Access to affordable and appropriate housing decreases the likelihood that families and individuals will fall into or remain in poverty. As housing should cost no more than 30 percent of a person’s total income, a ‘total housing spectrum’ should be developed to ensure all people are housed in a dignified way and homelessness is prevented.
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One of the issues facing Calgarians today is the search for affordable housing. The Community Housing Affordability Collective (CHAC) is the collective engine for improving housing affordability in Calgary through cross-sector collaboration and community-based advocacy.
They are a network of individuals and organizations that are working together to make housing more affordable for Calgarians.
Access to safe and affordable housing helps create inclusive communities and makes our city a great place to live and work for citizens of all income levels. The City of Calgary provides an overview of affordable housing in Calgary. Recently they outlined an advocacy plan detailing the economic case for affordable housing and the current housing deficit.
Enough for All has joined up with the I Heart Home Collective to be a collective voice of people who care about ending homelessness in Calgary. Follow the hashtag #HomeforEveryone to learn more.
Each lever of change links to one or more of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Housing links to #37 and #74.
E4A in Action
Calgary Municipal Ward Poverty Profiles 2021
Highlighting the experiences of poverty in all 14 wards of Calgary.
Report to Community
Evaluating our collective progress towards achieving Enough for All in 2020
News & Events
- Oct 20, 2021
PODCAST: Voices of Lived Experience
Poverty Talks! actively challenges perceptions of poverty
- Oct 17, 2021
Anti-poverty activists alarmed by 'perfect storm' of COVID and soaring inflation
Calgary Herald interviews Meaghon Reid and members of Poverty Talks! Crystal Filler and Sue Gwynn
- Sep 21, 2021
Poverty profiles outline the incidence of poverty in each Ward of Calgary
Vibrant Communities Calgary and the Canadian Poverty Institute partner together to engage municipal candidates in the upcoming municipal election.
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