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Annual Report 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Board of Directors 3
Letter from the Society 3
Letter from the Foundation 4
Milestones and Accomplishments 5‐6
Stories 7‐8
Event Hosts & Sponsors 9
Financials 9‐10
Builders of Hope Back Cover
Front cover photo: Wales House
Funding Support for Homes First by:
MISSION Homes First develops and provides affordable, stable housing and support services to break the cycle of homelessness for people with the fewest housing options.
WHY? Because everyone needs a home.
In 2017, Homes First provided the following value to communities:
6,489 referrals and connections
276,555 meals served
382 people in supportive housing
92,185 nights of emergency shelter
47 former CAMH patients now living at Homes First
Cost of 1 year at CAMH: $250,000 Cost of 1 year at Homes First: $30,000
Savings: $10,340,000 per year
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS City of Toronto, Shelter, Support, and Housing:
Homelessness Initiatives & Prevention Services
Housing Stability Services
Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Arts Market
Big on Bloor & Dig In Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Community Care Access Centre
COTA Health Dixon Hall Furniture Bank Hospice Toronto Humber College
Inner City Health Meals on Wheels
Next‐Steps Employment Centre
Pilot Place Progress Place Queen West Harm Reduction
Queen West‐Parkdale Community Health Centre/Diabetes Education Program
Regent Park Diabetes Education Program
Scarborough Addiction Service Providers
Scarborough Housing Stabilization Network
Seaton House Second Harvest St. Elizabeth Health St. Michaels ACT Team
Toronto Community Housing
Toronto North Support Services—Multi‐Disciplinary Access to Care and Housing
Toronto Pride Toronto Public Health Toronto Service Resolution Committee
United Way Toronto & York Region
University Health Network
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Cost of Homelessness:
$7,000,000,000 Estimated annual cost of homelessness on the Canadian economy (Lookout Society, 2013)
235,000 Estimated number of people who are homeless in Canada annually (The Canadian Press, 2016)
35,000 Estimated number of people in Canada who are homeless on any given night (The Canadian Press, 2016)
50,000 Estimated number of people in Canada who are hidden homeless – defined as without homes of their own and relying on friends or family for shelter ‐ on any given night (The Canadian Press, 2016)
Average Monthly Costs
Provincial Hospital Bed: $13,950 The Globe and Mail, 2015
Provincial Jail Cell: $9,420 Global News, 2018
Shelter Bed at Homes First’s Strachan House: $2,101
Social Housing Unit with Homes First: $1,545
Every $1 spent towards providing housing and supports for a homeless person with severe mental health issues results in $2.17 in savings (The Globe and Mail, 2014)
2017HOME BUILDERS
By giving monthly, Homes Builders support the critical programs and services that help residents lead healthy lives while gaining the skills and confidence needed to live in our community.
Seval Alkin
Lisa Blake
Patricia Carlow
MaryEtta Cheney
Cristina Coniglio
Christopher Courtney
Jason Day
David & Kelly D'Cruz
Vincent de Grandpre
Chantal Desloges
Catherine Dewdney Wendy Dix
Mark Frampton
Bob Gauthier
Wieslaw Gerlee
Suzanne Graydon
Daniel Guttman
Gordon Hamilton
Kate Hatoum
Barbara Haynes
Joe Iannello
Carol Jamieson
Eve Joseph Moira Kapral
Danny Kastner
Jean‐Claude Killey
Jason Kinnear
Emily Lawrence
Alison Mackay
Erica Maidment
Keltie McLaren
Marsha Melnik
Keren Morehead
Patricia & Philip Morehead
Bruce Palmer
Fran Perkins
Salima Rawji
Robert Read
Jacqueline Roberts
Wendy Rothwell
Talia Rovinski
Lynn E. Sibley
Ricardo Simoes
David Smagata
Michael Soncina
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From the Society In 2017, the Homes First team worked together to provide the best possible housing for residents, ensuring that we continue to provide a wide range of options to meet their diverse needs.
We’ve continued to build on our financial stability and have the strongest balance sheet in years. As a result, we’ve continued strengthening and expanding our programs and services for our community. In addition, we have increased our investment in the maintenance of our buildings to enhance resident and neighbourhood safety.
In November, Homes First was honoured to be the recipient of the Ontario Non‐Profit Housing Association's (ONPHA's) Award for Excellence.
Our Volunteer Program continues to grow, providing volunteers to deliver high‐quality programming
and opportunities for our residents.
