For Indigenous, By Indigenous solutions to housing crisis
The Indigenous Caucus of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association has been busy in recent months. In November, it proposed a For Indigenous, By Indigenous strategy to address community-housing challenges....
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Indigenous partners want to turn old Hamilton school into housing and friendship hub
Two organizations hope to turn a former school in Hamilton’s east end into an Indigenous housing and friendship centre. The Hamilton Regional Indian Centre and Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services have initial support of city councillors to do so with the former King George Elementary School site....
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Working housing miracles for Ontario’s urban Indigenous population
Last March, about two weeks into the pandemic, Steve Teekens got a call from the police. Teekens runs an Indigenous housing agency and the officers were calling to say one of his clients had tested positive for COVID-19. It was the first case to surface at the Native Men’s Residence, an organization that provides emergency shelter, transitional housing and deeply affordable rentals to a clientele of mostly Indigenous men in Toronto....
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OAHS Launches The Don McBain Memorial Award for Indigenous Students
Yesterday marked the first submission day of the Don McBain Memorial Award. Since 2017, the idea of contributing to an Indigenous student’s education has finally come to fruition and applications are now open for all Indigenous secondary students in Ontario....
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Happy International Women's Day from some of our ladies at OAHS! We're holding our hands up high to show that we're in to #ChooseToChallenge, this year's theme from IWD, by committing to helping forge an ...
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Ontario Supports Indigenous Women Fleeing Domestic Violence in Sault Ste. Marie
The Ontario government is providing over $550,000 to help create safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women and their children in Sault Ste. Marie. The funding is being delivered through the Social Services Relief Fund and will support women fleeing domestic violence who are homeless or at risk of homelessness during COVID-19....
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Ontario Invests in Affordable Housing For Indigenous People
The Ontario government is providing over $6.2 million to help create safe and affordable housing for Indigenous people in Orillia. The funding is being delivered through the Social Services Relief Fund and will support those experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless during COVID-19....
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Statistics Canada are hiring Indigenous and Northern community members for the 2021 Census
Statistics Canada needs your help with the upcoming census! ...
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Five big lessons experts say Canada should learn from COVID-19; Housing a factor
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Canadian Press interviewed a group of leading Canadian experts in disease control and epidemiology and asked them what should be done to reduce the harms the next time a germ with similar destructive potential emerges. Here are the five most important lessons they offered....
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OAHS Issues a Request for Proposal Seeking a Proponent for the Design and Construction of Modular Housing in White River, ON
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is requesting from our qualified proponents to design and construct affordable, modular housing in the Town of White River. This Short Form Request for Tender (“RFT”) is an invitation to ...
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Ontario Investing $46 million to Support Young Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking
As part of the province’s Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy, Ontario is increasing services for child and youth victims and survivors of human trafficking by providing $46 million for 27 new projects across the province through the Community Supports Fund and Indigenous-led Initiatives Fund....
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OAHS Issues an Addendum to Prime Consultant RFP for Sarnia Development
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services has a released Addendum #1 featuring answers to questions and a deadline extension of the RPF to now be Friday, November 6th at 2PM EST. ...
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13 Teachings: There is no reconciliation without the voices of Indigenous women
Ontario Native Women’s Association report says the justice called for in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls can’t come from the top-down, but from the bottom up, and it starts with empowering women....
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AHMA’s Response to the 2020 Throne Speech – The distinction-based approach fails the 79.7% of Indigenous people who are not living on-reserve in Canada
Aboriginal Housing Management Association has written a statement in response to the recent Throne Speech, and how the government's distinction-based approach fails the 79.7% of Indigenous people who are not living on-reserve in Canada....
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OAHS Issues a Request for Proposal Regarding a Prime Consultant Required for New Development in Sarnia
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services has issued a Request for Proposal that calls for consulting services, detailed designs, specifications, site plans, and engineering services for the Sarnia Supportive Housing and Friendship Center Development. OAHS is seeking ...
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Canada and Ontario Invest in Affordable Housing in Sault Ste. Marie
Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are providing $2.9 million to help construct 15 units of housing in Sault Ste. Marie. This investment will ensure more Indigenous women and children have access to affordable housing in their community....
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Canada and Ontario Provide New Affordable Housing for Indigenous Individuals and Families in Niagara Region
The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing $475,000 to build community housing in Thorold and St. Catharines for Indigenous people. The funding will be delivered through the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI)....
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Sault Ste. Marie City Council to sign Truth and Reconcilation agreement
Sault Ste. Marie City Council will hold a special meeting Monday to deal with two matters. One is a resolution allowing the option of electronic participation in meetings of City Council and its boards and committees, even after the provincial COVID-19 emergency is lifted.The other is the signing of the following agreement with the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres...
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BMO supports pre- and post-natal care centre for Indigenous women
Published on: June 18, 2020 “Housing is one of the most significant social determinants of health – and it’s so important for expectant mothers,” says Justin Marchand, Executive Director at Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS). ...
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OAHS Issues a Request for Proposal Regarding Services to Update Strategic Plan
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services has issued a Request for Proposal that calls for consulting, facilitation, and writing services to assist with the development and update of a Five-Year Corporate Strategic Plan....
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