Our Team

Atif Siddiqui

Coordinator, Proposals and Funding

Atif is the Proposals and Funding Coordinator at SHS. In this role, he undertakes community development research projects and is particularly interested in improving quality of life for seniors. He previously worked at the Peel Elder Abuse Prevention Network (PEAPN) where he provided public education on the prevention of elder abuse.

For the past five years, Atif has been a volunteer and mentor at Spectra Helpline where he provides listening and emotional support to people in distress. He also volunteers at: David Suzuki Foundation, CARP Mississauga and is an active member on the City of Mississauga’s Age-Friendly Initiative. He also provides website support to Silver Links News, a print and online magazine on healthy aging in Peel-Halton.

Current work

Atif is working with groups in Toronto that are exploring new development opportunities with CMHC’s Seed and Co-Investment funding. As well, he is working with an organization looking to create affordable housing for single, isolated seniors.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (York University)

Mailing Address
77 Bloor Street West, Suite 600
Toronto, ON
M5S 1M2

Contact
905-763-7555
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Privacy Statement

Land Acknowledgement • At SHS we acknowledge the lands we are on are the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples and are now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that the location of our office in Toronto is covered by Treaty 13. In our work, we strive to continually reflect on our relationship to the land we are currently inhabiting and how our role as actors in the housing system can support the reconciliation process.