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Supportive Housing and the Housing First Model
PARC’s supportive housing follows the Housing First model, providing safe, permanent housing as a foundation for stability and well-being. By prioritizing access to housing first, tenants can more effectively address their mental and physical health, substance use, and other challenges.
Combining affordable housing with individualized tenant supports, including help with maintaining housing, accessing health care, building social and life skills, and connecting to Community resources support long-term stability, eviction prevention, and independence.
PARC Supportive Housing
PARC provides affordable housing with on-site or visiting staff who offer support and connections to community resources to help tenants maintain stability. Staff build relationships based on trust and respect, and can collaborate with external providers like healthcare professionals, legal advocates, and community case managers to ensure a coordinated circle of care.
Who it helps: Individuals experiencing homelessness living with mental health and/or substance
use challenges, and who benefit from low to moderate supports to maintain housing stability
and well-being.
How to access it: All supportive housing referrals are processed through the City of Toronto’s
Coordinated Access and the Access Point. Individuals cannot apply directly for supportive housing at PARC.
If you are looking for housing support, PARC’s Housing Access team can help you understand the system, complete applications, and connect to appropriate referral pathways.
Staff contact: Matthew Paquiz, Manager of Housing Support Services, mpaquiz@parc.on.ca, 416-684-4096
How to access it: All supportive housing referrals are processed through the City of Toronto’s
Coordinated Access and the Access Point. Individuals cannot apply directly for supportive housing at PARC.
If you are looking for housing support, PARC’s Housing Access team can help you understand the system, complete applications, and connect to appropriate referral pathways.
Staff contact: Matthew Paquiz, Manager of Housing Support Services, mpaquiz@parc.on.ca
For those experiencing long-term homelessness, housing instability, health challenges, and systemic barriers, supportive housing is the chance to heal, recover and connect to services they need to stabilize and rebuild their lives.
With a safe home and access to supports, people can focus on their health, build social connections, and take part in community life. Studies show that supportive housing is effective at stabilization, with most residents staying housed long-term.
Supportive Housing is proven to reduce reliance on emergency services, hospitals, shelters, and the justice system, while creating permanent homes for people who need them most. It also improves safety for communities, as residents with complex needs gain regular access to health and social services instead of crisis interventions.
Ending homelessness means we need more housing that is purpose built, well designed and provides robust supports. This requires collaboration between governments, service providers, and communities. Every supportive home built means one more person has a chance to improve their health and wellbeing, live safely and be more connected to the community.