Affordable Housing

Thank you to all of you who donated, through our Christmas Eve offering, to Sacajawea. The total was $5,542. That money will help Sacajawea furnish and equip 25 new badly needed affordable housing units for Indigenous tenants that it will co-manage. The former Royal Oak Dairy building—to be called Aindahing—will house 13 of them. Many … Read more

Sign a letter calling for quick action to deal with homelessness and Omicron. Several health organizations and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness have issued a 13-point call to action by the federal and Ontario governments to deal with the complications the Omicron COVID variant is creating for people experiencing homelessness. The calls range from … Read more

January 17, 2022, Our Board approved a letter of support for a project to create a community of tiny heated cabins as a temporary measure to reduce the harm of homelessness. Letter of Support Jan 17 2022.pdf The Board is supporting efforts to create a community of small cabins in Hamilton as a temporary way to … Read more

In December 2021, the Affordable Housing Team held an online conversation with Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing leaders Melanie McAulay and Miranda Rappazzo about their work and what’s coming in the next few years. LINK https://youtu.be/gyE4tNBFWHg

The church and Hamilton Aging in Community organized a terrific panel in March 2021 on the challenges and possibilities for seniors to have the housing they choose in the location they want to live. The panel had financial support from an Ontario seniors in community grant. You can watch it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uctT-VkYIoo