tarp presentation: aboriginal men, homelessness and housing
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A TASSC public engagement presentation about the TARP Report findings on Aboriginal men, Homelessness and House in the City of Toronto.TRANSCRIPT
TORONTO ABORIGINAL SUPPORT
SERVICES COUNCIL (TASSC)
Aboriginal Homelessness & Housing
& Aboriginal Men
1st Annual Decolonizing Indigenous Health Research Conference
Love
Respect
Courage
Honesty
Wisdom
Humility
Truth
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Aboriginal Men
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less than high school
high school
some post secondary
college diploma/degree
university degree
university graduate degree
0 5 10 15 20 25
CHART 5A: Aboriginal Men Educational Attainment
(Quantitative n=313)
Percentage
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0 - 10,000 10 - 20,000 20 - 30,000 30 - 40,000 40 - 50,000 50 - 60,000 60 - 70,000 $70,001 +0
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10
15
20
25
CHART 5B: Aboriginal Men's Household Income
(Quantitative n=253) Pe
rcen
tage
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0 - 10,000 10 - 20,000 20 - 30,000 30 - 40,000 40 - 50,000 50 - 60,000 $60,001 +0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
CHART 5F: Aboriginal Men's Educational Attainment vs. Total Household Income
(Quantitative n=294)
less than high schoolhigh schoolsome post secondarycollege diploma/degreeuniversity degreeuniversity graduate degree
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enta
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“Success is to be in touch with oneself. It is to know who you are and where you come from. It
is to have knowledge of the teachings and ceremonies and to find out what Creator has in mind for you…your place within society. I try to
instil this in my son and to help him not be ashamed of where he has come from.”
(Aboriginal Men’s Focus Group)
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“When you’re ready to stop drinking and drugging there’s no place to go. There is an inability of places
that have the capacity to properly assess us as Aboriginals, so they don’t know where to put you or
what you need. My needs and her needs can be quite different. There is also more need for
individual counseling. Most of the places focus on groups and group counseling and not enough on
me. I’m there for me, not for the group.
(Homelessness Focus Group)
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Police and court system25%
Workplace21%
Schools20%
Housing18%
Restaurent and malls17%
CHART 5I: Places Where Racism Most Often Occurs For Aboriginal Men (Quantitative n=326)
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“We forget who we are and where we come from when we are in Toronto and we are faced
with racism and labeling and are expected to be a drug addict….there is really blatant racism
here in the city.”
(Aboriginal Men’s Focus Group)
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Housing & Homelessness
in the Aboriginal
Community in Toronto
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“The day of the nuclear family is not here with Aboriginal people. When I lived in social
housing in Scarborough, there were three of us that had seven dependents, a niece and
nephew or an uncle. There isn’t social housing that embraces that style of housing.”
(Aboriginal Women’s Focus Group)
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21%
61%
4%
14%
CHART 11A: Major Housing Issues Concerning Aboriginal People Living in Toronto/GTA(Qualitative n=173)
Inadequate or overcrowdedAccessibility, Affordability, AvailabilityPeople with addictionsLack of Aboriginal housing
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“Native housing agencies are not geared for guys; they’re geared for either working people
or families. They should put some of their money they get to create a system that can
help guys, not just leaving it for us, because a lot of guys don’t have the skills to get out there
and do that for themselves.”
(Homelessness Focus Group)
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More than 1 housing situation
A house
An apartment or house/condo
Shelter
Stay with friends or family
Rent a room in a house
On the streets
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
CHART 5H: Housing Status For Aboriginal Men (Quantitative n=305)
Percentage
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Rented apartment, condominium or house55%
Stay with family and friends, shelter, or on the streets
14%
Live in a house31%
CHART 11B: Housing Situation of Respondents(Qualitative n=807)
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11%
55%
20%
6%
3% 1%
CHART 12C: Length Of Time Homeless(Homeless Interviews n=138)
Less than a Year1 - 5 years5-10 years10-15 years15-20 years20 + years
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“Without work or housing…which comes first, housing or work? And then, taking on both at
the same time is twice as challenging.”
(Homelessness Focus Group)
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0 - 10,000 CAD dollars $10,001 - 20,000 $20,001 - 40,000 $40,001 - 60,000 $60,001 and above0
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40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
CHART 11E: Stable Housing by Total Family Income (Qualitative n=624)
yes no
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Overcrowded12%
Needs Maintenance15%
Rent is too High15%
Unsafe Building and Area19%
Far from Services8%
Negative Tenant Relations9%
Building Unclean or Unsanitary14%
Negative Landlord Relations8%
CHART 11C: Reason for Inadequate Housing(Qualitative n=642)
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• Wrapping up
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Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council
16 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON M5R 2S7
Phone: (647) 748-6100
Fax: (647) 748-0699
Email: [email protected]
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