NHS Solutions Lab – Inclusive affordable housing for people with disabilities | CMHC

This NHS project profile, hosted by the CMHC, presents the goals of the Solutions Lab led by L’Arche Canada, which aims to develop inclusive, affordable housing models for Canadians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Lab combines a Community Lab in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick with a national Community of Practice, placing persons with disabilities and their families at the centre of co-creation and knowledge sharing.
Project team and/or partners: L’Arche Canada (project team); Ready to Shift and Scale, The Tamarack Institute, Trinity Centres Foundation, PLAN: Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, Housing Alternatives, Le Groupe Conseil de Développement de l’Habitation (Groupe CDH), New Brunswick Association for Community Living, Saint John Non Profit Housing, Open Family Services.
Topics include National housing Strategy, intellectual disabilities, inclusive housing, affordable housing, community belonging, and social inclusion.