The Region of Waterloo, in conjunction with community partners, is exploring innovative approaches to end and prevent persistent homelessness in our community.

STEP Home is an interrelated set of personcentered programs designed to end and prevent persistent homelessness, and foster respect, hope, home, and community by utilizing the following guiding principles:

• Housing First towards a home
• Participant-landlord-community inclusion
• Person-centred and relationship based approach
• Supported referrals
• Quality housing choice and security of tenure
• Re-housing as needed
• Solution focused, creativity and persistence
• Changing community, provider, and self perceptions
• Reducing system barriers• Reflective practitioners

Ultimately, STEP Home is working towards an overall vision that every community member in Waterloo Region has housing stability.