As a matter of fact, Ontario has 51 cities, that range in population from 2.6 million residents in the largest city to 7,600 in the smallest city. Also, there are 444 municipalities in the Province of Ontario. Now that we have the data let's do some simple math. If we divide the Province’s allocation of $290 million by the number of municipalities, each municipality will receive approximately $653,000; more or less, with population possibly influencing the distribution of funds. Keeping that in mind, in Toronto, there are approximately 5,219 homeless on record there. Therefore if Toronto receives $2,000,000, when it is divided by the homeless on record it translates into $383,000 per person of help, right? Wrong. These funds also have to help programs delivering services to the homeless, households experiencing homelessness acquire housing and help households at risk of homelessness to remain
As a matter of fact, Ontario has 51 cities, that range in population from 2.6 million residents in the largest city to 7,600 in the smallest city. Also, there are 444 municipalities in the Province of Ontario. Now that we have the data let's do some simple math. If we divide the Province’s allocation of $290 million by the number of municipalities, each municipality will receive approximately $653,000; more or less, with population possibly influencing the distribution of funds. Keeping that in mind, in Toronto, there are approximately 5,219 homeless on record there. Therefore if Toronto receives $2,000,000, when it is divided by the homeless on record it translates into $383,000 per person of help, right? Wrong. These funds also have to help programs delivering services to the homeless, households experiencing homelessness acquire housing and help households at risk of homelessness to remain