Housing help, advice offered in Thornhill sessions
Free to low-income families and newcomers

Yorkregion.com
May 13, 2016
By Simone Joseph

Housing information sessions for low-income families, including newcomers, are planned for May and June. They are a joint project between Markham Public Library and The Housing Help Centre.

One session will be held in Thornhill May 16, with a second info session set for June 20, also in Thornhill.

Counsellors at The Housing Help Centre provide workshops that help families and individuals to find housing, and keep it, while increasing their knowledge of their rights and responsibilities.

Since 2011, the centre has been funded by the Region of York and the United Way of York Region and has helped community members access housing in York Region.

The centre specializes in serving families of limited financial means, who also often face cultural and linguistic barriers. The centre’s staff work with landlords and tenants to create awareness of rights and responsibilities through information workshops. The centre helps clients (especially newcomer immigrants to Canada) to access suitable housing and retain it through close follow-up and mediation, where necessary.

The centre has helped many newcomers to settle and access habitable and appropriate housing in York Region. For more on the Housing Help Centre, visit www.shhc.org

FAST FACTS:
Topic: Landlords and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities
Location: Thornhill Community Centre Library, Bayview and John streets
Date, Time: Monday, May 16, 1-3 p.m.
Language: presented in Farsi and English.
Registration: No cost for newcomers. For details, call Suzan Mousesian at 647-267-5319.

MORE SESSIONS:
Another session on subsidized housing will be held at the same Thornhill Community Centre location on Monday, June 20 from 1 to 3 p.m.; offered in Farsi and English.
A third session is set for June 30 at Milliken Mills Library, presented in Chinese and English.