November Housing Month 2021

#YegHousingMonth

Edmonton Housing Month is an annual campaign that aims to raise awareness of the need for and importance of safe, quality, affordable housing in the Capital Region.

Why does Housing Month 2021 matter?

Affordable housing is the foundation for stable, healthy communities. Affordable housing supports people, improves our neighbourhoods and strengthens our economy. Safe, secure, affordable homes give individuals and families the opportunity to build a better life. This is why affordable housing is a top priority for so many organizations throughout the Edmonton region.

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Register for a Lunch & Learn today!

Throughout November, the Housing Month working group will be hosting another virtual campaign focused on a series of webinars using a plain-language Lunch and Learn approach. Topics will cover the range of the housing spectrum, focus on timely issues, and provide information on various elements such as Housing Support, Supportive and Affordable Housing, Mental Health, Indigenous and Lived Experience Perspectives, and much more.

2021 Speaker Series Schedule

#WeCanEndHomelessness Together

Housing helps end homelessness. We can do this together.

What can you do?

Reach out to elected officials. From every level of government, let them know that housing and ending homelessness are very important issues to you, and that you are paying attention to the actions they are taking to address them.

Donate. Help local organizations that are working on the frontlines to end homelessness and provide safe. affordable housing. Organizations like Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society, Bissell Centre, Canadian Mental Health Association, GEF Seniors Housing, Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS) could all use your financial support.

Volunteer. Although COVID-19 has had a significant impact on opportunities to volunteer, there are still safe ways to help a number of organizations through Volunteer Alberta. Or reach out directly to Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society, Bissell Centre, Canadian Mental Health Association, GEF Seniors Housing, Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS) and see how you can help.

Join the conversation. The need for housing and action on ending homelessness doesn’t end when housing month is over. Raise your voice, share your opinions and help keep the conversation going on social media. Remember to use #YegHousingMonth and #WeCanEndHomelessness when posting to social media.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We recognize we are gathered, in collaboration and with joint purpose, on Treaty 6 territory. This territory is the traditional home and gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples. The nêhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwe), Nakota Isga (Nakota Sioux), Inuit, and Métis, among many others cared for this land since time immemorial and continue to steward it today. As visitors in this territory, we honour the importance of the Treaty and our responsibility to these communities. Only in partnership can we create the changes necessary to end homelessness. It is vital we meaningfully engage and partner with Indigenous people and communities in this work while recognizing and addressing the conditions brought forth by colonialism. Displacement from traditional homelands, systemic racism, residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, and the ongoing overrepresentation of Indigenous people in child welfare, correctional systems, and homelessness are responsibilities we all share.