2017 also saw the Community Development Program continue to engage clients in exciting events such as Earth Week, the Homes First Annual Showcase, the Pride Parade, and the annual all‐site BBQ. In addition, programs such as the Diabetes Prevention Program continue to be adapted to meet our residents' needs.
In the autumn of 2017, Homes First made an offer on a new location for our St. Clair Shelter and we are excited to say that at the time of printing, we have closed the sale and now have the keys to the building.
We have been delighted to continue to work together with the Tippet, T.R. Meighen Family, and the Rotary Club of Toronto Charitable Foundations in the development of a comprehensive
food program to serve the needs of our high support residents at Strachan House. Without their support, many of these clients would go hungry.
We are grateful for the support of the Sprott Foundation in 2017, which enabled us to increase and improve programs to support the women at Savards, our shelter for women with mental health issues, to help them develop the skills to find and maintain housing.
We continue to work closely with the Homes First Foundation in its efforts to build a strong fundraising base.
Our Board and staff look forward to a strong future where we increase and improve our portfolio and provide more options to more people for supportive home environments.
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SOCIETY FOUNDATION
Jeremy Roach, Chair Beate Bowron, Secretary Jose Querubin, Treasurer Marsha Haga Mo Ettehadieh Gabriele Grach Merav Jacobson Shelagh O’Donnell Paulina Salamo
Ram Singh Samantha Sukumar Kitty Tsang Ange Valentini Alexis Van Halen Carla Whillier
Chantal Desloges, Chair Barbara Haynes,
Secretary David D’Cruz, Treasurer Beate Bowron, Crossover
Member Farhan Ali Khan Dan Guttman Kate Hatoum
Jean-Claude Killey Jason Kinnear Hugh Meighen Bruce Palmer Salima Rawji Adrian Rocca Edvard Ryder Nahid Zamir
Jeremy Roach Society Chair
Patricia Mueller Society Chief Executive Officer
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From the Foundation The past year was monumental for the Foundation. 2017 brought significant financial growth and Board Development.
Our signature event, Homes For Dinner saw increased participation in sponsorship and net revenue. We continue to grow Homes First brand awareness through social media and the new website.
The Strachan House Food Program successfully continued into its second year thanks to generous multi‐year grants from the Rotary Club of Toronto, the Tippet Foundation, and the T.R. Meighen Family Foundation. To date, it has served 134,640 meals to residents at Strachan House. We continue to look for funding to expand the food program to other Homes First sites.
We were also pleased that we secured funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to support two projects.
We received an Ontario 150 Community Capital Program grant of $148,800 from OTF to modernize the elevator at the Sheila Miller residence. This significant capital repair ensures that the Society meets Ontario Disability Legislation.
We also received an Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Seed Grant to support the “Active Living” program which helps Homes First residents attain one‐on‐one guidance and needs’ assessments to facilitate connections to the community. This support will allow residents to find volunteer placements, training
workshops, résumé assistance, and employment opportunities.
This year we were also grateful to be part of Scarborough Toyota’s “Because We Care” campaign to support local charities. Through cross‐promotion with Homes First, Scarborough Toyota donated $15,000 which included a $5,000 donation of over 100 meals and personal care kits for each resident at Homes First’s St. Clair and Kennedy Road shelters. $10,000 went towards supporting our general fund.
To our many donors, sponsors, friends, and partners, we appreciate you and your commitment to improving the lives of Homes First residents.
STAFF RECOGNITION
5 YEARS
Shauna Daley
Kallan Lyons
Francine Robinson
Marcia Smith
10 YEARS
Anneisha McLean
Judith Gumpo
15 YEARS
Lesley Earl
Steve Jennex
Alston Lambert
Pat Lewis
Jasmine Thompson
Paula Williams
Bev Wright
Shirlene Courtis CFRE Foundation Executive Director
Chantal Desloges Foundation Chair
2017 Milestones &
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ONPHA Award:
This year, Homes First received the Award for Excellence from the Ontario Non‐Profit Housing Association at the annual ONPHA Conference and Trade Show. This award recognizes a non‐profit housing provider that uses imagination to meet tenant needs, and insight to go beyond their housing mandates and develop new ways to advocate and support populations that have been poorly served. We are extremely proud of our staff for the work they do that helped us to achieve this award.
New beds at Kennedy: At the beginning of 2017, Homes First partnered with the City of Toronto to open a 60‐bed women’s shelter in Scarborough.
