YMCA Rapid Housing Project

A Government of Canada Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) and City of Toronto funding announcement paves the way for a 31-unit, six-storey supportive housing project currently under construction at our Wagner Green YMCA site in Toronto. 

The project will create affordable rental housing for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Although they represent just 10% of the Canadian population, almost one out of every three homeless young people in Canada identifies within the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. 

RHI is delivered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) under the National Housing Strategy. 

The Wagner Green YMCA is an emergency shelter and drop-in centre where unhoused youth find a hot meal and a safe place to sleep — as well as wrap-around supports that help them return to school, find work, and, ultimately, live independently in safe housing of their own. Learn more about the Wagner Green YMCA shelter.

If you have any questions about the rapid housing project, please contact memberservices@ymcagta.org.