Homeward Trust Edmonton undertakes various initiatives to promote, support and advocate towards ending homelessness in our community. Here is a list of events that are hosted and supported by Homeward Trust Edmonton.
Events
November Housing Month 2024
Edmonton Housing Month is an annual campaign aimed at raising awareness about the need for safe, quality, and affordable housing in our communities.
Check out the calendar to register for webinars, Supportive Housing visits, and events like the Nov 22nd, National Housing Day Luncheon and the Nov 28th, afternoon Community Update, Additionally, Find is hosting their Annual Donation Drive and the Find the Truck campaign throughout the month.
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Together, we can end homelessness.
June 12-14, 2024
Location: Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel at 10155-105 Street, Edmonton, AB
Homeward Trust Edmonton, in partnership with 7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness, hosted a gathering of stakeholders and practitioners dedicated to ending homelessness in our province. We are grateful to everyone who participated in this event.
Register here: Housing Supports Forum Tickets | Eventbrite
For details on the additional program and speaker, please visit Housing Supports Forum 2024.
For questions or comments, please contact: rsvp@homewardtrust.ca
Forum on Homelessness: Impact. Challenges. Solutions.June 14 – 16, 2023 Homeward Trust Edmonton, in collaboration with 7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness, is hosting a gathering of stakeholders and practitioners committed to ending homelessness in our province.
Lunch & Learn with Iain De Jong, OrgCode Consulting
June 4, 2024 from 11:30-1:30pm
Location: Santa Maria Goretti Centre
Eventbrite Link: Lunch and Learn with Iain De Jong | Eventbrite
Homeward Trust Edmonton hosted this lunch and learn session with Iain De Jong of Org Code Consulting. From a national perspective, this event examined strategies, approaches, and interventions aimed at ending homelessness. The discussion encompassed the changing landscape, challenges, successes, and pressures faced by all communities while also addressing how each participant could contribute to the goal of ending homelessness.
Indigenous Gathering, April 26, 2024
Location: Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre Hotel
Indigenous Gathering 2024 Program: Here
For the Indigenous Gathering, we gathered to share, build relationships and collaborate on urban Indigenous housing and houselessness in Edmonton. The event also aims to gather valuable feedback and perspectives while recognizing the impactful work currently being carried out in our community. This includes successes, challenges, and opportunities for improving the services provided to the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
Thank you to everyone who attended and the elected officials who joined us for the Indigenous Gathering 2024.
Thank you to artisans from the Indigenous Artist Market Collective (I.A.M).
Thank you to Our Event Emcee – Director and CEO, Lance Cardinal ᐊᐧᒐᐢᐠ
Lance Cardinal is a First Nations, 2-Spirit artist, designer, content creator and television personality from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory. He has quickly become one of Alberta’s leading First Nation artists and entrepreneurs. Lance is the CEO of Soulflame Creative Services, a First Nations design and consultation company which has led the industry in bringing Indigenous content and authentic representation into high-profile spaces and has helped pave the way for a new era of reconciliation. Soulflame works as the Indigenous consultant and designer for the Edmonton Oilers, writing the pre-game land acknowledgement video and designing the popular Turtle Island Indigenous team logo.
Lance keeps his career diverse and inspired, allowing the Creator to guide his path and inform his work. He leads with his heart, and his work delivers a message: “It is the love we have for others and the love we find in ourselves that will heal our Nations and bring our world together.”-Lance Cardinal.
