<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We need your help. </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Ottawa will be receiving a mere
$845,000 increase, or just<b> 0.4%</b> of the Province’s budget
commitment of $202 million dollars. Toronto will be receiving <b>60
times</b> as much increased funding as Ottawa. Yet, we are the second
largest city in Ontario.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This funding decision means that
we will have to <i>cancel </i>supportive housing units and critical
programs to support people to exit homelessness. We all know building a
community for everyone #StartsWithHome</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Make your
voice heard. </span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><a href="https://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/ottawaneedsmore_campaign?e=da8cc6edb09ab5d4042807fe5d6c340b&utm_source=allianceottawa&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_ottawaneedsmore2&n=2" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">Write a letter
to Minister Clark and Premier Ford</span></a> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">to help ensure we save lives and
receive the care our community desperately needs.</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Join our social media blitz this
morning on Twitter from 10am-noon </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">to put pressure on the Ontario government to change this.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Read the Alliance's </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><a href="https://shorturl.at/jtxQW" target="_blank">open letter</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">
to the Provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Steve Clark, and
Premier Doug Ford. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Share with your networks
that <b>#OttawaNeedsMore</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Ottawa deserves better.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">People experiencing homelessness
in our community deserve better. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:16px;margin-top:16px;color:rgb(54,54,54);line-height:22.4px">





































</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Together, we can change this.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-top:16px;color:rgb(54,54,54);line-height:22.4px"><br></p></div><div dir="ltr"><div><span><br><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="125"><col width="307"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(3,42,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:117px;height:104px"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/GoMod9BFlJSMtIYXl6N8UHCSlJIYohoQsxUC8IpYvfmIrw4xnnwQr1zN-eHywE7ZvL4eeMym7kqTaMtAIMc7NFL1OeTy9OV3ZoX399RYN57DNk8kr1Eer9Yi952nqJ6ohicg4YnT" width="117" height="104" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,147,177);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,147,177);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,147,177);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:400">PO Box 22021, Ottawa, ON K1V 0W2</span><br></span><a href="https://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(3,42,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">endhomelessnessottawa.ca</span></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>