In a context of limited financial resources, a need to preserve the housing stock, and a lack of leadership succession in rural areas, consolidation is becoming a key strategy for protecting and developing community housing.
Watch this session featuring David Barbaza, Executive Director of Fédération des OSBL d’habitation du Bas-Saint-Laurent, de la Gaspésie et des Îles-de-la-Madeleine (FOHBGI) and President and Co-founder of Logéco, who shared practical insights from a community housing organization consolidation initiative in Eastern Quebec. The session was moderated by Jonathan Fleury, Program manager Québec.
In Eastern Quebec, several small non-profit housing organizations manage a sometimes-aging housing stock with limited resources, making it increasingly difficult to maintain services and keep buildings in good condition. It is in this context that a structural transformation has been implemented, led by the FOHBGI. This initiative resulted in the creation of Logéco as a central mechanism and regional safety net to pool property management, standardize practices, and strengthen professional support to members. It has also fostered a new culture of collaboration and solidarity across the region.
As a part of the Centre knowledge sharing series, this recording explores what made consolidation both relevant and feasible, how it was implemented, conditions of success, and what concrete changes it brings to the stability and growth of the regional community housing stock.
Whether you are a leader, board member, or manager of a community housing organization, this recording is designed to provide insights and offer guidance on assessing the potential for consolidation to join forces in a strategy for resilience and growth.
“Communication is 75% of the work when it comes to consolidation. You really have to listen and be supportive. We’re here to offer organizations a framework and a future for their buildings. It’s a collaborative approach, and the solutions are tailored to each organization. Decisions are made together. I like to go back to the etymology of words: “consolidate” comes from “con” and “solidare”, which means we’re building something solid together.”
David Barbaza, Logéco
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