Organizations run by and for Black people are working to change this situation and develop more housing across the country but their modest numbers and resources are limited. The Centre supports many of these organizations through programs designed to accelerate their...
To counter homelessness and the housing shortage in Flin Flon, Manitoba, the Flin Flon Housing Initiative has chosen a new approach. Thanks to a $38,000 grant from the Sector Transformation Fund, the Flin Flon Aboriginal Friendship Centre aims to create supportive...
Seniors in the Northwest Territories will have more options for staying in their community as they get older and need more care. The Northwest Territories lacks affordable housing in general, and there is a specific need for affordable rental housing with supports for...
Thanks to the North’s first Community Land Trust development, 32 new permanently affordable homes are coming to Whitehorse, Yukon. The Northern Community Land Trust (NCLT) is the first community land trust in Canada’s North. Community land trusts are non-profits...
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 capacity with limited options for youth, women and families. The Safe at...
