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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Program Goals Stabilize housing Address social isolation Work with tenants and community Focus on long term independence; education, employment training or income support (A.I.S.H) 2 What is Social

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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Program Goals

  • Stabilize housing
  • Address social isolation
  • Work with tenants and community
  • Focus on long term independence; education,

employment training or income support (A.I.S.H)

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What is Social Isolation?

  • A state that occurs when someone experiences a

complete lack of contact with the social world

  • A continual lack of contact with other people

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Housing First

  • Centers on moving participants experiencing

homelessness into independent and permanent housing

  • Providing a platform to help address physical and

mental health issues

  • Offer client choice to minimize stigma and

encourage client social integration

  • Encourage housing stability and improve quality of

life

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Harm Reduction

  • Harm Reduction:
  • Sobriety is not required for housing
  • Supports in place
  • Client- focused individual supports – meeting

them where they are at

  • Benefits:
  • Increased community
  • Education

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What is a Community Developer?

  • Referrals and resources
  • Programming and tenant board/ volunteer meetings
  • Community Engagement
  • Encourages communication between property
  • wner and tenant

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Our Buildings

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Acadia

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  • Food programs: Adult and Kids Cooking programs; Cobs

Bread; Food Bank; I Can for Kids (Summer food assistance); Brown Bag Educational programs: Employment and education; Summer events for kids; Paid outings to Heritage Park, Telus Spark.

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  • Approximately 12-15 number of

Food Bank Referrals per month. Greater need between September to June.

  • Band-Aid, KAIROS, Sleep Country,

The Drop In Warehouse (basic household goods)

  • 75% of programming is currently

tenant lead

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Claire

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  • Programs include: Cobs Bread, I

Can for Kids, Breakfast and Dinner Programming, Food Bank, Wednesday Bridge Club, Garden Club, Library Bus, and Mother Goose

  • 3-5 Food Bank referrals per month
  • Band-Aid, KAIROS, Sleep Country,

and The Drop In Warehouse

  • 75% of programming is currently

tenant lead

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Bankview

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  • Approximately 3-5 number of Food Bank Referrals per

month

  • Band Aid, CUPS
  • One-on-one with clients
  • 25% of programming is tenant led
  • Coffee time, community breakfast or dinner, monthly

birthday celebrations

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Longbow

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  • Programming includes dinners, social nights, movie

nights, AA, bread program and holiday parties

  • 4-5 Food Bank referrals per month
  • 10-20 other referrals per month (WINS, KAIROS,

CUPS Programming, Adopt a Family)

  • Currently, 70% of programming at Longbow is

tenant led

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Our Partnership with KAIROS

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We asked our tenants…

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What does Community Development Mean to You? How has KAIROS impacted your experience in Community Development?

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How can YOU make a difference?

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