The Rural Development Network’s guide on placemaking provides advice for affordable housing providers and tenants interested in implementing their own tenant-based initiatives while promoting social inclusion in their community. It addresses the stigmatization and nimbyism (not-in-my-backyard sentiment) surrounding affordable housing and offers strategies to overcome negative perceptions. The guide also highlights an initiative in Edmonton and the positive impacts of tenant-led initiatives in fostering social inclusion. It also includes a list of available grants to support placemaking and tenant initiatives.
Topics covered: tenant-based initiatives, social inclusion, affordable housing, grant writing, inclusion, community engagement
Centre-supported project: The Price of Inclusion – A Tenant Informed Report to Embrace Affordable Housing as a Part of the Community,
Fund: Community-Based Tenant Initiative Fund (CBTIF)