iHELP Canada acknowledges homelessness is simply not having a home – a stable space, a private bed, a washroom, a kitchen, and a television. Having a private place to live called home is not a privilege, a fundamental human right which helps a person feel “a human.” However, homelessness is a highly visible social issue or social dilemma which is not going away. It affects hundreds of Canadians every single day leaving them on the street.  

 According to The State of Homelessness in Canada 2016, on a single night, about 35,000 people were homeless across Canada. However, iHELP Toronto believes that the actual homeless crisis is bigger than the data reveals by the federal government.