Habitat for Humanity Victoria

Take yourself out to the ballgame with our Habitat Victoria X HarbourCats raffle! You could win 4 home opener tickets, food and drink vouchers, a game-worn jersey and an opening pitch, all in support of Habitat Victoria's mission in our community. The link is in our bio or at Habitatvictoria.com #habitatvictoria #Harbourcats

Only one week left to bid in our Open a Door Art auction! Get your bids in today and help us supply families in our community with affordable homeownership! #openadoor #habitatvictoria #supportlocal

We asked our lovely volunteer Denise why she volunteers at the ReStore! If you’d like to volunteer in the ReStore or at a Habitat Event, email us at volunteer@habitatvictoria.com

A big thanks to RESCON in Ontario and Habitat for Humanity GTA for this excellent article urging the provincial and federal governments to take the next step on addressing housing affordability by extending the HST/GST exemption now in place for purpose-built rental to also include non-profit affordable ownership homes delivered by organizations like ours at Habitat for Humanity Victoria. #bcpoli #housingsupplycrisis #gst Ene Underwood

Spoke with #CBCVancouver on Friday about our exciting new affordable homeownership project. Had time to touch on the need for affordable homeownership in general but ran out of time and wanted to expand on that point. Begin rant: When talking about the housing crisis, a lot of attention has been focused on accelerating much-needed purpose-built rental housing which is a very good thing. But here's what's not good: without also creating meaningful pathways to homeownership, there is a risk of dividing Canadians into a permanent rental class and an ownership class. If all we're building are rental properties and not also building affordable homes to own, we're bottlenecking the housing continuum and bringing this split to life. Is this happening? Yes, take a look at the current construction activity here in Victoria where all the cranes in town are building rental projects only. As for talk about generational fairness, I'd suggest that fairness also means that younger generations should have the same opportunity to realize all the benefits of home ownership as previous generations.   The hardest part of building affordable housing is financing the projects. We’ve been trying to partner with federal and provincial governments to create actions to meaningfully bridge the gap between rental and ownership, and frankly, they need to step up.   Why, for example, is low-cost financing, relief from GST, access to government surplus land, in place for rental housing but not available for non-profit affordable ownership homes? Billions of dollars for rental construction, zero for homeownership affordability measures. Where does the economic benefit and invested public money ultimately rest after government funding for rental development vs. non-profit affordable homeownership projects? I'm not deriding the important role of landlords in housing, but as public policy why are we exclusively enriching only landlords and REITs and not working families? Why can't we find a balance to help both? https://lnkd.in/grebdNbK #AffordableHousing #housingforall #affordablehomeownership #housingcrisis #solutions #bcndp #bcunited #bcconservatives #affordableoptionsbc #LPC #CPC #NDP #Victoria #Saanich #BCbuilds

Do you want to support affordable homeownership and go to a HarbourCats Baseball game? Volunteer with us this season and help us spread the word about our Ferguson build and our other work in the community! Signup today at: https://lnkd.in/gWzjjW2q

Check out all the beautiful art up for auction! All bids support Habitat Victoria’s work right here in our community. https://ow.ly/Zerk50RCiOF #habitatvictoria #artauction #openadoor

You can own a local art piece by bidding in our Art auction! All proceeds support Habitat Victoria in our community! #openadoor #habitatvictoria

The 17th annual Meaning of Home contest has finished, marking another year of heartfelt submissions. In the Victoria region alone, we were moved by 161 entries! A sincere thank you to every student and teacher whose creativity and passion enriched this competition. www.meaningofhome.ca

Visit Mayfair Shopping Centre & Habitat Victoria's Open a Door Charity Art Auction! Local artists created stunning artwork, each waiting to adorn your walls. Bid generously to not only acquire exceptional art but also to empower affordable homeownership in our community. Join us in making a difference—one bid at a time! https://ow.ly/czUR50RvZEX #habitatvictoria #openadoor