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Petition to Mayor Tory

Dear Mayor Tory,

On May 6 you received a letter signed by over 100 faith leaders from across the GTA saying that the city needs to do more for those experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  I add my voice to this urgent cry.

In order to save lives and minimize the deadly impacts of COVID-19 on Toronto’s homeless, I ask for the City to honour its stated commitments without any further delay.  The necessary actions are:

1. Immediate fast-track of people into safe housing options outside of the unsafe shelter system.

2. An ongoing and explicit moratorium on evictions for those without alternative options available to them for the duration of the pandemic.

3. Dignified and accessible health, hygiene and safety provisions for the most vulnerable. This includes the provision of adequate hygiene facilities, including washrooms, handwashing stations, showers, and laundry, at various locations throughout the city.

4. Low-barrier and mobile COVID-19 screening.

5. Accessible, steady and adequate supply of PPE for vulnerable populations, as well as volunteers and staff at both city funded and non-city funded organizations.

6. Support for shuttered organizations to re-engage service delivery of harm reduction, crisis counselling, primary case management, health and well-being services in safe and effective ways.

To date the City of Toronto has failed in its mandate to ensure accessible basic health needs and safe housing accommodations for the poorest people and to ensure the overall safety of all Torontonians.  Communities of faith have stepped up in this time of crisis and now it's time for the city to do the same.

Respectfully submitted,

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