Community Conversation on Homelessness #2 2026: Focus on How

What actually works to reduce homelessness and how do we pay for it?

This second community conversation on homelessness moves past problem framing and focuses on how to fund, build, and sustain supportive housing using real world examples from Toronto and Ottawa.

The evening will feature leaders running some of the most effective supportive housing programs in Canada, followed by a panel discussion with federal, provincial, and municipal representatives on what it would take to scale up these models in Ottawa.

Panelists include:

• Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament
• Catherine McKenney, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Ariel Troster, Ottawa City Councillor
• Keith Hambly, CEO of Fred Victor
  (who operates Dunn House in cooperation with UHN Social Medicine)
• Rob Boyd, CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health

Doors open at 5:30 pm for refreshments and conversations.

Planning Committee for Community Conversation on Homelessness

Centretown Community Association
Dalhousie Community Association
Glebe Community Association
Lowertown Community Association
Action Sandy Hill

With financial and in kind support from Centretown Community Health Centre and a number of sponsors.

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Added notes:

If you want to read about some examples of interesting supportive housing models including Dunn House, see
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DFCrRQSUzuF4--IRAR3oFNu-JsJALUII3MrAqlZS_jA/edit?usp=drive_link

For those who are interested, the Housing Affordability Working Group of Centretown Community Association (CCA) is planning a panel with Councillor Marty Carr and other speakers on the affordable housing on Monday January 26 from 6:30-8pm. If you have any questions, please reach out to CCA via [email protected].