Housing
The Foundation supports projects that address homelessness and the scandalous lack of affordable housing through research, policy development, effective and independent communication initiatives, capacity building and advocacy within the sector. We want to hear from groups engaged in collective efforts to examine and craft solutions for the root causes of Canada's housing crisis.
We particularly want to support projects that advance the cause of affordable and appropriate housing in collaboration with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and projects that advance the cause of affordable and appropriate housing for newcomer, refugee and immigrant communities.
Our Funding Objectives
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation seeks to collaborate with organizations whose initiatives target the prevention and elimination of homelessness, as well as those advancing the cause of safe and affordable housing. We also wish to partner with groups seeking to move from an emergency response model to a systems-based approach to housing in order to affect real change in the housing situation of marginalized and low-income populations.
Our Approach
Projects that the Foundation will consider supporting may include projects that:
- Mobilize public engagement/education, animate action through information dissemination and that advocate for sustainable solutions to Canada's homelessness and affordable housing crisis
- Advance public policy development in the housing sector
- Strengthen networks and collective strategies among non-profit housing groups and organizations.
Priority will be given to projects that involve partnerships across organizational and sector lines (non-profit, public and private) and that value collaboration in pursuit of collective impact and sustainable change in the housing sector. Where possible, projects should be replicable.
Please note that the Housing stream does NOT fund:
- Capital campaigns (construction/renovation)
- Purely emergency response or support service provision by transitional housing organizations
Housing
Housing
The Foundation supports projects that address homelessness and the scandalous lack of affordable housing through research, policy development, effective and independent communication initiatives, capacity building and advocacy within the sector. We want to hear from groups engaged in collective efforts to examine and craft solutions for the root causes of Canada's housing crisis.
We particularly want to support projects that advance the cause of affordable and appropriate housing in collaboration with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and projects that advance the cause of affordable and appropriate housing for newcomer, refugee and immigrant communities.
Our Funding Objectives
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation seeks to collaborate with organizations whose initiatives target the prevention and elimination of homelessness, as well as those advancing the cause of safe and affordable housing. We also wish to partner with groups seeking to move from an emergency response model to a systems-based approach to housing in order to affect real change in the housing situation of marginalized and low-income populations.
Our Approach
Projects that the Foundation will consider supporting may include projects that:
- Mobilize public engagement/education, animate action through information dissemination and that advocate for sustainable solutions to Canada's homelessness and affordable housing crisis
- Advance public policy development in the housing sector
- Strengthen networks and collective strategies among non-profit housing groups and organizations.
Priority will be given to projects that involve partnerships across organizational and sector lines (non-profit, public and private) and that value collaboration in pursuit of collective impact and sustainable change in the housing sector. Where possible, projects should be replicable.
Please note that the Housing stream does NOT fund:
- Capital campaigns (construction/renovation)
- Purely emergency response or support service provision by transitional housing organizations