Aboriginal Housing Initiative
Launched in 2007,
the Aboriginal Housing Initiative (AHI) is
developing
over 200 new affordable housing units
for Aboriginal people living off-reserve. This
initiative is part of
Housing Matters BC,
a provincial housing strategy, and helps
to ensure that
Aboriginal housing needs are being addressed
.
Through the Aboriginal Housing Initiative, new
housing is being developed to create safe, secure and
culturally-appropriate housing for youth, women, elders, and those
who are struggling with addiction.
This initiative is funded in part through a $50.9
million grant from the Off-Reserve Aboriginal Housing
Trust, which had been transferred from the
Government of Canada to the Province of B.C.
Check out our
news releases
or
photo gallery
to learn more.
Addressing Aboriginal housing need
A disproportionate number of Aboriginal households in British Columbia are homeless or in core housing need. The 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count reports that 32% of the homeless population is Aboriginal. Aboriginal people are also three times as likely to live in a crowded dwelling, and three times as likely to live in a dwelling in need of repair ( 2006 Census Aboriginal Quick Facts ). It is for these reasons that the provincial housing strategy, Housing Matters BC, has identified addressing Aboriginal housing need as one of six key strategies.
A disproportionate number of Aboriginal households in British Columbia are homeless or in core housing need. The 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count reports that 32% of the homeless population is Aboriginal. Aboriginal people are also three times as likely to live in a crowded dwelling, and three times as likely to live in a dwelling in need of repair ( 2006 Census Aboriginal Quick Facts ). It is for these reasons that the provincial housing strategy, Housing Matters BC, has identified addressing Aboriginal housing need as one of six key strategies.
Aboriginal Off-Reserve Housing Resource
Aboriginal Off-Reserve Housing Resource contains information and links to organizations that provide transitional, supportive or social housing; market-based rental or homeownership opportunities; housing related training programs; building and safety information including green building programs, research and publications. Click here to go to the website.
Aboriginal Off-Reserve Housing Resource contains information and links to organizations that provide transitional, supportive or social housing; market-based rental or homeownership opportunities; housing related training programs; building and safety information including green building programs, research and publications. Click here to go to the website.
Recent News
Supportive homes for Aboriginal families open in Vancouver
09-DEC-2011
VANCOUVER – With today’s official opening of the Aboriginal Mother Centre, Aboriginal mothers ...
Affordable Aboriginal housing reaches one-year anniversary
03-AUG-2011
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Transition house for Aboriginal men opens in Vancouver
11-JUL-2011
VANCOUVER – The governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners, gathered today ...
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