Six groups get funds for affordable housing
CHARLOTTETOWN — Six P.E.I. organizations are receiving funding to build affordable housing for people with disabilities, those in recovery and veterans and their families.
In a March 30 release, the province said the organizations will receive the funding through the Community Housing Fund, a joint program from the provincial government and the Canadian Mental Health AssociationP.E.I.
Sticks and Stones Development will receive the largest chunk of the funding worth $317,000 to help build a 17unit housing project in Hunter River, where six units will be affordable.
Stars for Life will use $200,000 to help purchase supportive housing in the Charlottetown area to serve people with autism spectrum disorder.
Community Inclusions will receive $50,000 to research and develop a Snoezelen Room, a multi-sensory room for people with autism and other developmental disabilities, and specialized residential units for people with intellectual disabilities in the Tignish area.
Lennon House is getting $50,000 to investigate the development of transitional housing for those who completed a recovery program and need help integrating into the community.
Funding in the amount of $50,000 is going to the Royal Canadian Legion for the design and planning of affordable housing projects for veterans and their families.
Finally, The Valley Cooperative will receive $10,000 to create and distribute a guidebook that would help those interested in creating cooperative housing.
The provincial government will also contribute $3 million to the Community Housing Fund to provide a third round of funding in the future.
Of the new funding, $500,000 will be used to fund Indigenous housing projects.
Non-profits, communitybased service organizations, municipalities and developers can apply to the program for support to help create affordable housing options.