BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region is an ambitious housing project that will provide 10,000 units of missing middle housing across the region. #BuildNowWRbuildnowwr.ca Waterloo RegionJoined August 2023
@BuildNowWR and @HabitatWR
have an opportunity to secure an agreement with the City of Waterloo for a transformative affordable housing project that could bring over 1,000 attainable ownership homes to the community. Learn more here buildnowwr.ca/in-the-news/
📣The Request for Expressions of Interest for Build Now: Waterloo Region is now live! This is your chance to be part of a transformative project addressing the housing crisis.
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We believed the only way forward was together and this announcement speaks to that. Thank you to our partners who’ve come this far with us.
@cityofkitchener#BuildNowWR
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April has been busy at @CityKitchener! Lots of exciting decisions at our April 29th mtg incl. an inaugural $5.5+ million land donation to @HabitatWR for @BuildNowWR affordable housing, a new $10k/unit grant thanks to @CMHC_ca#HAF, a 4yr funding investment in @Communitech & more!
Proud of my colleagues on @CityKitchener Council and staff with their willingness to be bold and dream big with our community partners by moving forward with this inaugural project with @HabitatWR and the @BuildNowWR initiative!
Proud of my colleagues on @CityKitchener Council and staff with their willingness to be bold and dream big with our community partners by moving forward with this inaugural project with @HabitatWR and the @BuildNowWR initiative!
A historic day today as @CityKitchener, @HabitatWR & Gov’t of Canada announced the inaugural project for @BuildNowWR with a $5.5 million land donation from the city to move forward with a purpose-built affordable home ownership project. Learn more here: bit.ly/4aODimR
Recap from announcement: City of Kitchener to donate about 2 acres of land to Habitat for Humanity to build around 60 housing units composed of 3-4 bedrooms. This is the first inaugural project for the Build Now project announced last July
"This is just the start of something big and we cannot wait to get shovels in the ground and folks into homes."
- Philip Mills, CEO, Habitat For Humanity Waterloo Region
#BuildNowWR
"This is just the start of something big and we cannot wait to get shovels in the ground and folks into homes."
- Philip Mills, CEO, Habitat For Humanity Waterloo Region
#BuildNowWR
🏡 Our Housing System is Failing: It's Time for Action! 🚫
Read the eye-opening article at bit.ly/3QOIz63 to learn why we can't afford to wait for policy interventions any longer.
@HabitatWR
#Ontario is in the midst of consultation for their 2024 budget. We've put together a data-driven submission on how Ontario could dramatically improve #housing outcomes and reduce #homelessness. (Hint: #BC has some suggestions!)
Read more here: hart.ubc.ca/blog/how-ontar…
While it’s disappointing that Cambridge council didn’t take leadership on affordable housing, it is inspiring to see the concept of affordable housing above publicly owned parking lots moving forward in other communities.
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