Thread by @CentretownCCA

May 19, Eva Davis of @JohnHoward_Can #Ottawa came to our #AntiRacism Working Group to talk about project at 500 Lisgar. Several members of #Housing #Affordability Working group joined the meeting and we had a great presentation and discussion on project and supportive housing 1/

@CentretownCCA board voted to sign on #StartsWithHome campaign lead by @OttawaAlliance mid February. We voted May 2022 to continue as a member of @OttawaCBN after signing on as a founding member of LeBreton Flats Community Benefits Coalition #cba4lebreton in 2019.
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This project was initiated by @ottawacity under #Federal Gov't #RapidHousingInititiave Major City Stream admin by @CMHC_ca. The 28 units is part of 109 units under 4 projects for $31.9M allocated to #Ottawa to help the Jan 2020 declared #homeless and #housing #emergency. 3/

We are looking forward to completion of 500 Lisgar and occupancy by indigenous women with planned support of 2+ staff around the clock. Indigenous has high proportion of homeless population and women are often hidden homeless by couch surfing, staying in abusive relationship 4/

We need more #affordableHousing and #supportivehousing in #Ottawa and across #Canada to help the #vulnerable in our #society. A #HousingFirst approach worked in other jurisdiction and countries and we have a #homelessness and #Housing Emergency. Kudos to this project 5/5

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