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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 …
Greetings from the Board
Our Annual General Meeting on June 27, 2017 finalized the change in our name as Right at Home Housing Society. This meeting marked the official amalgamation of The Edmonton Inner City Housing Society and Intermet Housing Society as one entity. …
Government of Alberta's Affordable Housing Strategy
The Alberta Provincial Government released its plan to budget $1.2 billion into a five-year investment towards affordable housing on June 26, 2017. The affordable housing strategy includes rebuilding and fixing current affordable housing structures. …
Coming Together for Affordability: Casino Fundraiser a Success
Last week, Right at Home Housing Society hosted its biennial casino fundraiser at the Grande Villa Casino. At the end of the quarter, we will know how much the fundraiser will be able to aid us financially. Our previous casinos have been are largest …
A Year in Review: Being Right at Home
Right at Home Housing Society was officially born a year ago, on May 24 2016. We had been talking about the details of amalgamating The Edmonton Inner City Housing Society and Intermet Housing Society for quite some time. On May 24th of last year, …
Volunteer, Build More Homes
Right at Home Housing Society’s Casino is Fast Approaching We are looking for supporters to join our casino fundraiser and fill a remaining eight volunteer positions. The fundraiser will be one of the largest monetary supports for Right at Home …
Inner City Awareness Week Highlights
Right at Home Housing Society contributed to Inner City Awareness Week named by the City of Edmonton from March 19-25. We joined forced as one of the eight organizations with Inner City Agencies Foundation (ICAF). ICAF includes: Operation Friendship …
Right at Home Housing Society Receives Support from the Mayor and Royal Alexandra Hospital
In the month of March, Right at Home Housing Society has seen the support of Mayor Don Iveson and the Royal Alexandra Hospital’s Employee’s Charitable Donations Fund. Mayor Don Iveson took an interest in Ambrose Place and the work we are …
The Inner City Agencies Foundation Feeds the Inner City
The Inner City Agencies Foundation Hosts a Free Roast Beef Dinner March 19th, 2017 The Inner City Agencies Foundation (ICAF) consists of nine agencies who work together to address poverty issues in Edmonton. This includes Right at Home Housing …
Changing the Face of North Glenora One Solar Panel at a Time
Our latest affordable housing initiative is introducing solar energy to our Westmount development. The new buildings will incorporate environmentally responsible design while solar energy is a major focus. These town homes will be Canada’s very …