Tiny home village will provide more than a warm place for Calgary’s homeless veterans
Posted Apr 18, 2018 05:04:24 PM.
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A village of 20 tiny homes will be erected in Bridgeland to aid the more than 160 homeless veterans living on Calgary’s streets.
It’s a project headed by Homes for Heroes, in collaboration with a number of community organizations, and the village will go beyond more than providing affordable homes.
President of Homes for Heroes, David Howard, says it will offer a full range of support.
“A resource centre, full-time counselling service run by the Mustard Seed, community gardens, and each home will be named after a Canadian Armed Forces member who unfortunately lost his or her life in Afghanistan,” said Howard.
The first 20 homes are expected to cost $2.5 million to build.
Veterans will pay between $450 and $500 in rent per month.
Co-founder of Homes for Heroes, Murray McCann says offering affordable housing is the least we can do.
“One veteran waking up homeless is a tragedy, 160 waking up homeless in a city as caring as Calgary is a blight on our city and 2,600 waking up across Canada without a home is a scandal,” said McCann.
The project is expected to go before Calgary City Council in September with completion slated for November.