Communities Taking Action to
Prevent and End Homelessness
Communities with innovative projects to meaningfully reduce homelessness at a population level, supported by the Homelessness Reduction and Innovation Fund.
At-a-Glance Impact
25 community solutions funded
4 provinces
Funding range:
$92K–$1.7M
Funded Communities
The 25 community solutions receiving funding through HRIF are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, and Alberta. Each community is part of a strategic funding partnership to support testing and implementing innovative approaches that will prevent people from falling into homelessness and accelerate people moving into permanent homes. To date, HRIF has supported the following local efforts:
Corporation of the City of Brantford
Brantford, Ontario
Aiming to reduce all homelessness by 4.1% by reducing new inflows into homelessness by 48 by Project end date, $499,943.
The John Howard Society of PEI
Charlottetown and Summerside, PEI
Aiming to reduce all homelessness by 28% by decreasing returns to homelessness from housing by 50, $332,373.
Cochrane District Services Board
Cochrane District, Ontario
Aiming to decrease all homelessness by 1.4%, through short-term rental assistance and case management, by increasing monthly move-ins by 30% by the project end date, $549,180.
County of Dufferin
Dufferin County, Ontario
Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 21%, through housing subsidies and clinical case management staff, by reducing total aged-ins by 9 (50%) by the project end date, $437,582.
Homeward Trust Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta
Aiming to reduce projected chronic homelessness by 2%, through connecting and supporting private and non-profit rental landlords and a new rapid housing reserve fund, by increasing total chronic move-ins by 115 by the project end date, $1,432,25.
Red Road Healing Society
Edmonton, Alberta
Phase 1 of a data sharing agreement project to support homelessness reduction, $92,058.
Corporation of the County of Grey
Grey-Bruce Counties, Ontario
Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 13%, through the hiring of two housing first case managers and creating a rental supplement, by reducing total returns from housing by 20 (50%) by the project end date, $362,420.
Halton Region
Halton, Ontario
Aiming to reduce new intakes to homelessness by 25%, through identifying early warning signs and supporting households before they are evicted into homelessness through a combination of diversion-based case management and housing subsidies by the project end date, $404,000.
The Corporation of the County of Hastings
Hastings County, Ontario
Aiming to decrease projected chronic homelessness by 7.2%; through introducing rental subsidies, case management, and wraparound supports; by increasing total chronic move-ins by 15 by the project end date, $300,420.
Corporation of the County of Lambton
Lambton County, Ontario
Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 11% by the project end date by increasing move-ins by 36, $303,133.
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Leeds and Grenville, Ontario
Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 18% by increasing total chronic move-ins by 12 by the project end date by transforming a former dormitory housing building into supportive housing units through the support of minor retrofits and furnishings, $830,720.
Miywasin Friendship Centre
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Roots & Roofs: Aiming to reduce all homelessness with a new post-remand housing stabilization program, $368,988.
The Regional Municipality of Niagara
Niagara Region, Ontario
Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 4%, through specialized housing-focused workers and a flex fund, by decreasing total aged-ins by 27 by the project end date, $294,000.
City of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Aiming to reduce all youth homelessness by 43.6% by the project end date by increasing move-ins by a minimum of 81, $1,290,097.
District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Aiming to prevent 42 community members from experiencing homelessness this coming year, representing a 13.7% reduction in known homelessness by the project end date, $565,000.
Corporation of the County of Simcoe
Simcoe County, Ontario
Aiming to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 22% by increasing move-ins to housing by 50, using a Bridge Housing model, $1,678,305.
End Homelessness St. John’s
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 10%, with a focus on people with disabilities, by increasing total move-ins by 30 people by the project end date, $272,278.
The Corporation of the City of St. Thomas
St. Thomas-Elgin, Ontario
Aiming to reduce all youth homelessness by 100% by increasing move-ins by 18 by the project end date, $362,116.
The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Stratford-St. Mary’s-Perth, Ontario
Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 34%, through housing subsidies to move homeless households into permanent housing, by increasing total chronic move-ins by 20, $120,000.
The Corporation of the County of Wellington
Wellington-Guelph, Ontario
Aiming to decrease chronic homelessness for single adults by 18%, through early intervention and intensive support, by decreasing total aged-ins by 18 by the project end date, $223,449.
The Corporation of the City of Windsor
Windsor-Essex, Ontario
Aiming to reach Functional Zero Veteran Homelessness by the project end date, through a new homeless veteran response team, $109,315.
All stats and information is from “Backgrounder — List of Communities receiving funding through the first round of HRIF” From: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
About the HRIF Program
The Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund (HRIF) provides one-time grants for innovative projects aimed at achieving measurable reductions in homelessness.