Nearly 10 months later, we expanded that shelter and added 30 more beds to have a 90‐bed shelter that serves vulnerable women facing situations of abuse, mental health and addiction. As Kennedy has grown, so has our staff and presence with the outside community coming to volunteer and donate. With the addition of an Activity Programming Coordinator,
there are always workshops and programs for the women to participate in to promote social, physical, and mental health wellbeing.
An abundance of programs:
Through various grants and funds, we were able to start four new programs this year: Follow‐Up Support Services, the Addictions and Life‐Skills Program, Harm Reduction in Supportive Housing, and a Volunteer and Employment Advisor. These programs run at all 18 Homes First sites and each promotes different aspects of mental wellbeing, physical health, and personal growth.
Accomplishments
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Community Development:
First‐time Priders: 2017 was a big year for the Community Development team, and one of the biggest events of the year was marching in the 2017 Toronto Pride Parade. This was the first year Homes First marched in the Parade, with staff, residents, and volunteers coming together to make t‐shirts, banners, and walk in the parade with pride.
Diabetes Prevention Program: In July, the Community Development Department received funding from Toronto Public Health (TPH) to expand on its Diabetes Prevention Program. New peers were brought on‐board and trained through TPH to lead workshops focused on healthy living, healthy eating, and diabetes
prevention. Peers led workshops at Homes First shelters and external organizations such as the ArtHeart Community Art Centre in Regent Park. 2018 will see the continuation of this program, with new peers, more workshops, and cooking classes.
Grade 1 Class at Kennedy: In December, a Grade 1 class from Corvette Junior Public School came to the Kennedy Road shelter and donated nearly 100 hand‐made scarves. This project was organized by the teacher, Mr. Ojjo, and the Community Development Department, to bring a holiday gift to the women at Kennedy and to teach the class the importance of giving. This event was covered by the media,
including CBC, and was part of the 6 p.m. news on CTV Toronto. Since then, Mr. Ojjo and his class have continued to partner with the Kennedy shelter for events like Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
Arts Market: Homes First is full of budding artists, but promoting your artwork can be difficult when you’re on limited means or struggling with a mental health issue. In September, Homes First partnered with the Arts Market, a business where growing local artists can promote and sell their work. With the Arts Market, Homes First has a dedicated space for resident artists to display and sell their work. There are currently five residents artists being promoted there, and more will be joining soon!
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Because We Care: Scarborough Toyota Raises Funds for Homes First We were thrilled to partner with Scarborough Toyota as part of their “Because We Care” campaign to raise money for local charities, give back to those most in need, and showcase Scarborough Toyota’s understanding of its Corporate Social Responsibility.
Scarborough Toyota donated a total of $15,000 that included a $5,000 donation towards over 100 meals and $10,000 towards our general fund. Employees from the dealership also contributed by donating their time to put together 100 personal care kits for residents at our St. Clair and Kennedy Road Shelters, as well as volunteering to serve meals.
Thank you for your generosity Scarborough Toyota!
Elaine: 2017 Wanda’s Arts Award Winner Elaine was lost before she found crocheting. Recently divorced, she left her ex‐husband and family behind in Hong Kong for a better life in Canada, the land where her parents and brother are. However, without an income she couldn’t find housing and soon came to Homes First’s St. Clair Shelter.
Suffering from depression, anxiety, addiction, and PTSD, she needed an outlet to help her cope. Her doctor suggested an art activity like crocheting. Now, she can’t imagine life without it.
“I feel really relaxed doing crochet.”
Elaine began teaching herself to crochet by watching tutorials on YouTube to start. Although never having tried it before, she can now create a variety of things including tablecloths, headbands, hats, socks, and more. Her favourite thing to make is toys.
“If you like something then you will learn it really quickly.”
Despite starting less than a year ago, Elaine is already looking at long‐term goals for her artwork. She interviewed at a store that offers local artists a spot to sell their work and is currently on a waiting list for a vacancy. While she already sells some her toys, having a space to showcase more of her work is her next step.
Overall, Elaine has felt the impact of crocheting on her life. She feels more confident and positive. She says before, she wasn’t doing much, merely going through the motions of each day.
“Now I like to talk, I like to share, I like to work, I like to show my items to people. So I think it is really useful.”
