NHS Solutions Lab – Seniors and inter-generational purpose-driven housing | CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) hosts this NHS project profile presenting the goals of the Solutions Lab “Seniors and Inter-generational Purpose-Driven Housing,” led by The Community Training and Development Centre for Innovation (CTDC), which explores housing designs and purpose-driven programming to address affordability for seniors and newcomers in the Peterborough and Northumberland region of Ontario. The Lab aims to develop a housing model promoting social inclusion and a Hub concept for community engagement and skill-sharing. Project team and/or partners: The Community Training and Development Centre for Innovation (project team); Together Design Lab/Ryerson University (Lab Consultant); Kim Rudd (MP), Habitat for Humanity Northumberland and Peterborough, Northumberland County Housing Services, City of Peterborough and Peterborough Housing, The Mount Community Centre, Nogojwanong Friendship Centre, Community Care Peterborough and Northumberland, Western University, Settlement Services Northumberland.
Topics include National Housing Strategy, seniors housing, intergenerational housing, affordable housing, social inclusion, and purpose-driven community design.