REACHING HOME · TORONTO
Reaching Home in Toronto
ALFDC is Toronto’s Indigenous Community Entity for Reaching Home. We direct federal funding to Indigenous-led housing and homelessness work across the city, and partner with the community to prevent and reduce homelessness.
How Reaching Home works in Toronto
Reaching Home is the Government of Canada’s community-based program to prevent and reduce homelessness. Communities run a Coordinated Access system and report on their outcomes each year.
ALFDC serves as the Indigenous Community Entity for Reaching Home in Toronto. This work addresses and reduces Indigenous homelessness through culturally appropriate, community-driven solutions.
As the Indigenous Community Entity, ALFDC administers federal funding under the Indigenous Homelessness stream, directing resources toward initiatives that support Indigenous individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
To ensure funding decisions reflect community needs and priorities, ALFDC works in close partnership with the Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board (TICAB), made up of Indigenous housing and homelessness-serving organizations.
The current Toronto Indigenous Community Plan runs from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2028. The 2019–2024 plan has been archived for reference.
Indigenous Mobile ID Clinic
Identification is often the first step back to income, housing, healthcare, and work. The Mobile ID Clinic comes to shelters and community sites in Toronto to help people get or replace the ID they need. It is low-barrier and culturally grounded.
Meeting in the Middle
A 2018 engagement strategy and action plan, co-created by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council, setting out how the City and Indigenous organizations work together to address Indigenous homelessness.
How to connect
To speak to an Indigenous service provider in Toronto, please contact:
Email: mobileID2@alfdc.on.ca or mobileID@alfdc.on.ca
Phone: 613-921-5740