Human Services Planning Board (HSPB) Background and Context December 2015

2 Presentation Overview What is HSPB? Making Ends Meet Strategy 2010 – 2014 Board Term  Make Rental Happen  Fair Access Partnership 2015 – 2018 Board Term  Road Map for 2015 to 2018

3 Members of the Human Services Planning Board 2015 to 2018

Making End Meet in York Region A Community Model for Change (CMFC) Target Population Low and moderate income residents struggling to make ends meet (households earning $78,000 or less annually). This represents one-third of the Region’s population or approx. 364,000 residents. Comparable with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Living Wage Study (2015) 4

5 Make Rental Happen Advocacy Plan 5 Creating the Conditions to Build Private Market Rental Housing Compelling York Region Rental Housing Story Collective Statement of Commitments Strategic Alliances The Plan has three deliverables: All levels of Government The Building Industry Corporate Leaders Who can implement change?

Concrete, Practical Solutions Pilot Project 6 Exploring – Rethinking - Innovating

Fair Access Partnership A Collaborative Approach 7 The Partners Planning Together Neighbourhood Approach Accessible and Affordable

Making Ends Meet in York Region Creating resilient and sustainable communities – where all residents can thrive A community vision A focus on creating affordable choices and options throughout the course of life Find solutions – “What will it take to succeed”? 8 May 2011 November 2015

Making Ends Meet in York Region Community Model for Change 9

Next Steps and 2016 Work plan HSPB Action Groups HSPB Member Organizations endorse Making Ends Meet  March 2016 HSPB members develop actions  March

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