Rick David

In the upscale community of Halton Hills, Ont. there are people with mental health issues living in cars, even during dangerously cold winter weather.  That is part of the reason Rick David felt compelled to volunteer his time as a board member for both Support & Housing Halton (SHH) and Affordable Housing Halton.  Previously he served as board chair of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario.  The sales rep from Sutton Group – About Town Realty says encouraging government and private funding for housing and health care are at the top of his agenda for the near future.

“Our regional government tells us there is inadequate funding available to address the problem,” says David.  “It is not easy to understand how that can be true considering the ‘wealth’ of the community at large. Government economic issues clearly go well beyond the borders of Halton but with our per capita wealth, it seems to me the community could be encouraged to ‘step up’.”

David also runs a family support group in Burlington.