Three ways you can help Women In Need Society By Sarah Woodgate When people are in need, Calgarians respond. It’s one of the reasons Calgary is such a great place to live. Right now Women In Need Society (WINS) is asking Calgarians for a little help. In late March, WINS Executive Director Karen Ramchuk announced…
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CHC accepting applications to Board of Directors
CHC accepting applications to Board of Directors Calgary Housing Company (CHC) provides safe and affordable housing to meet the needs of low and moderate income Calgarians in need of non-market rental housing thereby creating communities where people can realize their full potential. The CHC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The City of Calgary and is…
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Calgary Housing coming to SORCe
Calgary Housing coming to SORCe SORCe office in downtown Calgary Calgary Housing (CH) tenants and others in need of affordable housing support have a new place to reach us. CH is launching a six-month pilot project with the Safe Communities Opportunity and Resource Centre (SORCe) at its downtown location. Starting March 27, a CH employee…
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Habitat For Humanity partnership making homeownership a reality
Habitat For Humanity partnership making homeownership a reality Shemsu and Meka left Ethiopia more than a decade ago seeking to build a family and create a better life. Their journey led them to Canada and eventually to Calgary Housing Company (CHC). And after spending the last four years renting a home managed by CHC, they…
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Celebration of Early Learning and Child Care Centre in Manchester
Celebration of Early Learning and Child Care Centre in Manchester Calgary Housing Company (CHC) and The City of Calgary are celebrating the grand opening of an Early Learning and Child Care Centre (ELCC) at Lumino South, a City-owned affordable housing property in the southwest community of Manchester. Thornhill Child Care Society operates the Centre, serving…
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Habitat for Humanity Collaboration Brings Homeownership Option to Tenants
Thinking about homeownership? A new collaboration is raising awareness about homeownership with Calgary Housing Company (CHC) tenants CHC is excited to be working with Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta to raise tenant awareness about Habitat’s program and help more families learn about options for homeownership. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization supporting families to…
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Child care centre coming soon to CHC property
Calgary City Council approved a land use amendment in July clearing the way for a new child care centre to open in Lumino South. Child care centre coming soon to CHC property In a first for Calgary Housing (CH), a child care centre will soon be operating from within one of our properties. Calgary Housing Company…
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Carya signs on to develop plans for East Village Place community space
Carya signs on to develop plans for East Village Place community space CHC announced in July that Carya signed on to develop plans for East Village Place. Not-for-profit service provider Carya Society of Calgary is joining with Calgary Housing Company (CHC) and The City of Calgary to develop a community space within East Village Place.…
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Mission 27-unit affordable housing regeneration celebration
Mission 27-unit affordable housing regeneration celebration Alberta Minister of Justice and Calgary Buffalo MLA Kathleen Ganley, Project Manager Richard Green, CHC President Sarah Woodgate and Mayor Naheed Nenshi set out the welcome mat during celebrations of the recently completed regeneration of the Mission Affordable Housing Property. Calgary Housing Company and The City of Calgary are…
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Affordable homes celebrated in Bridgeland community
A celebration of Calgary's newest affordable housing development took place in Bridgeland on July 19. (L to R: Sarah Woodgate, Director, Calgary Housing and President, Calgary Housing Company; Sandra Jansen, Calgary-North West MLA; Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary; Gian-Carlo Carra, Calgary City Councillor) Affordable homes celebrated in Bridgeland community On July 19, the community of…
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