AHMA

Release the funds as fast as possible - we can spend it quickly and where it is needed most

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Mercredi, avril 17, 2024
Investment, Health, Safety, Housing, Impact, WHOM, Plan, Research, Musqueam Indian Band, CHRA, Tax, AHMA, Poverty, Mental health, Homelessness, Government, Urban, AHF, Organization, OECD

Federal budget 2024 boasts increased spending on housing but Indigenous housing experts want expedited action on implementation.

Key Points: 
  • Federal budget 2024 boasts increased spending on housing but Indigenous housing experts want expedited action on implementation.
  • “We are still waiting for funds that were promised in previous years that have been held up in administrative processes.
  • The Federal Housing Plan reiterates the 2023 commitment of $4.3 billion towards Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing, stating that money will be released in 2024.
  • “It needs to come to the non-profit Indigenous housing sector as fast as possible – we can spend it quickly and where it is needed most.

Report Finds Indigenous-Led Housing Essential to Addressing Increased Risk of Homelessness for Indigenous Peoples with Diverse Abilities

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Mardi, mars 12, 2024
Research, Diagnosis, Health, Homelessness, Organization, FASD, Indigenous peoples, Assistant, Anonymous, Partnership, Risk, Education, Mental health, Policy, Disability studies, Child, Outline of health sciences, Housing, Musqueam Indian Band, Literature, AHMA, Simon Fraser University, ASD, Nursing

The report makes 26 recommendations and highlights the critical importance of promoting and funding Indigenous-led housing options as a path to creating more equitable, culturally supportive housing options for Indigenous Peoples with diverse abilities.

Key Points: 
  • The report makes 26 recommendations and highlights the critical importance of promoting and funding Indigenous-led housing options as a path to creating more equitable, culturally supportive housing options for Indigenous Peoples with diverse abilities.
  • Evidence based findings reveal numerous barriers Indigenous people with diverse abilities face in accessing housing, especially for those who also have complex and concurrent mental health and substance use care needs.
  • These are the most vulnerable populations, and a lack of housing support in a complex web of systems and services increases the risk of falling into a cycle of homelessness.
  • AHMA is a For Indigenous, By Indigenous organization made up of 55 members that represent over 95% of Indigenous housing and service providers in BC.

Vancity launches Retrofit Program for Non-Profit Affordable Housing Providers

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Jeudi, juin 9, 2022
Coast Salish, Program, Housing, CEO, Nature, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Partnership, Solution, Maintenance, AHMA, GLOBE, Risk, Federation, Fraser Valley, Vancity, Climate change, Carbon, Renewable energy, Insurance, Metro Vancouver Regional District, BC

Non-profit housing providers, that are also Vancity members, are eligible to apply for grants up to $80,000 to support the development of retrofit projects.

Key Points: 
  • Non-profit housing providers, that are also Vancity members, are eligible to apply for grants up to $80,000 to support the development of retrofit projects.
  • Collaboration with program applicants will further shape the program, ensuring the unique needs of non-profit housing providers are met.
  • Designed to support and simplify the retrofit process, the new program is intended to complement existing government supports, such as the CleanBC Social Housing Incentives Program, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Affordable Housing Program, and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations National Housing Co-Investment Fund.
  • Vancity is funding strategic partnerships with the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) and the Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) to roll out the Non-Profit Housing Retrofit Program.