gardner Ford at brig@lampchc.org, or phone 416-252-6471 ext. 308
This event is being held in partnership with the Lakeshore Affordable Housing Advocacy and Action Group (LAHAAG) and Humber College’s Centre for Social Innovation.

Community Building

Discover new models to create affordable housing in South Etobicoke

Pitch community solutions and ideas that meet the needs of everyday people

Share locations where affordable housing should be built in South Etobicoke

Learn about Community Benefits and ways to generate local jobs in the trades

Find out how a local land trust works to develop and protect affordable housing

See how Humber College is connecting to the community to make life better for local residents

Hear from some young bright changemakers and accelerate a social community building response

Amplify a call to action

National Housing Day – Wednesday, November 22, 5 PM – 8 PM at Humber College G Building

National Housing Day is an opportunity to learn more about the impact of the housing crisis in South Etobicoke. Join us for dinner, speakers, and educational activities about affordable housing. We are also accepting pitch submissions from anyone with an idea to support housing in our community. For more information or to submit your pitch, contact brig@lampchc.org or phone 416-252-6471 ext. 308 #affordablehousing#housingcrisis#NHD2023#NationalHousingDay