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As Canadians grapple with rising food prices outpacing inflation and a lack of affordable housing, Future of Good looks at ways organizations are finding solutions and offering ideas to help ensure everyone has clean, warm shelter and no one goes hungry.
‘The need is endless’: Food insecurity highest in Canada’s Black, Arab and Indigenous communities
Food insecurity gaps aren’t closing, so community organizations across Canada are trying new ways to help beyond just providing food.
Should B.C.’s condo buyout be an opportunity to grow housing through non-profits?
The federal and B.C. governments plan to buy thousands of unsold condos to expand homeownership, but some housing advocates say the units would have a greater long-term impact if they were transferred to non-profit providers.
Redesigned Canada Housing Benefit could reduce homelessness by more than half: Report
End Homeless Canada’s new report shows if Canada’s Housing Benefit is redesigned, it could dramatically reduce homelessness in the country.
Thank you for being a friend: B.C. senior home-sharing program to ease housing costs and isolation
With many homes sitting with empty bedrooms amid a growing housing affordability crisis, the Hollyburn Society in North Vancouver is launching a two-year home-matching pilot program designed to bring together seniors with extra space and people in need of housing.
Non-profits buying multi-floor condo units face fee duplication under CMHC insurance rules
Current CMHC loan insurance programs for multi-unit properties are limited to either full building acquisitions or acquisitions of units on the same floor. They do not cover acquisitions of several units spread across multiple floors of a condominium development.
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