Improve upon tenants’ mental and physical health by increasing specialized supports by partnering with external programs.
Increase the number of opportunities for tenants’ community and social connections, including partnerships with external programs.
Act upon opportunities to fund and/or collaborate with community partners to provide menu planning and cooking / nutrition training to operators and boarding home staff to improve the quality of food.
Accountability
Review the housing provided by Habitat-funded operators by assessing compliance with Habitat Standards and Best Practices and provide recommendations, and when possible, funding, for improvements.
Assess best practices and existing discrepancies in the quality of housing and services in the portfolio to determine which standards can be enhanced and modernized.
Develop and implement technology to enhance and assist with accountability measures including contract monitoring and reporting.
Advocacy
Protect existing stock from decline by securing the existing subsidies while advocating for annual increases that reflect the cost of living and inflation.
Increase stock of single rooms by consistently and proactively influencing funders to make funding available for capital renovations and premiums for providers of single-rooms, and when opportunities present to secure new single rooms or units.
Advocate for annual increases to the base budget funding for staff wages and programs.
Growth & Expansion
Look for opportunities to increase the existing stock of Habitat Services funded homes by securing additional base budget funding and subsidies to expand the Habitat program
Modernize the Habitat Services programs to reflect best practices and align with the Community Homes for Opportunity.
Look for opportunities to expand the Habitat programs to provide specialized individual tenant support and/or create new programs.
