Food and Housing Insescurity
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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.
Explainer: Why, despite Ottawa’s billions in spending, the country’s biggest housing provider is still facing a $3B hole
Expiring funding streams and lack of funding keeps social housing stock in poor condition
First Bite Fund launches as Ottawa puts $1 billion behind domestic food processing
New revenue‑based loan fund aims to reach the 92% of food processors that conventional capital has overlooked
Edmonton housing fund uses values-aligned, blended financing to create affordable homes
The Housing Prosperity Fund combines values-aligned financing, community investment and family-focused housing to create a model it hopes can scale across Canada.
‘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.
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