Our ask for the City of Toronto
To roll out Cabin Communities within six months of approval, we need:
Approval to temporarily use city-owned land
Approval to connect to water, sewer, and hydro
Approval from emergency services (fire, police, EMS)
Operating funding through Toronto Shelter & Support Services
Our ask for Torontonians
Share our project with your friends and city councillor!
Print our poster and post it on your community centre and library bulletin boards, show your coworkers, and help spread the word about Cabin Communities!
Use this template to email your councillor and show your support for our project!
Subject: Support for Two Steps Home Micro Shelter Project
Dear [Name],
I’m writing to show my support for Two Steps Home, a project working to create micro-shelter “cabin communities” for people experiencing homelessness in Toronto. I believe this is a fast and affordable way to provide safe, dignified shelter for those who need it most.
The homelessness crisis is visible across our city, and I believe Two Steps Home has a credible solution that could help alleviate it. Their model of cabins ALONGSIDE a central service delivery hub can be set up quickly and will help our most vulnerable neighbours get the interim support they need while more permanent housing is being created.
I ask you to support Two Steps Home as they work with the City to support this project as it launches.
Thank you for your time and action on this important issue. Please feel free to contact me if you’d like to discuss this further, or visit twostepshome.com for more information or to see their prototype cabin.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
[Your Email Address]
[Your Phone Number]
Our ask for donors
We estimate hard costs for a fifty-cabin community to be $2.5 million CAD.
We’re assembling a project delivery team, including architectural and engineering firms, builders, and consultants. Our core team volunteers our time with no financial benefit to ourselves or the organization.
We’ve launched a fundraising campaign – click Donate above support us while we work towards getting this off the ground!