{"id":1637,"date":"2026-05-22T08:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/gta-non-profits-secure-2-2m-to-fight-real-estate-displacement\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T08:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:01:16","slug":"gta-non-profits-secure-2-2m-to-fight-real-estate-displacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/gta-non-profits-secure-2-2m-to-fight-real-estate-displacement\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA Non-Profits Secure $2.2M to Fight Real Estate Displacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As commercial real estate dynamics shift across the Greater Toronto Area, the United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT) is taking bold action to protect the social infrastructure that keeps our communities running. A new $2.2 million injection of capital funding is supporting 14 critical projects across Toronto, Peel, and York Regions. This initiative is designed to combat the rising threat of displacement, as 65% of non-profit service providers currently face the precarious reality of commercial leasing. By funding the creation of 140,000 ft\u00b2 of new community space and over 320,500 ft\u00b2 of housing and shelter, UWGT is helping agencies transition toward ownership and long-term stability. With a massive $100 million commitment planned through 2035, the organization is strategically repositioning social services to meet the growing demands of the GTA. To see how these infrastructure projects are reshaping your neighborhood, read the full report at UrbanToronto.<\/p>\n<p><!-- RealEstateToday Source Article --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" data-original-url=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/05\/united-way-funding-supports-community-infrastructure-projects-across-gta.61037\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/05\/united-way-funding-supports-community-infrastructure-projects-across-gta.61037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- RealEstateToday Instagram Handles --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" data-instagram-handles=\"@unitedwaygt\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Way Greater Toronto is investing $2.2M to protect essential services from rising commercial rents and ensure long-term community stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[232,834,182,207,726],"class_list":["post-1637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-commercial-real-estate","tag-community-infrastructure","tag-gta","tag-toronto","tag-urban-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}