We Are Neighbours

The Dream Team set out to test the value of supportive housing through a community-based research process that brought together supportive housing residents, housing providers and their neighbours. They used public data to show that supportive housing does not hurt property values or increase crime. In fact, supportive housing tenants make important contributions to the strength of their neighbourhoods, by spending at local businesses, adding to the vibrancy of an area through their street presence, increasing friendliness among neighbours, and participating in neighbourhood actions around noise and speed, tidiness and crime. In short, supportive housing residents are just the kind of great neighbours that every community needs.