Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa

10/05/2026

2025-26 was a big year for the Alliance, and the coming year is going to be even bigger! ✨ We're always so proud to look back and share what we've been working on together with our members:
https://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/our_work

10/01/2026

23 fundraising non-profits. All doing life-changing work to provide housing solutions and vital homelessness services in our community. 🏡

At the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa, we set a goal of raising $30,000 for our member organizations through the second annual Race to End Homelessness.

The finish line is technically behind us after a beautiful race day with almost 350 runners — all housing and homelessness changemakers in their own right — bringing us to 81% of our fundraising goal ($24,345 raised!). 🏃🏃‍♀️

We still have until end-of-day Tuesday Oct. 6 to make it over the top. You can donate directly to any of our fundraising member organizations (the $30,000 target is a shared total) through the 2026 Race to End Homelessness website:
https://lnkd.in/ehqqBBpi

Every additional dollar means more capacity at organizations that are the experts at what they do—bringing us closer to a future where everyone in Ottawa has a home. 💛

2026 Race to End Homelessness fundraising organizations:

Belong Ottawa • Bruce House • CMHA Ottawa • Cornerstone Housing for Women • Daybreak Housing • Interval House of Ottawa - Maison Interval d'Ottawa • John Howard Society of Ottawa • Maama Watali • Montfort Renaissance • Multifaith Housing Initiative • OCH Foundation • Ottawa Food Bank • Salus • Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre • Rent Assist Allies • Shepherds of Good Hope • The FAM Network • The Ottawa Mission • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa • Veterans' House Canada • Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre • Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa / Bureau des services à la jeunesse • Youville Centre - Ottawa

09/30/2026

Save the date 📅 Indigenous Resilience Day 🧡

October 4 11am to 2pm @ Vanier Hub

In partnership with ZAC Vanier BIA

All are welcome!

09/25/2026

It's going to be a beautiful weekend-- come run, walk, or roll for a good cause, with good company!

Race weekend is almost here!

If you've been thinking about joining us, now is the time to register for the 1K, 5K or 10K.

Can't make it? You can still support the event with a donation.

We'll see you on Sunday!

Register here https://bit.ly/4vuk6nT
Donate here https://bit.ly/4fd04YV

Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa

09/24/2026

Since this week’s exciting federal government announcement of $1.5 billion for an affordable housing acquisition fund, we’ve seen some good questions about what acquisition actually means for our neighbourhoods.

Our city loses 31 units of affordable private market housing for every 1 new unit being built. Tenants are often evicted because their building has been sold and will be redeveloped to rent at a much higher rate. Stopping the loss of affordable housing is as critical to ending the housing crisis as building new.

Instead of losing an already affordable unit to renoviction or redevelopment when a building is sold, acquisition funds allow non-profit housing organizations to buy these buildings, keep them affordable long-term, and ensure that tenants stay in their housing.

For more on why acquisition is key to preserving the neighbourhoods we love, we’re re-sharing a video we created back in 2022 as part of last municipal election’s Starts With Home campaign.

Four years later, we are so encouraged to see the support for acquisition picking up across all levels of government.

Every home saved = a win for our neighbourhoods + affordability in Ottawa. 🏡 🏢 💛

09/24/2026

We're sorry to say it, but warm sunny days won't last for ever, so if there's a beautiful weekend day in September you should probably make the most of it, right? 🫣

Come out and walk, run, or roll with us and raise money for local organizations working to end homelessness in Ottawa! 💛 Register at https://www.radraces.com/e/1000082/race-to-end-homelessness

09/23/2026

We always have a great time talking to Sam Laprade on An Hour To Give! This time we brought our friends Operation Come Home, Catherine McKenney, & RA Centre to talk about some amazing work being done locally to prevent and end homelessness, and the Race to End Homelessness!
https://ottawa.citynews.ca/video/2026/08/29/alliance-to-end-homelessness-an-hour-to-give/

09/22/2026

A huge step forward — here in Ottawa, we’ve been losing 31 naturally occurring affordable housing units for every new affordable housing unit we are investing to create. Saving what we still have is essential.

We can’t wait to see the affordability this investment could help preserve in our community. 💛

CHRA is celebrating the announcement of the Canada Rental Protection Fund, a landmark federal investment that will help the community housing sector acquire affordable rental homes, stabilize rents, and protect tenancies across the country. This is a hard-won and long-overdue tool in the fight to end Canada's housing crisis, and CHRA is proud of the role our members and sector partners played in bringing it to life.

Read our full statement.
https://chra-achru.ca/news/canadian-housing-and-renewal-association-celebrates-the-canada-rental-protection-fund/

09/22/2026

We always have a great time talking to Sam Laprade on An Hour To Give! This time we brought our friends Operation Come Home, Catherine McKenney, and the RA Centre to talk about some amazing work being done locally to prevent and end homelessness, plus the Race to End Homelessness, coming up this Sunday, September 27!
ottawa.citynews.ca/video/2026/08/29/alliance-to-end-homelessness-an-hour-to-give/

09/18/2026

Let's goooooo! 👟