Projects
New models sought for treating, housing women with addiction issues
Over the years, changing perspectives on addiction and homelessness have influenced treatment and prevention, with people with lived-experience informing and often leading the work. The Jean Tweed Treatment Centre is […]
Activist experience to aid tenant involvement in huge B.C. suburb
British Columbia has the highest rate of evictions and foreclosure in the country, according to Statistics Canada. Weak tenant protection laws have allowed exploitative tactics to flourish, with developers and […]
Training tomorrow’s leaders today!
What inhibits the development of tenant leadership in a region? During a 2019 tour and a Community Support Forum organized in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, tenants living in non-profit or co-op dwellings […]
Community project will empower P.E.I.’s Indigenous tenants
While Indigenous Peoples experience racism and discrimination when searching for a place to call home, remaining housed can be even more challenging. On Prince Edward Island—where nearly one-in-three Indigenous renters […]
Parkdale tenants battle to keep apartment towers affordable
Parkdale is an immigrant rich, ethnically diverse inner-city neighbourhood just six kilometres west of downtown Toronto along the Lake Ontario shoreline. In the 2016 census, 87% of South Parkdale households […]
Real-Life Rental Guide for Empowering Inclusion in Affordable Housing
People with disabilities face unique challenges when seeking housing, from financial constraints and limited housing options to overt or subconscious discrimination. Congruent with our commitment to social inclusion and community […]
Boosting diversity and participation the goal of Ottawa Citizens Corp
The Centretown Ottawa Citizens Corporation is a leader in the national capital region’s community housing sector. Established in 1974, it has grown steadily and now includes 1,597 housing units with […]
Safe at Home Society RHI Application Seed Funding
Like many communities in Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon, is experiencing a housing crisis. Hundreds of people are on the waitlist for social housing, while the emergency shelters often operate at full […]
Creating a resource centre to increase development capacity in Toronto’s supportive housing sector
Sitting at the crossroads of housing and homelessness, supportive housing is seen as a long-term solution for people experiencing mental health issues, substance abuse and chronic homelessness. Recognizing there is […]