Canadian Association for Community Living People First of

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

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 2

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

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, nonprofits 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

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 5

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 6

Development strategies • Knowledge-sharing tools o 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 o assist individuals, families and organizations in establishing needed financial arrangements (depending on the development pathway) • Design and development of partnership models o templates and examples for inclusive approaches • Policy enablers o 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. 7

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

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 9

Development Pathways and Strategies Pathways Strategies 1. Knowledgesharing Tools Individual and/or family- Local/PT ACL-led solutions Partnered solutions Education and success Education on range of stories partnerships (non Planning materials and profits, for-profits, inter guidelines -agency), partnership Templates of structures (ownership, agreements / leases, individual access contracts where to units) appropriate Planning materials and guidelines for establishing successful partnerships and projects 10 New development/regeneration 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

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

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

Design Partner: New Market Funds Organization New Market Funds Society 51% ownership New Market Funds Inc. Community Forward Fund Assist. Corp • Registered non-profit fund manager • Investment Fund • Board • Investment Committee NMF Rental Housing Fund • Limited Partnership • Investment Committee New Commons Development • Non-profit developer • Board • Investment Committee New Commons Development Limited Partnership • Fund manager only 3

Values 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 • Non-profit development company formed by a registered charity • Creation of long-term affordable housing and community assets Financial Alignment Expertise • In development, community investment and fund management • Understand non-profits and cooperatives • Proven track record in collaborative project development Mission Alignment New Market: Strong and Aligned Partner • “Skin-in-the-game” increases alignment and timeliness in achieving completion • Access to new sources of at-risk and patient capital 14