Housing on the Hill Day 2022: Advocacy tips 25 Aug 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement Housing on the Hill Day is right around the corner! On September 27, we’ll gather with CHRA members from communities across Canada to meet with their Members of Parliament (MPs) with the goal of addressing…

Fighting NIMBYism: Tools and success stories 11 Aug 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement This past April, the 2022 CHRA National Congress featured an amazing lineup of sessions that delved into some of the biggest issues facing Canada’s housing and homelessness sector. Speakers Stéphan Corriveau, Executive Director of the Community Housing…

Professionalism in the Housing Sector Mary Clarke, General Manager, CIH Canada People who work in affordable housing come from a variety of employment backgrounds – recreation, social work, health care, urban planning, administration, accounting, etc. This means that the people working to make housing affordable such as customer service people, property managers, policy makers, and…

Housing on the Hill Day 2022 07 Jul 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement Housing on the Hill Day is back and in-person for 2022! The housing sector has seen its share of challenges and opportunities over the past few years. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the inequities of our…

Overcoming the Challenges Facing Rural, Remote and Northern Communities 16 Jun 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement This past April, the 2022 CHRA National Congress featured an amazing lineup of sessions that delved into some of the biggest issues facing Canada’s housing and homelessness sector. Speakers Zain Abedin, then Director of…

Indigenous Caucus 101 02 Jun 2022 Kimberley Brown, Director, CHRA Indigenous Caucus Do you want to know more about the Indigenous Caucus? Maybe you’re curious about its history and the role it plays at CHRA. Read on to learn more about the Indigenous Caucus and its establishment, purpose, functions, and direction.   Background CHRA’s Indigenous…

Reflections on the 2022 CHRA Virtual Congress 19 May 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement The 2022 CHRA Congress was originally planned as an in-person event in Quebec City; it would have been our first since the beginning of the pandemic. We had been looking forward to seeing our members, colleagues,…

Congratulations to the 2022 CHRA National Awards winners! 05 May 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement Everyone deserves recognition for a job well done. Each year, the CHRA National Awards encourage and celebrate excellence in the Canadian housing and homelessness sector by honouring exceptional people and programs that help ensure a…

CHRA Member Profile: Surrey Place 21 Apr 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement ‘CHRA Member Profiles’ is a feature on the CHRA blog that examines innovative service models and approaches in the community housing sector. Surrey Place provides a variety of services and supports to people of all ages with developmental…

What to expect at the 2022 CHRA National Congress 07 Apr 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement The 54th Annual CHRA Congress is less than three weeks away! The past several weeks have flown by for the CHRA team as we put the finishing touches on the Congress program and get…