Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) recently announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with PAL Ottawa to create 80 new units for senior arts workers in Ottawa. Learn about this new development and the partnership between the two organizations. Read more of the article: OCH and PAL Ottawa partner to create affordable homes for Ottawa’s senior arts workers
Creating an air conditioning policy that strikes a balance between ensuring the safety of tenants, staff, and the public and the well-being of tenants can be tricky. Read on to learn about Ottawa Community Housing Corporation's air conditioning standard and how it was developed. Read more of the article: Air conditioner policies
ONPHA member Fred Victor is helping its clients and the local community get vaccinated against COVID-19. We spoke to CEO Keith Hambly about Fred Victor’s services and its role in the vaccination rollout. Read more of the article: Fred Victor: Supporting underserved populations during the vaccine rollout
The arrival of the pandemic had community housing providers scrambling to adapt their services to meet health restrictions. Read on to see how Halton Community Housing Corporation has been employing technology to improve their services and how doing so helped support their pandemic response. Read more of the article: Digitizing housing services: Halton Community Housing Corporation
The 2020 ONPHA Award winners received their awards in the midst of an unusual and challenging year. We caught up with them to see how the award has impacted their organizations and what they've been up to over the past year. Read more of the article: The 2020 ONPHA Award winners: Where are they now?
Ontario Nonprofit Network is taking over the blog! Learn about how non-profits fit into the Province's COVID-19 vaccination rollout and how they can support it. Read more of the article: Nonprofits are a key partner in an effective and equitable COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Developmental Services Ontario is taking over the blog! Learn about how DSO finds creative, person-centered housing and support options that help adults with developmental disabilities live independently in their communities. Read more of the article: DSO Housing Navigators: Supporting housing for people with developmental disabilities
ONPHA's blog takeover series allows our members share their accomplishments by authoring a post for the ONPHA blog. Whether you have a new program, initiative, procedure, or project, we can help you get your stories out there. Read more of the article: Share your story with an ONPHA blog takeover!
Ottawa Community Housing is taking over the ONPHA blog! Learn how their drive to improve the tenant and employee experience alike led to them being chosen as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. Read more of the article: More than just a landlord, OCHC works to build better communities
Learn how Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust is acquiring and preserving affordable housing stock in a rapidly-gentrifying neighbourhood with help from investor VCIB. Read more of the article: Leveraging innovative finance tools to create affordable housing: The case of PNLT
