Subsidized Housing - Aw Chan Kam Chee Evergreen Manor
As of today, Yee Hong owns and directly manages one social housing complex, Yee Hong Aw Chan Kam Chee Evergreen Manor
at 2319 McNicoll Avenue in Scarborough.
Philosophy
Yee Hong believes in building caring communities where seniors can age in place. It is therefore our vision that affordable
housing with appropriate support services form an integral part of the continuum of health and social services which enable
seniors to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.
Uniqueness
Completed in 1993, Yee Hong Aw Chan Kam Chee Evergreen Manor was granted the first ONPHA Award of Excellence in 1997 by the
Ontario Non-profit Housing Association. The Award recognizes Yee Hong’s outstanding achievement in building a caring community
in which seniors continue to live an active lifestyle and are supported with personal support and homemaking services when
circumstances so require. The whole building is designed to be wheelchair accessible and there are altogether 12 modified units
in the building for wheelchair accessibility.
Subsidized Housing
There are 130 units of senior apartments with 112 one-bedroom units, 18 two-bedroom units and 26 units of three-bedroom townhouses.
Recognizing the tremendous need for affordable housing, Yee Hong is actively seeking new models of providing housing services
to seniors in the Greater Toronto Area despite the government's withdrawal from funding new subsidized housing.
A total of 122 apartment units and 22 townhouse units are offered to people who meet the requirement for Rent-Geared-to-Income
assistance. For those successful applicants, 30% of their household income will be used for calculation of the subsidized rent.
Market Rent
A total of 8 apartment units and 4 townhouse units are designated as Market Rent units. Applicant whose annual household income has exceeded the upper limit (currently is $42,000 for apartment unit and $50,500 for townhouse units) set by the City of Toronto may apply for the Market Rent unit and pay the market rent, i.e. $1,074 for a two-bedroom apartment unit and $1,269 for a three-bedroom townhouse unit.
Eligibility
| · | Applicants should be permanent, legal residents of Canada. |
| · | These include Canadian citizens and landed immigrants. |
| · | Applicants for the apartment building should be at least 59 years old. |
Application
Application for Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing should be made through the Housing Connections. The Housing Connections can be reached
at 416-981-6111. Application for the Market Rent units should be directed to the Management Office of Yee Hong Aw Chan Kam Chee Evergreen Manor, which can be reached at 416-298-0688.
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