The Institute of Southern Georgian Bay’s affordable housing toolkit provides resources and steps to address housing in rural communities. It refers to community wealth strategies, social finance tools, and sustainable development goals. The toolkit describes the financialization of housing and its impact on affordability while highlighting innovative solutions being implemented across the country. It further discusses the role of various sectors like business, government, nonprofit, and philanthropy in creating a better housing environment.
Topics include: The Social Finance & Housing Project, UN Habitat in Towns, Financialization of Housing, Building Community Wealth, Toolkit Components, Social Finance Primer for Communities, and the Role of Philanthropy and Municipalities in Creating a Better Housing Environment.