Resources

Getting started is always the hardest part - so we’ve made it easier with resources to kick-start projects in your community. Search our resource database below to find handbooks, research, and step-by-step guides that will help you achieve your goals. If you’re looking for more support, reach out to us! Our team is happy to help, and work with you to implement projects.

June 20, 2024

Strengthening Community Capacity to Support Newcomers Toolkit 

Immigration

To receive the guide, please click the button below and complete the following form. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy, and we’ll only use your personal information to administer your account and to provide the information you…

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June 18, 2024

Guidebook to Enabling Housing Choice in Rural Alberta Communities

Housing

Diversifying Housing in Rural Communities is meant to assist rural areas both in Alberta and across Canada in examining their local housing landscape and then using that information to update local policies, bylaws and processes, so that diverse housing development…

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April 1, 2024

First Nations Data Collection Training Guide  

First Nations Data

The purpose of this storytelling tool is to help us take steps to improve the quality of life, housing, and basic needs within our community. Click the buttons below to download/view the resources.

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April 1, 2024

Coordinated Access Toolkit

Homelessness

Coming Soon!

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April 1, 2024

Housing for Ukrainian Evacuees Guidebook

Housing

Click the buttons below to download/view the following resources in PDF format.

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February 1, 2024

Shelter Pulse

Community Development

The Shelter Pulse Policy Database represents a collaborative effort by the Rural Development Network team, Mountain Rose Women’s Shelter Association, Taproot Strategies, and rural shelter partners throughout Canada. It offers a comprehensive collection of policies in a searchable format. This…

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February 1, 2024

Placemaking for Inclusion: A Guide to Tenant-Based Initiatives

Housing

A resource for affordable housing providers and tenants seeking to foster greater social inclusion in their community. Click the button to view the resource as a PDF file.

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