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Liberty Village Cares: Amazing Volunteers and FriendsLiberty Village Cares began in 2015 as a small group who wanted to give back to their community. Now, it’s a network of over 1,000 volunteers, businesses, and restaurants that includes people from Stouffville, Brampton, and Keswick. What surprises founder Jagger Long more than the growth of his initiative, is the affect it’s had on the residents at Strachan.
“When I first started, it was to give an opportunity for the community to volunteer. I forgot about the impact it has,” says Jagger. “Even when they [residents] meet a volunteer for the first time, the amount of gratitude they express...they say it very genuinely, they say it with care and they say it with respect and that’s a nice thing.”
Jagger had walked by Strachan House many times, but never stopped to learn more about it. One day, after the group’s volunteer work with another
shelter had ended, he went in. He met the supervisor who gave him a tour and introduced him to a few clients.
The Liberty Village Cares group began volunteering at Strachan with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners in 2016. That grew to
weekly Sunday dinners in 2017 and donations of clothing and toiletries, along with a fundraiser for Strachan House.
This past winter they donated comforters to every resident and on Christmas Day, treated everyone to a meal from McDonalds.
He recalls a time when a new volunteer came to serve Sunday dinner and met with the residents. The volunteer came back to Jagger and repeated what one resident said.
“Thank you for coming
because we know
people in the
neighbourhood don’t
want us here but you
come and you treat us
like real people.”
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Thanks for supporting Homes For Dinner 2017!
HOSTS Sebastien & Sheila Centner Marci Cook & Phil Tishler Alan Dean & Kathy Kinnear Devonia DeBeck Erica & Noah Godfrey Kate Hatoum with Chef
Toben Kochman Sophia Ikura & James
Alberding Jessie Kelly Sushma Kilachand &
Mahreen Haq Carole Anne & Steve
Mastoras Gregoriane Minot & Pierre
Jutras Corey Mintz & Mardi
Michels Samantha & Bryan Muir Mary & David Neelands Bruce Palmer Neil Phillips Carolyn Rohaly & Hélène
Joy Jonathan Rosenthal Vanessa & Daniel
Schlaepfer with Chef Charlotte Langley
Zaib Shaikh & Kirstine Stewart
James Temple & Anjli Patel Nancy Toran & Pat
DiGasbarro Bri Trypuc, Matthew &
Marnie Consky MEDIA SPONSORS Toronto Star
GOLD SPONSORS Diamond Corp Tricon Capital Group SILVER SPONSORS TD Securities BRONZE SPONSORS BA Group Daniels Homes Desloges Law Group Howie, Sacks, and Henry
LLP CORPORATE DONORS Bousfields Inc. Forest Hill Realty Giannone Petricone
Associates Inc. Kilmer Group McCarthy Tetrault LLP Odan/Detech Group Inc. Urban Strategies GIFT IN‐KIND SPONSORS Allegrini Wines from the
Valpolicella Beau's Brewing Co. Bella Carmella Baskets Bouchard Père & Fils Cheese Boutique Chef Cory Vitiello Dark City Coffee elle cuisine Lake of Bays Brewing Co. Lavender Grace maison de la fontaine Steam Whistle Brewing Toben Food by Design Union Lighting &
Furnishings Woodman Wines & Spirits
Thanks to our
Tie One On 2017
Sponsors!
