OAHS Issues a Request for Proposal for Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF 4) Funding for Service Providers
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is to provide Service Providers with an opportunity to be selected as a recipient of the Social Services Relief Fund 4 (SSRF 4) funding by defining their capacity to develop and/or acquire new rental units or complete retrofits and upgrades to existing units as outlined in the SSRF 4 Program Guidelines....
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Indigenous housing promises in election platforms fall short, advocates warn
This is the first federal election in which housing for urban Indigenous peoples has received a distinct set of promises in multiple party platforms, but Indigenous housing advocates remain concerned the commitments fall short of what’s needed to meaningfully address the crisis....
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Innovative partnership will deliver diverse affordable housing options for Northumberland
Posted September 15, 2021 by Northumberland County Cobourg, ON – September 15, 2021 – Today, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS), Northumberland County Housing Corporation (NCHC), Habitat for Humanity Northumberland (HFHN) and Northumberland County are announcing a ...
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Applications for new Habitat home now being accepted
Habitat is looking to onboard a new family interested in living in a modest two-storey, three-bedroom home on Wellington St. W. in Sault Ste. Marie...
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Announcing the Winners of the Don McBain Memorial Award
The first annual Don McBain Memorial Award has come to a close and Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services is proud to announce its recipients Emily Shostal and Daniel Boissoneau!...
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Mission to update homelessness data underway in Cochrane District
The province-wide goal of ending homelessness by 2025 requires having the most current data possible on local homeless populations, says the coordinator of the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board's Wednesday point-in-time count....
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Survey to provide data on homelessness across district
The results will help give service providers 'information needed to help us better understand the needs and experiences of these individuals'....
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Housing affordability shaping up to be a top issue in the 2021 federal election: Nanos
As party leaders close out their first week of campaigning, Nanos Research’s Nik Nanos says it shouldn't be surprising that affordable housing has become a top issue in the 2021 federal election....
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Wildfire evacuee reception team delivered ‘1,000 per cent,’ says choked-up Provenzano
Federal and provincial agencies are planning to apply best practices from Sault Ste. Marie to future emergency evacuations....
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‘Where has it all gone?’: Missing TRC testimonies done in original languages baffles residential school survivor
Many families remain in despair....
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OAHS Opens Request for Proposal for Benefits and Group Retirement Services
OAHS is issuing this RFP to select a Broker/Consultant that will partner with us in the oversight of our Company’s Benefit, Wellness, and Retirement programs....
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Community effort helping forest fire evacuees feel welcome in the Sault
Sault Ste. Marie Indian Friendship Centre executive director praises local support for more than 100 displaced residents of North Spirit Lake First Nation as forest fires continue to burn....
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OAHS’s Board of Directors Celebrates Member’s Retirement and New Elections
The Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is pleased to announce new appointments to our Board of Directors. The OAHS is made up of three Ontario provincial organizations: the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC), and the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA)....
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Vulnerable evacuees from North Spirit Lake getting settled in Sault Ste. Marie
Around 100 elders and young children evacuated from community due to growing forest fires...
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London to provide safe housing for First Nation, Inuit and Métis people
The plan includes an apartment building and small public park at 18 Elm Street....
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Local Indigenous elementary school graduates awarded for academic excellence, improvement
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services and Neech-ke-Wehn celebrates Indigenous Grade 8 Grads with annual award...
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Meet the CPA fighting for Indigenous housing
How Justin Marchand, executive director of Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services, is creating homes for those in need....
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Action plan on missing, murderered Indigenous women and girls falls short, critics say
Published on: June 4, 2021 At the June 3 launch of a National Action Plan, part of the investigation into the issue of Missing and Murdered Inidgenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
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‘A genius idea’: An Orillia development’s novel approach to affordable housing
Two new apartment buildings, their exteriors finished in a bold two-tone colour scheme, are brightening up an otherwise unremarkable block in Orillia’s south end. Constructed from shipping containers, this recently minted development along Elgin Street is doing more than adding a visual lift to the area, however....
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Dryden’s Homeward Bound Leading The Way
The Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound program in Dryden is being hailed as a huge success. The program is in year three of four at the old Pinewood School site. It provides a holistic approach to Indigenous mothers trying to obtain education and find gainful employment, with easy access to housing and childcare....
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