Homelessness and Housing

The Hillhurst United Church outreach committee is preparing to launch a major campaign to address some of the challenges currently faced by those living in Calgary without a home. (Image to right courtesy of salvationarmy.ca)

We are considering including some (or all, or all and then some) of the following in the campaign:
- NIMBY to YIMBY ("not-in-my-backyard" to "yes-in-my-backyard" with respect to non-market housing)
- Speakers Series/Education Updates/Discussion Groups
- Partnering with the Poverty Reduction Coalition
- Continuing our work with Inn From the Cold
- Developing a fund for CUPS to access on an emergency basis
- Supporting Project Homeless Connect
- Gathering a crew of volunteers that can respond quickly to a housing-related crisis as needed

We would love to hear more ideas and hear thoughts about the above. Implementing all of these ideas will require many volunteers with a variety of skills and backgrounds - let us know what you would like to do!