GOLD SPONSOR DesLoges Law Group SILVER SPONSOR Fuller Landau LLP BRONZE SPONSORS Akler Browning Frimet &
Landzberg LLP Fairmont Royal York Ferris & Associates Inc. Goodmans LLP Johnston & Daniel
National Homes Royal LePage Real Estate
Services KRCMAR Surveyors Ltd. Urban Strategies Zubas & Associates MEDIA SPONSOR National Post MAGAZINE SPONSOR Dolce Media Group
Homes First Foundation Statement of Financial Position (as of December 31st)
2017 2016
ASSETS
Current: Cash and cash equivalents 113,720 191,938 Term deposit 95,164 158,302 Grants receivable 8,893 3,664 Prepaids 3,923 5,377 HST rebate receivable 13,214 20,546
Total Assets $234,914 $379,827 LIABILITIES
Current: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 18,733 21,922 Due to Homes First Society 8,376 2,237 Deferred revenues 63,000 63,000
Total Liabilities $90,109 $87,159 FUND BALANCES
Net assets 144,805 292,668 Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $234,914 $379,827
Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets
2017 2016
REVENUES
Donations and fundraising 703,903 592,111 Grants 21,631 16,885 Interest 1,192 1,459 Total Revenues $726,456 $610,455 EXPENDITURES
Wages and benefits 229,159 191,749 Fundraising activities 230,676 199,327 Administrative overhead 71,321 38,613 Total Expenditures $531,156 $429,689 Excess of revenues over expenditures before other item $195,300 $180,766 OTHER EXPENSES
Disbursement to Homes First Society 343,163 280,150 Excess of revenues over expenditures for the year (147,863) (99,384) Net Assets, Beginning of Year $292,668 $392,052 Net Assets, End of Year $144,805 $292,668
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Homes First Society Statement of Financial Position (as of December 31st)
2017 2016
ASSETS
Current Cash and cash equivalents 1,081,186 687,128 Accounts receivable 227,816 131,462 Government funding
receivable 528,433 528,544 Prepaids 119,325 154,412
Total Current Assets $1,956,760 $1,501,546
Property and equipment 7,139,645 7,839,392 Assets under capital lease 3,670,340 4,157,791 Restricted investments 2,271,000 2,162,159 Total Assets $15,037,745 $15,660,888
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,040,471 742,771
Government remittances payable 42,506 29,888
Deferred contributions 281,190 187,888 Current portion of mortgages
payable 1,202,968 2,144,706 Total Current Liabilities $2,567,135 $3,105,253
Deferred capital contributions 841,777 1,027,197 Restricted contributions 115,997 115,019 Mortgages payable 8,482,350 8,542,389 Total liabilities $12,007,259 $12,789,858
NET ASSETS
Externally restricted net reserves 1,883,373 1,778,066
Internally restricted reserves 271,630 269,074 Unrestricted net assets 875,483 823,890 Total Net Assets $3,030,486 $2,871,030 Total Liabilities and Net
Assets $15,037,745 $15,660,888
Statement of Operations
2017 2016
REVENUES Government funding – City of
Toronto 9,601,680 7,568,262 Revenues from tenants 1,197,133 1,163,463 Donations 413,739 171,162 Government funding – MOHLTC 346,294 346,294 CAMH – High Support Funding 277,382 272,931 United Way 200,681 200,681 Amortization of contributions 185,420 185,420 Management fees 116,089 116,089 Non-rental income 63,902 59,571 Other 36,529 28,850 Total Revenue $12,438,849 $10,112,903
EXPENSES Administration & program
expenses 6,748,293 5,030,628 Maintenance expenses 2,667,627 2,080,515 Mortgage principal & interest 1,375,117 1,367,046 Utility costs 824,634 790,336 Property taxes 296,346 303,630 Allocation to restricted reserve
funds 233,587 251,105 Amortization 185,420 185,420 Insurance & bad debts 105,595 99,641 Total Expenses $12,436,619 $10,108,321
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues over Expenditure $2,230 $4,582
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Administration & Program Expenses 54%Maintenance Expenses 21%Mortgage Principal & Interest 11%Utility Costs 7%Property Taxes 2%Allocation to Restricted Reserve Funds 2%Amortization 1%Insurance & Bad Debts 1%
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Homes First has been chosen as one of Charity Intelligence’s top 12 charities in Canada Charitable Registration # 86584 3932 RR0001
five brick builder Ontario Trillium Foundation four brick builders
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
T.R. Meighen Family Foundation
The Rotary Club of Toronto
Tippet Foundation
Morton Ross
three brick builders Patrick
Priestner Filion Wakely
Thorup Angeletti Shawn Bidner
Susan Kennedy
two brick builders
Unifor
Aqueduct Foundation
CHUM Charitable Foundation
J.S Cheng & Partners Inc.
Carolyn Archibald
Barbara Haynes
brick builders Beate Bowron Etcetera Inc.
Clean Meals Inc./ Project End Hunger
Etobicoke Quilters Guild
Give2Get Graeme Clark Holdings Inc.
LSRK Foundation
School Sisters of Notre Dame
TD Securities Underwriting Hope Fund
Farhan Ali Khan
Sandra Barton
Milos Barutciski
Rob Blakely
Sarah Boulby
John Callaghan
Catherine Dewdney
Ann Dunlop
Pierre Karch
Khalid Khokhar
Todd Lawrence
Zaahir Moolla
Lesley Moses
Joe Pare
Patrick Samson Doel
Megan Shortreed
Jay Vidyarthi
Geoff Waterman
Nahid Zamir
