1. Canadian Association for Community Living & People First of Canada
Draft Design Overview
Prepared by IRIS – Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society
November 2017

2. Context Poverty, core housing need and homelessness
Isolation and victimization
Lack of individualized community supports
Reliance on congregate options
Families carrying supports load and reaching crisis
Lack of ‘bridges’ to supports, opportunity, safety
Financing barriers
Development barriers to inclusive housing development

3. Pathways out of core housing need  holistic approach
Economic Security
Employment support
Income Support
Housing affordability
Safety and Social Connection
Effective prevention & response – to violence and isolation
Rights knowledge
Bridge to social supports/networks
Supports
Health, social and disability supports
Community connection
Addiction support
Trauma counselling
Preventative healthcare
Cultural teachings
Kinds of Interventions
Inclusive, Sustainable Housing
& Community

4. National Housing Strategy
Vision:
Canadians have housing that meets their needs and they can afford. Affordable housing is a cornerstone of sustainable, inclusive communities and a Canadian economy where we can prosper and thrive.
A human rights-based approach
Co-investment fund – partnership with governments, private sector, non- profits and communities
More shelter spaces for survivors of violence
Transitional and supportive housing for those in need
New and repaired affordable and community housing
Help to make homeownership more affordable for modest income earners
Target of 2,400 new affordable housing units for people with developmental disabilities
Canada Housing Benefit

5. Principles for Inclusive Housing Investments
Only options that ensure affordability, adequacy and suitability while supporting independence and inclusion in the community.
Social inclusion lens must be applied to all NHS investments – no investment in congregate disability-based options; must enable affordability and access to housing markets like all other Canadians.
Transfers for housing and disability-related supports must enable individuals to direct housing choices and support options.
Secure, adequate and affordable housing is the foundation – flexible supports and community connections for safety and inclusion are essential to make a home and good life possible for people with intellectual disabilities.
Coordinated, community-based leadership is essential to transforming existing residential and service provision to enable housing affordability, choice and opportunity in safe, supportive and inclusive communities

6. Housing development framework: 3 Pathways
Individual and/or family-led housing solutions
support to families to develop own solutions
Local/PT ACL-led Partnered solutions
larger scale, partnered housing solutions
varied models that engage multiple stakeholders
New development/regeneration
re-positioning of existing assets
leverage equity new development
varied models that engage alternate capital / partners

7. Development strategies
Knowledge-sharing tools
local-PT ACLs have the tools they need to transform current housing and service delivery, and so that with self-advocates and families they can provide needed community leadership
Financing tools
assist individuals, families and organizations in establishing needed financial arrangements (depending on the development pathway)
Design and development of partnership models
templates and examples for inclusive approaches
Policy enablers
to create an environment for responding to inclusive affordable housing demand
Mobilizing community capacity
to unbundle and individualize personal supports so that individuals can live more independently in the community, and to
create safety and inclusion networks with the skills and understanding needed to identify and respond to social and economic vulnerability of this group.

8. Development Phases Phase I – Lay the Foundation
Phase II – Ideation and Design
Phase III – Prototype and Pilot
Phase IV – Expansion

9. Approach for Phases I-V
Work with demonstration communities across Canada
Organizational leadership and readiness in place
Able to collaborate on strategy
Launch strategy work
Assemble case studies, guideline materials and best practices
Document innovations
Survey assets in identified communities
Develop alternate models and proformas
Develop project plans

10. Development Pathways and Strategies
Individual and/or family-led solutions
Local/PT ACL-led Partnered solutions
New development/regeneration
Knowledge-sharing Tools
Education and success stories
Planning materials and guidelines
Templates of agreements / contracts where appropriate
Education on range of partnerships (non-profits, for-profits, inter-agency), partnership structures (ownership, leases, individual access to units)
Planning materials and guidelines for establishing successful partnerships and projects
Criteria for identifying potential for new development or regeneration of assets and assessing risk profile
Planning materials and guidelines for successful partnerships and mitigating risk

11. Pathways
 Strategies 
Individual and/or family-led solutions
Local/PT ACL-led Partnered solutions
New development/
regeneration
Financing
Education on financial tools – trusts, plans
Planning aids for financial sustainability and independence
Sources of equity / operating capital / Long term operating agreements
Valuating assets
Partnership / joint-venture structures
Sources of equity / operating capital
Project and cash flow planning
Check list for project risk assessment
Joint-venture structures (one-off agreements, land trust agreements, co-tenancy)
Design/
Development Partnerships
Investment in secure housing options
Contribution to land trusts
Inclusive design specs
Facilitated engagement with developers
City-building partnership with developers (eg BILD
Land trusts, municipal, PT and fed land partnerships
City-building partnership developers (eg BILD Toronto)
Inclusive design specs`

12. Pathways
 Strategies 
Individual and/or family-led solutions
Local/PT ACL-led Partnered solutions
New development/
regeneration
Policy Enablers
Improved access to mortgages with financial institutions
Using RDSP for investment in home ownership
Ind. supports provision
Rental support agreements
Funding sources for policy work
Integration with federal and PT housing plans 
Equity and debt capital funds
Integration with federal / provincial housing plans
Community Capacity for Support, Safety and Inclusion
Individualized supports unbundled from housing
Long term leases
Inclusion and Safety Networks
Build broader understanding of inclusive models and approaches
Leadership of self-advocates and families
Integration with Safety and Inclusion Network
Identification of support model requirements to support partnered models – individualizing, unbundling
Awareness building - case studies of partnered housing solutions
Safety and Inclusion Network design and implementation
Identification of support model requirements to enable a range of housing tenures and inclusive community living
Awareness building – guidelines, benchmarks, case studies, self-advocate, family and ACL leaders
Integration with Inclusion and Safety Networks

13. Design Partner: New Market Funds Organization
NMF Rental Housing Fund
New Market Funds Society
New Market Funds Inc.
Community Forward Fund Assist. Corp
New Commons Development
Limited Partnership
Investment Committee
New Commons Development Limited Partnership
Non-profit developer
Board
51% ownership
Registered non-profit fund manager
Investment Fund
Board
Investment Committee
Fund manager only

14. New Market: Strong and Aligned Partner
Expertise
In development, community investment and fund management
Understand non-profits and cooperatives
Proven track record in collaborative project development
Values Alignment
Non-profit development company formed by a registered charity
Creation of long-term affordable housing and community assets
Mission Alignment
Exist to assist community partners in realizing their project vision
Not seeking to be a long-term operator or asset owner
Building partner and sector financial and development capacity
Financial Alignment
“Skin-in-the-game” increases alignment and timeliness in achieving completion
Access to new sources of at-risk and patient capital