We hope to see an equitable portion of the HEART and HEARTH dollars in BC Budget 2025 designated for Indigenous-led housing societies, that successfully work on the frontline of preventing homelessness with trauma-informed solutions.
The Indigenous Caucus of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) held a press conference calling on the federal government to immediately release the $2.8 billion funding allocation that it has committed to Indigenous housing providers. This funding, originally part of Budget 2023, has faced repeated delays.
As the federal government struggles to maintain course, advocates call for the immediate release of previously committed and desperately needed funds for urban Indigenous housing. In Canada, Indigenous people are 13 TIMES more likely to experience homelessness than non-Indigenous people ―an unacceptable inequity.
The Housing Central partners are calling on all parties to respond to the urgent need for targeted action to address the ongoing affordable housing crisis. Housing Central’s Build More. Protect More. A New Affordable Housing Plan for BC details current and projected affordable housing needs with solutions that will support renters and Indigenous peoples, and…
The Indigenous Housing Fund allows AHMA members and First Nations to continue the critically important work of providing housing and services for those most in need of a safe place to call home. AHMA is proud of the collaborative work we have done with the Province and BC Housing to establish this support for all…
