S.T.E.P U.P.

TORONTO STATISTICS

100

This many households in Toronto experience food insecurity?

20%, 24%, 26%

24%

200

Which is the average waitlist for one-bedroom affordable housing?

7 years, 12 years, 14 years or 28 years

14 Years

300

This percentage of homeless people have been homeless for more than six months

49%, 77%, 94%

77%

MORE TORONTO STATISTICS

100

The percentage of those staying in youth shelters in Toronto identify as part of the LGBTQ2S+

24%, 14%, 34%

24%

200

The percentage of youth in Toronto shelters identify as a member of a racialized group.

88%, 84%, 78%

78%

300

The percentage of youth in Toronto shelters identify as Indigenous.

12%, 7%, 10%

12%

EVEN MORE TORONTO STATISTICS

100

The percentage of homeless youth in Canada will have first experienced homelessness before the age of 13.

14%, 7.7%, 9.6%

9.6%

200

85.4% of youth experiencing homelessness in Canada face severe mental health challenges with this amount reporting at least one suicide attempt.

42%, 53%, 38%

42%

300

Across Canada, up to this amount of youth are homeless with 6,000 – 7,000 seeking a safe place to be sheltered tonight.

40,000