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      • 21 APRIL 2023
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      Community Advocate Encouraged by Citizens’ Response to Housing Crisis

      Community Advocate Encouraged by Citizens’ Response to Housing Crisis

      When she looks around Brantford, Birgitta P.M. says she sees a growing number of people who are affected by the housing crisis. But she also sees many concerned citizens who are ready and willing to do something to help.

      And this is encouraging, Birgitta says.

      “I see people waking up to and becoming aware of the homelessness crisis and who are beginning to care enough to look for and create viable possibilities and real options and opportunities,” says Birgitta, a Brantford resident and community advocate.

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      • 31 JANUARY 2023
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      Tiny Homes Working Group ‘Going in the Right Direction’


      Tiny Homes Working Group ‘Going in the Right Direction’


      A member of the Brantford Tiny Homes Working Circle summarized the Jan. 25 gathering with sentiments that were echoed by others attending.


      
“We’re going in the right direction.”


      
The latest working circle was largely a continuation of the Jan. 11 meeting and, as with the previous working circle, new participants were on hand to learn about the project to create a tiny-home community in Brantford.


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      • 12 JANUARY 2023
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      Affordable Housing: A Cornerstone of Happy, Healthy Communities 


      Affordable Housing: A Cornerstone of Happy, Healthy Communities 


      
Once a homeowner, the Brantford resident experienced more than four years of homelessness, a time she describes as being “humiliating and most disconcerting.”


      
But Melanie has been living in her own apartment since September. And by having her own place to call home, Melanie says her quality of life and outlook have greatly improved.


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      • 29 NOVEMBER 2022
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      A Vision to End Homelessness in Brantford, One Tiny Home at a Time — A Q&A with Sid

      A Vision to End Homelessness in Brantford, One Tiny Home at a Time — A Q&A with Sid

      Sid is homeless and living in Brantford. Several months ago, he approached Belonging Brant with an idea to help improve his living situation and that of others in Brantford through an initiative to bring affordable housing to the city.

      He’d heard about other municipalities building “tiny homes” to help address the housing crisis. Tiny homes refer to small, low-cost dwellings that can either be built on designated lots of land or on people’s property.

      Sid wondered if tiny homes might be a solution to curbing homelessness in Brantford.

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      • 18 NOVEMBER 2022
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      Brantford Needs Rental Options Based on Income Percentage, say Walk For Affordable Housing Participants


      Brantford Needs Rental Options Based on Income Percentage, say Walk For Affordable Housing Participants


      Brantford needs rental options based on income percentage to help create affordable housing and ease financial burdens for low-income families and individuals.



      This is the message many participating in the recent Walk For Affordable Housing Brantford have for the city’s policymakers.



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      • 27 SEPTEMBER 2022
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      Tiny Home Initiative Underway in Response to Housing Crisis — A Q&A With Jocelyn Birkes

      Tiny Home Initiative Underway in Response to Housing Crisis — A Q&A With Jocelyn Birkes

      At a Community-Based Response to Housing Summit earlier this year, Belonging Brant’s Jocelyn Birkes raised her hand to say yes to doing something. In this Q&A, Jocelyn speaks with Peter Pula from the Community Living Brant Narrative Circle about her inspiration to step up, the integral connections she’s made along the way, and what her visions are for the future of housing in Brantford.

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