We’re working to build a temporary Cabin Community, to help unhoused people break the cycle of homelessness.

What we’re doing

Two Steps Home is a not-for-profit made up of volunteer architects, engineers, carpenters, and retired public servants.

Our vision? A temporary community of tiny Cabins in Toronto, on vacant City land, to help unhoused people have their own places that are safe, warm, and dignified while they wait for permanent housing.

On 1 empty parking lot, we can build:

  • 50 Tiny Cabins

  • 1 communal hub with a kitchen, washrooms, showers, laundry, and health clinic for residents to get wraparound support services

  • outdoor gardens and a basketball court

Visit our prototype cabin at 110 Adelaide St E, Toronto, across from St James Park:

  • On May 25th 2024, we debuted our prototype cabin on the SvN Architects parking lot for Doors Open, and hosted five Open Cabin Days throughout the summer.

  • The cabin is 8’x12’, with a locking outswing steel door, operable windows for through ventilation, electric heating, a smoke detector, and heat recovery ventilator to maintain interior comfort.

  • The structure is made of cross-laminated timber, designed by SvN and assembled by Cabn Co. The CLT is repairable and durable when transported and provides visual warmth and a pleasant smell.

  • Hundreds of visitors came out to view the prototype, which was purposefully built on a trailer for us to easily display it across the city. We’re excited to show the cabin off at future events!

Past events

An Evening With Two Steps Home

  • On October 25th 2023, we hosted An Evening With Two Steps Home at the Royal Cinema on College Street in Toronto.

  • Khaleel and John van were interviewed by local media, including the Toronto Star and CBC News.

  • We had over 130 attendees from across the Toronto, including City officials, architects, faith leaders, and members of the public.

  • The event involved a presentation of the Two Steps Home model by John van Nostrand, followed by a screening of Zack Russel’s film Someone Lives Here, starring Khaleel Seivwright.

  • Many attendees continue to reach out about donating to and volunteering with Two Steps Home after seeing the presentation.

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CABIN DAYS EXTENDED UNTIL DEC 24! Every Saturday, 2-4pm… come say hi! —Robert
A beautiful Sunday morning at the cabin ☀️ Open Cabin Days will continue through the fall. Keep it right here for the schedule and come say hi!
Attention world! Cabin Days are starting!! Come see our prototype cabin at 110 Adelaide E, starting tonight and throughout the summer. Times and dates above. Check it out ✨
Thanks to everyone who came out today for @doors_opento! We had well over a hundred visitors watch our presentation at the @svn.ap office, and step inside our first prototype cabin to help unhoused folks break the cycle of homelessness. Excited to to
Big news !! Our prototype cabin will be available to come see this weekend for @doors_opento !! Visit us at 110 Adelaide St E from 10-5 to step inside and experience how we believe unhoused folks should be able to live in Toronto.
It doesn’t have to be a giant leap from a tent to permanent housing. We believe in dignified options for people still waiting for a long-term home 🩵🧡❤️
We’re raising money and we 👏 love 👏 tax 👏 receipts!
We showed off our first physical cabin at IDS! A collab w/ @svn.ap and @cabn.co — next up, the prototype 😊
We got interviewed by CBC News at the IDS show! Tap that linktree to see Aaron and Tony give the first ever tour of our cabin design 🏠
Torontoooo - come see a first glimpse of our cabin at @idstoronto this weekend! A collaboration with @svn.ap and @cabn.co; our team will be there too to chat about our project. Tickets are on the IDS website
2SH received our first media coverage on CBC News after our fundraising event last week. John van Nostrand and Khaleel Seivwright were interviewed as part of the piece. Follow the link in our bio to read more and donate to support our project!
Our first fundraising event was a big success:) Huge thanks to everyone who came out to watch the @tinysheltersdoc and support us. Many more events to come 🩵🧡❤️ [link in bio to donate, and we’ll be reaching out to y’all who want to vol
We’ve already raised $250,000 - help us reach our goal of $2.5M to build a Cabin Community in Toronto! Follow the link in our bio if you would like to donate ✨ Two Steps Home (2SH) is a nonprofit corporation made up of architects, engineers, c