Right at Home: A Place of Gathering
This past November, Right at Home Housing Society established a women’s gathering place as the first initiative in our cultural diversity programming. Spearheaded by our Indigenous Support Coordinator, Mary, the gathering space will offer an …
Edmonton Housing Month: A Home Builder Speaks On The Power of Compassion
November is Edmonton Housing Month, with the objective of advancing the cause of affordable housing in the Capital Region. We truly believe that a home is a basic right – it’s that simple. With affordable housing as an option to our citizens, they …
Ensuring Our Tenants Live Their Best Lives: 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey Results
Right at Home Housing administered our 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey over the summer. The feedback our residents provide in this annual survey is a vital way for us to determine how we are best enhancing the lives of our residents with everyday …
Right at Home Housing Creates Opportunities for Families with New Norwood Family Housing Project
  Right at Home Housing Society has an ongoing commitment to  the central Edmonton communities and we are proud to be developing a comfortable living space within the Norwood neighbourhood that captured our hearts years ago. The Norwood family …
New Neighbours, Old Friendships
Right at Home Housing Society has two new and exciting projects underway that will contribute to our ability to offer further options for affordable housing in Edmonton.   Building Relationships in Belvedere Right at Home will be constructing a 42 …
Inner City Awareness Week: A Look at Poverty in Edmonton
Inner City Awareness Week kicks off the third week of March, as proclaimed by Mayor Bill Smith in 1996. During this week, Right at Home Housing Society joins forces with seven other agencies, together forming the Inner City Agencies Foundation. Our …
A Grand Opening for New Beginnings
Right At Home had a lot to celebrate on February 2nd when we gathered with friends and supporters to mark the grand opening of our North Glenora project. It was a wonderful moment to acknowledge the many people who helped take this development from …
One Lunch. Countless Helped.
  The Inner Cities Agencies Foundation’s (ICAF) annual Mac & Cheese Luncheon takes place on March 22, 2018. The luncheon will raise funds to support various services provided in the Edmonton inner city, including affordable housing, healthcare, …
Read our latest newsletter online
Our online newsletter is available to our supporters who wish to read updated information about the work we’ve accomplished these past months. The newsletter highlights our North Glenora project completion as well as our plans to develop in Beacon …
November is National Housing Month
Child Homelessness Continues to be a Concern in Edmonton With National Housing Month bringing the issue of access to affordable housing to the forefront of our city’s concerns, The Edmonton Social Planning Council, Public Interest Alberta, and …
A Look Inside: Efforts to Streamline Our Operations
The official amalgamation of two organizations occurred on August 18 2017, which recognized Right at Home Housing Society as a single operation by the Government of Alberta Societies Act. As a result, we are exploring ways in which to better …
Federal Confederation of Municipalities Releases Strategies for Poverty Reduction
The Federal Confederation of Municipalities has released its Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy from July 2017. In the strategy, 12 recommendations are made to help reduce poverty. Following are the major highlights, which align with the values and …
2017 Tenant Satisfaction Survey Results: Where We Excel, And What We Can Look Forward To
Right at Home Housing Society administered our 2017 Tenant Satisfaction Survey in July. This blog post focuses on the highlights of the survey results. The analysis offers transparency to our supporters. It focuses on areas where we continue to …
Edmonton's Updated Ten Plan to End Homelessness
Earlier this week, we reviewed the ten year plan to end homelessness that came out in 2009.   The City of Edmonton and Homeward Trust noted the progress made in the last ten years in their Updated Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness, released on July …
The Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
The Alberta government released its Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in 2008. The plan listed 17 strategies to help reduce poverty and homelessness in our province. Most noteworthy concerning Right at Home Housing Society, the 11th strategy …