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The Zoning Process: Challenges for Non-Profit Thrift Stores
Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin has heard on multiple occasions that our ReStores are considered “retail facilities”. This means that they are only allowed to operate on retail lands, or in employment lands with a restriction of 15 to 30 per cent of our net floor space allowed for retail.
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Economic Impacts of Affordable Housing
Owning a home is a dream for most, but with currently 93,000 families receiving financial aid for rent and down payments, how long must Canadian’s risk their future for housing today? There are several benefits to being a homeowner that are difficult to measure accurately, such…
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Looking back on our summer of construction at Crew-Goetz Landing
The Crew-Goetz Landing build project is our biggest project to date. Eighteen homes are under construction at our build site in Burlington for families and hardworking individuals that live and work in our shared community. At the start of 2018, we knew this would be the most ambitious year of…
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Three Benefits of Affordable Housing
Did you know that 4.9 million Canadians live in poverty? At Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin, we believe that building more affordable housing for hardworking families and individuals is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. The United Way’s It’s More Than…
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How can we increase the supply of affordable housing in the GTA?
When we talk about the affordable housing crisis in the GTA, we often focus on the growing need for affordable units. While talking about the demand is important, it distracts from finding solutions to the crisis. David Amborski, Director of the…
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Brian McCourt supports Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga
On a sunny day, last June, HGTV personality and host of Backyard Builds Brian McCourt joined Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga at our first-ever playhouse build. The…
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Nissan Canada Foundation celebrates 25 years of giving back on Habitat HM build site
Nissan Canada Foundation is no stranger to working with charities. Created in 1993, the Foundation aims to deliver on Nissan’s corporate vision of enriching people’s lives, by improving the quality of life in the communities in which Nissan operates. Their…
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What is Habitat doing with the Exchange Hotel in Georgetown?
Excitement is building in Georgetown as Habitat is progressing through the planning stages of our Exchange Hotel project. We are so happy to share that as we continue our work on this property, we will be bringing affordable housing to the area. Like many other communities…
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How does Habitat for Humanity align with Canada’s National Housing Strategy?
In late 2017, the Canadian government announced its $40 billion, 10-year National Housing Strategy (NHS). According to the report, the NHS aims to remove 530,000 Canadian families from housing need and reduce chronic homelessness by half in the next decade.