Reaching Home:
Indigenous Community Entity
To learn more, please send an email to vivian.mcdonald@mymnfc.com
The Indigenous Reaching Home Program is a federally funding initiative that supports local community-based organizations in reducing chronic urban Indigenous homelessness.
Overview
Reaching Home is a program of Housing Infrastructure & Communities Canada (HICC) which distributes funding to local Community Entities across the country, which further allocate funds to local community projects to reduce the amount of people experiencing chronic homelessness in Canada.
The MNFC is the Indigenous Community Entity of Nova Scotia and works closely with the Indigenous Community Advisory Board of Nova Scotia to assess the housing needs of the urban Indigenous community, determine funding priorities, and allocate contributions to local projects that aim to address chronic urban Indigenous homelessness.
Funded projects recognize the unique needs of the urban Indigenous community, and provide wholistic, wrap around supports to the reduce the existing barriers to secure and culturally appropriate housing.
Our Support
The Indigenous stream of Reaching Home provides funding and support to local community-based organizations that deliver the following services and activities to chronically homeless urban Indigenous Community members:
Housing Services: housing attainment, short-term rental assistance, and housing set-up
Prevention & Shelter Diversion
Client Support Services: basic need support, clinical and treatment services, economic integration services, social & community integration services
Capital Investments: emergency shelters, transitional housing, supportive housing, non-residential facilities