NEW OFF-RESERVE ABORIGINAL HOUSING UNITS ANNOUNCED

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VANCOUVER – More than $50 million will create 292 housing units in 10 communities across the province under the Aboriginal Housing Initiative, Minister responsible for Housing Rich Coleman announced today. “One of the goals of our provincial housing strategy is to assist the 30 per cent of Aboriginal families living off-reserve in inadequate or unaffordable housing,” said Coleman. “With these new units, we will improve living conditions and help families create new opportunities.” In March, a proposal call invited Aboriginal non-profit societies to help build new, affordable housing off-reserve, with the intention of allocating approximately 200 new housing units. As a result of the strong partnership proposals received by the provincial government, nearly 50 per cent more units will be built. These 13 new housing developments will address a range of Aboriginal housing needs and priorities including youth, women, elders, and people with alcohol and drug addictions.

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The following 13 Aboriginal non-profit housing societies are receiving support from the Province to develop 292 units of off-reserve housing as a result of the Expressions of Interest proposal call issued on March 1, 2007:

City Aboriginal Non-Profit Society Number of Units
Abbotsford Spirit Bear Centre Society 10
Chilliwack Mission Native Housing/To’o Native Housing Society 20
Dawson Creek Dawson Creek Native Housing 25
Kamloops Kamloops Native Housing Society 20
Port Alberni Kakawis Family Development Centre Association 14
Prince Rupert Friendship House Prince Rupert 25
Vancouver Aboriginal Mother Centre/Lu’ma Native BCH Housing Society 10
Vancouver Circle of Eagles Lodge Society 17
Vancouver Lu’ma Native BCH Housing Society 20
Vancouver Vancouver Native Housing Society/Vancouver Native Society 30
Vernon Vernon Native Housing Society 40
Victoria M’akola Housing Society 25
Williams Lake Cariboo Friendship Society 36