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SSODA: A brand-new hub of Coordinated Access
The new and community-driven South Shore Open Doors Association (SSODA) streamlines access to resources and services and connects people to available housing, putting limited resources to their best possible use for those who need them most.
What is Coordinated Access?
This presentation was delivered by Lisa Ryan to the Energize Bridgewater Advisory Committee on July 14, 2021. The presentation provides an overview of Coordinated Access is and how it will be integrated with other Energize Bridgewater systems and services.
DID YOU KNOW?
Three quarters of the planet’s energy is generated by the burning of fossil fuels
Canada uses 2.5% of the world’s total oil and fuel, but is the fifth largest energy producer in the world, with the second greatest volume of oil reserves in the world
Every Google search releases approximately 0.2g of carbon into the atmosphere
America uses nearly half of the world’s gasoline
Enough sunlight reaches the earth every minute to satisfy the planet’s energy demands for an entire year
More than 40% of all energy produced in Canada is used for heating
If everyone changed their five most-used light fixtures to an ENERGY STAR bulb, Canada would save around $3 billion per year in energy costs
30% of the Energy used in office buildings is wasted