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January 30, 2024

How Reaching Home Funding Can Help Your Community Find Solutions to Address Homelessness

Homelessness

Reaching Home

Homelessness in rural areas is on the rise and many communities are facing the challenge of supporting community members in need with limited resources and funds. “A lot of people think homelessness only exists in urban centers but recent research from Dr. Rebecca Schiff provides evidence that rural homelessness is not only prevalent, but in […]

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January 22, 2024

News Release: Enabling Housing Choice Project Phase 2 Completion

Housing, News Release

ALBERTA – January 22, 2023 — On behalf of the Rural Development Network (RDN), the Sustainable Housing Initiative (SHI) is excited to announce that we have completed the 2nd Phase of the Enabling Housing Choice project, which provided recommendations for increasing housing choice in six Alberta communities.  SHI is working to support housing development that is […]

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January 10, 2024

News Release: Rural Development Network announces additional funding for Alberta communities to support responses to homelessness through the Reaching Home Rural and Remote funding stream

News Release

Edmonton, Alberta – January 10, 2024 – The federal government has announced additional funding that will allow the Rural Development Network (RDN) to distribute approximately $4 million over the next two years to Alberta’s rural, remote, First Nation, and Métis Settlement communities through the Reaching Home Rural and Remote funding stream. As the Community Entity for […]

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October 30, 2023

‍Why a Homelessness Estimation is your community’s best first step to address homelessness

Homelessness

It is no surprise that with the skyrocketing cost of living and the beginnings of a national housing crisis, homelessness has become a major problem across Canada. Homelessness is very visible in urban areas as it is common to see individuals sleeping in the streets, which is easier to identify than rural homelessness. Rural homelessness […]

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October 25, 2023

Rural Development Network CEO Update

RDN Updates

TO ALL OF OUR RDN FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES:  Following an extensive search process, the Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Lisa Bélanger as RDN’s Chief Executive Officer.  Lisa has been with RDN for nearly six years, and most recently served as Director of Operations. She is passionate about the organization and committed to its […]

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October 3, 2023

News release: New data shows women, 2SLGBTQIA+, and Indigenous people disproportionately at risk of housing insecurity in rural Alberta

News Release

ALBERTA – Oct. 3, 2023 – Earlier in 2023, the Rural Development Network (RDN) partnered with 21 communities across the province to capture a comprehensive picture of rural, remote, and Indigenous homelessness. The results indicated that women, 2SLGBTQIA+, and Indigenous people are disproportionately at risk of being or currently experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness across rural […]

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