Four non-profit housing providers were selected to purchase city-owned land at below-market prices and build 387 new affordable homes across Calgary. This round of the non-market housing land sale program prioritized Indigenous organizations, resulting in two Indigenous groups purchasing land to build culturally safe housing.
Onward Homes, Liberty Housing , Siksika Off-Reserve Affordable Housing and the Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary were successful applicants to build more units.The city expects nearly 400 affordable homes to be built in Calgary through the sale of five land parcels that it announced Thursday.
Onward Homes, a non-profit specializing in providing housing to low-income Calgarians, purchased land at 1406 26th St. S.W. in Shaganappi and 108 Mission Rd. S.W. in Erlton. Liberty Housing Organization, another non-profit committed to creating affordable homes, purchased the parcel at 11 Haddon Road S.W. in Haysboro.
"Indigenous partner organizations and our neighbouring nations have told us that we must step up and do better, and offer housing that is sensitive to the needs of Indigenous people who live in our city who are currently struggling either with inadequate housing or no housing at all," Gondek said. Siksika Off-Reserve Affordable Housing general manager Max Lloyd said his organization plans to build approximately 60 units on its land in Erin Woods, as well as a community garden and cultural amenity area.
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