Faith Connection rallies around homeless initiative
Carpenter Khaleel Seivwright is constructing tiny shelters for Toronto’s homeless.
Photo courtesy Khaleel Seivwright
Faith Connection rallies around homeless initiative
By
Jacob Stocking, Youth Speak News
May 12, 2021
While most Torontonians are following public health orders to stay home, many of the city’s homeless are still trying to find one.
Toronto Tiny Shelters, an organization fronted by Khaleel Seivwright, a carpenter from Scarborough, Ont., has been constructing shelters since last September to help those without a place to go. But the project has run into opposition from the City of Toronto, which has applied for an injunction with the Ontario Superior Court to forbid placing such structures on city property. It has cited “serious safety concerns,” including fires and lack of access to water and sanitation, as well as bylaws that prohibit camping on city property.