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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.
Ottawa chooses Canadian Housing Acquisition Fund to manage $1.5 billion affordable housing money
The massive new fund will help grant Indigenous, cooperative and non-profit housing providers easier access to capital to help buy and develop homes for lower-income Canadians.
Food-rescue groups turn to processing facilities to respond to waste and insecurity
New facilities in Ontario and Manitoba aim to turn surplus food into repurposed products while expanding access to food assistance.
Explainer: The divergent fix-it paths of Ontario and B.C.’s condo oversupply problem
Both provinces have too many tiny, shoebox condos, but both are taking different approaches to fixing it.
Food bank vending machine launches in 2 Vancouver SkyTrain stations
A new food preservation system is helping the Greater Vancouver Food Bank turn excess fruit into new funding.
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
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