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Building Up Simcoe County – Our Community Blueprint for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention released!

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Updates


Throughout June and early July, the County of Simcoe conducted telephone interviews with several community stakeholders representing various interests from the public, private and non-profit sector’s development of ​​a new 10-year affordable housing and homelessness prevention strategy.​

Thank you to everyone who participated!

County staff are now busy preparing a report to share this data and a summary of What We Heard. 

To learn how the County is Building Up its residents through many other affordable and attainable housing initiatives, visit www.simcoe.ca/housing 

Check this site for ongoing updates and completed project reports. ​​

Throughout May and June, the County of Simcoe hosted an online survey to gather resident feedback to inform the development of ​​a new 10-year affordable housing and homelessness prevention strategy.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

The survey received thousands of responses, and County staff are now busy preparing a report to share this data and a summary of What We Heard.

To learn how the County is Building Up its residents through many other affordable and attainable housing initiatives, visit www.simcoe.ca/housing 

Check this site for ongoing updates and completed project reports. ​

The County continues to create and fund affordable housing units through its affordable housing and homelessness prevention plan.  

As much has changed over the past ten years, the County is developing a modernized affordable housing and homelessness prevention strategy that will address the complex needs of the community based on current data and local needs.  Throughout 2023, the County will consult with community partners, industry leaders, and the public to create an​ updated plan for developing affordable and attainable housing options to address residents’ needs throughout various life stages. ​​​