New Edwin Hotel

The New Edwin Hotel

The New Edwin Hotel was a three storey hotel in Toronto. It was built in 1905 to serve railway passengers coming from a now closed station. The once dignified hotel for several decades was a seedy home for rent with daily and weekly rates. All three floors remained a hotel, while a portion of the lower floor was a nightclub.

On April 1, 2008 it was purchased by WoodGreen Community Services housing. It opened in March 2010 as "First Steps To Home", community housing, designed specifically to provide accommodation for the street-involved and homeless men aged 55+. It has 28 self-contained units that provide "transitional housing" to fill the gap between a homeless shelter and permanent social housing. Residents also receive support through a life-transition program to economic self-sufficiency by gaining new skills, training and jobs through partnerships with other social service agencies, colleges and a number of major corporations.

Nearby

• New Broadview House Hotel
• East Toronto Chinatown

References

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• Lavoie, Joanna. "Homeless seniors have a place to call home WoodGreen Community Services revamps New Edwin Hotel". insidetoronto.com. http://www.woodgreen.org/Media/WoodGreenintheNews/tabid/84/EntryId/34/Homeless-seniors-have-a-place-to-call-home.aspx. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
• Warmington, Joe. "The city's homeless will soon be moving on up with the help of the New Edwin Hotel. It's about time" Toronto Sun. Tue, May 13, 2008
• http://www.woodgreen.org/Media/WoodGreenintheNews/tabid/84/EntryId/34/Homeless-seniors-have-a-place-to-call-home.aspx
• http://www.woodgreen.org/OurSuccess/FirstSteptoHomeSuccess.aspx