Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Report

2018 - 2019 Funding Allocation - Community Plan on Homelessness

Information

Department:Office of Chief Financial OfficerSponsors:
Category:Grant

Body

THAT $4,224,331 in 2018/2019 federal and provincial grant funding for the Community Plan on Homelessness (CPH) be allocated as follows:

Centre of Hope Non-Profit Society of Fort McMurray (Eviction Prevention
Program)              $159,512

Centre of Hope Non-Profit Society of Fort McMurray (Housing First)              $841,754

Centre of Hope Non-Profit Society of Fort McMurray (Permanent Supportive
Housing)              $909,918

Choices Association of Fort McMurray (ID Program)              $82,532

The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada (Housing First)              $619,639

Wood Buffalo Food Bank (Basic Shelf & Financial Literacy)              $111,604

Wood Buffalo Wellness Society (Centralized Intake)              $315,195

Wood Buffalo Wellness Society (Outreach)              $88,030

Wood Buffalo Wellness Society (Rapid Re-Housing)              $510,623

YMCA of Northern Alberta (Housing First)              $585,524

Meeting History

Mar 7, 2018 12:00 PM Video Council Special Council Meeting

Toni Elliott, Manager, Community Investment Program, and Kim Snow, Supervisor, Neighbourhood and Community Development, provided an overview of the 2018-2019 Community Plan on Homelessness federal and provincial grant funding allocation.

Ron Quintal and Melanie Heroux, Fort McKay Metis Community, spoke to concerns regarding the process and policies for the federal grant funding under the Community Plan on Homelessness.

Exit and Return

Councillor. J. Peddle exited the meeting at 7:24 p.m. and returned at 7:28 p.m.

Recess

A brief recess occurred between 7:38 p.m. and 7:47 p.m.

RESULT:CARRIED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER:Phil Meagher, Councillor
SECONDER:Jeff Peddle, Councillor
FOR:Don Scott, Mike Allen, Krista Balsom, Bruce Inglis, Sheila Lalonde, Keith McGrath, Phil Meagher, Verna Murphy, Jeff Peddle, Jane Stroud, Claris Voyageur