NL Housing & Homelessness Network

Addressing rural & remote homelessness in Newfoundland & Labrador.

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

See this Instagram photo by @schizophreniasocietyofnl https://t.co/Kf8WV9wghb

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

Join our team! We are hiring a Finance and Administration Officer. For a full job description, visit our website: https://t.co/iRuM5yPEJa

[CSCNL @CSCNL]

Thrilled to host diverse community insights today at our St. John's Regional Conversation! Explored challenges like volunteer shortages, staff retention, and age biases. Join future talks in Trepassy! Details soon at https://t.co/dLR7VDJbDM. Thanks to @NL_HHN for the venue! 🙏

[CSCNL @CSCNL]

📣 Join CSCNL for a St. John’s Regional Community Conversation on Sep 13! Share insights on nonprofit recruitment, retention, and slills gaps: https://t.co/6ozGfHSpql

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

Our office will be closed on September 4th for Labour Day!

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

Mark your calendars! We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our provincial housing conference at the Clarenville Inn on October 24th, 25th, and 26th.

More details coming soon!

[Placentia Chamber of Commerce @PACCNL]

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Community Transportation Coordinator

The Community Connections Housing Coalition is seeking applications for the above-noted position.

The closing date is Friday, September 1, 2023.

[Food First NL @foodfirstNL]

We're hiring a Regional Food Animator based out of Labrador! This full-time contract position will support our existing projects in the Big Land and grow new connections with local food programs.

For details or to apply, visit our website: https://t.co/au8PiGD7CU

[Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) @HousingRightsCA]

.@EN_NHC's review panel is accepting submissions on the financialization of purpose-built rental housing till Aug. 31.

This is a key moment to outline how financialization is impacting the #Right2Housing of communities and propose solutions.

Details ➜ https://t.co/Zev0imGvWz

[Choices for Youth @choicesforyouth]

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recently released a report that highlighted that NL residents would need to make $15.70 an hour, two dollars more than the current minimum wage, to spend less than one-third of their income on rent of a one-bedroom unit.

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

Check out this article highlighting underreported homelessness rates, and urban biases in data collection.
"'There's no one system right now that we all use,' said Beers, 'but we're doing the best that we can to connect with each other.'"
https://t.co/MIrEVbkDdq

[NL Housing @NLHousing]

Min.@PaulPikeMHA & fed. & municipal partners announced $5M Rapid Hsg Initiative (City Stream) funding for HVGB. The Town has partnered with NLHC to construct 15 new affordable hsg units, to be owned & operated by NLHC. Read more here:
https://t.co/iPtj0xGwBJ

[CSCNL @CSCNL]

📢 Join CSCNL for Regional Community Conversations in June! Are you passionate about HR and skills development in your region? Want to share your story and experiences? Join us for upcoming community conversations in Marystown, Grand Bank, Gander, and GFW! https://t.co/aQuDEIroOr

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

Have any upcoming training, events or job postings that could be of interest to community orgs and their staff across the province? Send them to [email protected] by June 4th to be included in our upcoming Newsletter! Check out our submission guidelines below.

[The Gathering Place @GatheringNL]

Today, we are pleased to announce that our new 90+ bed housing project will be called "Mercy House," and our permanent overnight shelter will be known as "O'Callaghan's Haven."

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

Save the date!

We will be holding our previously postponed 2022 AGM meeting as a virtual event on June 6th at 2pm. If you would like to attend the meeting, please forward your email address to [email protected] to receive a zoom link

Hope to see you there!

[Workers' Action Network NL @WorkersActionNL]

Take a book, leave a book! Stock up on your summer reads with WAN + @Journey_NL ✨📚✨

Tues. May 30
7-9 pm NDT
📍 77 Charter Ave, YYT (@NL_HHN Learning Centre // entrance on East Dr.)

Registration (optional) https://t.co/TTbVX90tDH
RSVP + share! https://t.co/GuUnclEnKi

[Office of the Federal Housing Advocate @HousingLogement]

The Federal Housing Advocate’s review of #encampments in Canada will include testimony from people with lived experience. Anyone who has experienced living in an encampment, or organizations who advocate on their behalf, can contribute to the review: https://t.co/Lld6ITPW7J

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

Training notice: We have an additional five spots open for our Compassion Fatigue and Self-Preservation session for frontline workers on March 29th from 1pm-4pm!

If you're interested in registering, email [email protected]!

[NL Housing & Homelessness Network @NL_HHN]

There's still time to apply to One-time $500 Rental Benefit, which aims to help low-income renters. Applications are due March 31st, follow this link to see if you may be eligible: https://t.co/rKjlaXuvpE