Healthy Communities
Healthy communities are environments that prioritize and promote physical, mental, and social well-being through accessible healthcare, green spaces, affordable housing, and community engagement.
NewsJune 2021 30th Anniversary Legacy Investment in Our Community
The Alberta Real Estate Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Legacy Grants program supports distinctive and high-impact projects which drive transformational long-term change to advance the real estate industry and real estate across Alberta.
NewsJune 2021 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation invested $455,000 in our community!
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Sustaining the Legacy: Capacity Building to Maintain and Expand Services that Support In-Home Quality of Life, Mobility and Independence
Supports aging in place by providing medical equipment to seniors to enhance their quality of life through mobility, independence, and dignity.
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Summer Sustainability Series
Amplifies existing water conservation education for homeowners with in-depth learning sessions to make sustainable changes at home.
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2021 Canadian Rural and Remote Housing and Homelessness Symposium
Spotlights issues and solutions for housing and homelessness in Canada’s rural and remote communities and provides an opportunity for members of government and town councils to support projects in these areas through policy change.
NewsACCA and ARDN Partner on Co-operative Housing Initiative
By Alberta Co-operative and Community Association (ACCA)
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September 2020 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $520,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
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June 2020 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $546,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
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March 2020 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $616,500 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
ResourcePaths for Housing Co-operatives
The goal of this project is to support the creation of sustainable, efficient, and resilient housing co-ops in Alberta. Despite minimal growth of new housing co-operatives in Alberta, a co-op model can effectively engage tenant-members in making decisions that provide affordable options, a range of community benefits, and be good stewards of the housing stock.
ResourceAccessibility in Housing Matters
Accessible Housing is a leading organization providing affordable housing for people with limited mobility through accessible housing. This report provides background socio-economic data surrounding persons with disabilities and couples this with industry interviews with leading non-profit affordable housing providers to assess the existing market for accessible housing within Calgary.