About Us/Contact
About Us
Social Media - https://www.facebook.com/groups/auroracares
Contact: Adam Mobbs, admin leader - infoauroracares@gmail.com
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What?
Aurora Cares, Housing For All is an ad-hoc community group formed to address their disappointment in Aurora Council’s decision to block the development of a Men’s Emergency and Transitional Housing facility planned for by the Region of York for the southern part of town.
Why?
This group wants to find a way for Aurora Town Council to reconsider and assist with the approvals required for the Region to proceed. This group cares about finding solutions to those experiencing homelessness and vulnerable members of our community who require access to these services. They understand that it is a long and expensive process to develop these solutions and they felt this project was well on its way to successful ground-breaking when Council unexpectedly put a halt to it. They want to find a way to get it back on track and to benefit from the existing investment in planning for the original location, the fact that The Region of York owns the property and to avoid further loss of time in addressing this pressing issue.
How?
This is a grassroots campaign. It will use community awareness building strategies such as face-to-face at The Farmers Market, Social media, blogs, local newspapers and word of mouth.
An organizing committee has been formed to provide guidance to these activities. They are meeting every couple of weeks to work on plans and update their strategies. They are building a list of supporters who will encourage Councillor’s to reconsider this issue.
Who?
Over 250 community members have indicated their support of this issue.
The key contact and chair of this ad hoc group is Adam Mobbs. Other members share close links to their volunteer or professional lives to this issue. Many have worked on these types of issues for decades either in housing policy, serving vulnerable communities in the area, housing development and social services. They are knowledgeable in the area of developing and delivering solutions to the challenges of affordable housing and homelessness.
When?
Time is of the essence. The committee started formally in mid May 2024. Ideally reconsideration and approval for this project can be completed within months.
Where?
The location of the proposed facility is 300 m south of the train bridge on the west side of Yonge Street. Officially 14452 Yonge Street. The proposed location aligns effectively with priorities identified in the Town of Aurora Official Plan and is zoned for Special Needs Housing, the type of development zoning required to proceed with the proposal.
