SHI Highlights From 2018

2018 was an amazing year for SHI and our team! Here are the top 10 highlights from the past year:

  • Helped rural communities access more than $40 million in capital funding to develop affordable housing. These projects aim to break ground in 2019.
  • Presented to 8 town councils
  • Presented at 7 conferences across Canada
  • Assisted 10 groups with pre-development activities
  • Hired 10 staff
  • The SHI’s Program Director Joshua Benard was recognized as Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue Magazine
  • The ARDN received a 2018 ROOPH (Recognizing Outstanding Organizations and People in Housing)  award from Homeward Trust for its work through the SHI and HPS

We also received various funding including:

  • $800,000 from Energy Efficient Alberta to help affordable housing projects reach net-zero energy efficiency
  • $477,000 from Homelessness Partnering Strategy to help develop a toolkit for building sustainable affordable housing
  • $75,000 from the Alberta Real Estate Foundation for research on the psychology of aesthetics

Thank you to everyone that made 2018 a memorable year! We are looking forward to 2019 and continuing to address the need for affordable housing in rural communities.

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