PDS provided project coordination to implement and oversee the Housing Unit Takeover (HUTs) project running from September 2020 to March 2023. The need for this project was determined at a PDS meeting in early 2020, and funds were secured through a Proceeds of Crime grant through the PDS Pillar partner Peterborough Police from the Ministry of the Solicitor General. The HUTs Project focused on research, education, and the creation of a manual intended to help collate existing tools and resources as well as provide some Peterborough Kawartha-specific context for use by PDS members, regional partners, and organizations.

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Project deliverables included:

• Regional assessment/environmental scan.

• Training and education for service providers, including police and landlords, tenants and the general public.

• Adapting, adopting, and creating various prevention tools/strategies.

• Adapting, adopting, and creating a continuum of intervention tools/strategies.

• Engaging more partners across multiple sectors.

• Enhancing holistic trauma-informed responses that focus on tenant well-being, safe housing, and communities.