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A community-led initiative in Scarborough aims to build a 10-unit micro-shelter village called "Brent’s Place," supported by donations and leases at symbolic rates. Ryan Donais of Tiny Tiny Homes is spearheading the project, which includes communal spaces for residents to receive social services. Local business Sefonias Catering has leased land to the charity for $1 per year for three years. The City of Toronto is currently reviewing the project to ensure it meets regulatory requirements.
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Tiny Tiny Homes, a Toronto charity led by Ryan Donais, is constructing Brent’s Place, a 10-unit micro-shelter village in Scarborough. The project aims to provide transitional housing for homeless individuals with common spaces like a staffing office and social work area. Support has come from local businesses such as Sefonias Catering which is leasing its property for the construction at $1 per year for three years, and volunteers who have donated time and materials for tasks including fences, trees, and excavating.
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A plot of land in Scarborough is under construction, as a team of community advocates work towards a 10-unit micro-shelter village.
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“There’s going to be a huge community building where they’re going to have a common space, a staffing office and a social work office where they can meet with doctors, social workers,” he explained.
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Donais previously built and placed mobile emergency shelters at St. James Park.
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Now, the vision for ‘Brent’s Place‘ is to use transitional housing to get people off the streets.
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vision → use → streets
“It’s like you’ve fallen and you need help getting up, we just want to help people get up,” said Donais.
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Many volunteers and businesses have shown support through donating time and materials.
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Donais said the fences, trees and excavating was all done through donations — helpful for a charity that would have to otherwise raise funds.
Brent’s Place will be located behind a family-run bakery and catering service, Sefonias Catering, which is leasing their property for the project at $1 per year for three years.
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“The fact that we’re able to give in this way means a lot to us and we hope to give more in the future as well,” said COO Sefonias Samuel.
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The Samuel family has been catering for shelters for more than two decades.
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Once the transitional homes for Brent’s Place are built and in use, they plan to provide food and training programs for the residents.
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“You hear these grand ideas and you see them in motion and it’s just great to see them actually happening,” Samuel said.
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“It’s better to come together collaboratively, instead of everyone working in separate ways.”
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Among those who will first enter the tiny home village is Eric Williams.
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“It’s a stepping stone in finding a more permanent place, a big stepping stone,” he said.
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Williams has experienced homelessness over the past three years, after getting evicted from his apartment during a resell.
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“I wasn’t able to find another place to live.
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I ended up putting my stuff into storage and just living on the street,” Williams said.
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Blake is the namesake for Brent’s Place and one of the first people to participate in the tiny homes program, which led to permanent housing before he passed away.
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The City of Toronto said in a statement that the proposed Tiny Tiny Homes project is “currently under review as it must meet all necessary zoning, building and regulatory requirements before it can move forward.”
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Media relations manager Kayla Lewis said in an email to Global News that “the City is working collaboratively with the builder/owner and will determine appropriate next steps once the review is complete.”
Donais’ goal is to have the development done by Dec. 31, 2026.
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