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Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga Expands Service Area
MEDIA RELEASE Friday, January 8, 2021 Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga Expands Service Area Dufferin County Transitions to Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga Burlington, ON – Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga has acquired Dufferin County as part of its service area from Habitat Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph effective January 1st, 2021. Discussions regarding this…
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Housing Crisis in Canada: A Negligence of Human Rights
Image Source: The Canadian Press The True North Strong and Free? It’s no secret that a lot of people take the things in their lives for granted. Whether we’re longing for the latest tech gadget, pining over perfectly sculpted six pack abs,…
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Canadian Housing Affordability
A National Crisis Toronto and Vancouver are two of the wealthiest cities in Canada and even they have failed to meet the housing needs of low-income families. And it isn’t just low-income households that are struggling with this lack of housing affordability, even middle-income families are now having…
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Utilizing the Past to Build an Affordable Future
Pictured: The Goetz and Crew families and friends ready to get to work at our Crew-Goetz Landing build site on Queensway. On Saturday, October 19, Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin was host to the Crew-Goetz Landing namesakes. This historic gathering saw the Crew and Goetz families coming out…
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Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga Recognizes REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB)
Pictured (from left to right): Tara Petch (Director of Partnerships, Habitat HM), Bob Van de Vrande (2019 RAHB President), Tim Mattioli (RAHB member, former HOAP board member), Bruce Moran (RAHB member, former HOAP board member), and John Gerrard (CEO, Habitat HM) You might assume that the…
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Bold New Housing Strategy Makes Transitional Housing Priority
On September 5, 2019, a bold new housing strategy was announced at our Crew-Goetz build site. Halton Multicultural Council, Halton Women’s Place, Milton Transitional Housing, and Summit Housing & Outreach…
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Introducing Our First GAP Housing Unit: Keeping the #CostOfHome Affordable for All
GAP housing addresses the struggles middle-income households face in entering the housing market. Introducing our first GAP unit at the Arc Condominiums.
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Milton ReStore: Open for Business
We have big news to share with you. Drum roll please… our Milton ReStore has finally re-opened! Saturday, July 27th the doors swung open to welcome its customers for the first time. With a space double the size of our previous Milton ReStore location, shoppers eagerly filed through the entrance…
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Habitat HMD Supports Mississauga’s Housing GAP and the “Missing Middle”
Individuals who fall just beyond the criteria for affordable housing are often neglected in the discussion of housing and the city of Mississauga recognizes them as the “missing middle” within the housing continuum. This represents an individual who falls into “GAP”: someone making a moderate income and who…