The Dream Team

Our Mission “To work for more quality, supportive housing, for those experiencing mental health and addiction issues, and to reduce the barriers in their lives resulting from poverty and stigma; and to do so through public education, research, advocacy and example, utilizing and capitalizing on members’ personal experience.” Strategic Priorities 1) Building new supportive housing. 2) Ensuring that the tenant’s voice is central in all issues of supportive housing. 3) Working toward economic justice and inclusion for consumers. 4) Fighting stigma and promoting Human Rights In addition, we lead workshops for those who wish to learn more about mental illness, supportive housing, and discriminatory bylaws. Dream Team members are also actively involved in conducting and contributing to research projects, and preparing submissions to government bodies. Goals - To promote understanding and acceptance of people living with mental health and addiction issues - To ensure that all people living with mental health and addiction issues have the opportunity to achieve the fullest sense of self-worth and participation by ensuring the availability of safe, secure, affordable supportive housing. To support the development of more safe, secure and affordable supportive housing- To maintain an operational model that is consumer-driven, consumer-motivated, and consumer-centred – which involves drawing mental health and/or addiction consumer/survivors into all facets of decision making, as well as validating each unique and important consumer/survivor life story- To ensure that all of our programs and decisions empower the Dream Team. Values - Housing as a human right - Equity and diversity - Inclusiveness - Collaboration - Empowerment - Every individual’s contribution - Having fun