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MultifaithHousingInitiative
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¡ WhoisMHI! OrganizationalModel! CommunityBenefit! PromissoryNotes
¡ ThreeProjectOverview! SomersetGardens(completed2008)! TheHaven(Completing2017)! Veteran’sHouse(ConstructionInitiation2017)
¡ LessonsLearnedwithFundraising¡ PreparingforGrowth¡ Questions?
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MHI’sMission
To provide and to promote affordable home space, to encourage harmonious relations amongst tenants of diverse backgrounds, and to mobilize the resources of faith communities and others for these purposes.
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¡ AdathShalomCongregationAgudathIsraelCongregationAllSaintsWestboroAnglicanAnglicanDioceseofOttawaBarrhavenUnitedBellsCornersUnitedChurchBethanyBaptistChurchCanadianMartyrsCatholicWomen'sLeagueCentretownChurchesSocialActionChristChurchCathedralChristianCounciloftheCapitalAreaChurchoftheResurrectionLadies'GuildCordovaSpiritualEducationCentreCornerstoneHousingforWomenEmmanuelUnitedChurchFirstBaptistChurchFirstUnitarianCongregationFirstUnitedChurch
¡ FourthAveBaptistGlebeSt.JamesUnitedChurchGoodShepherdBarrhavenHolySpiritParishHumanConcernInternational
¡ HellenicCommunityofOttawa-DormitionoftheVirginMary
LongfieldsCommunityChurchMacKayUnitedChurchNotreDameCathedralBasilicaOrleansUnitedChurchOttawaMonthlyMeetingOttawaMuslimAssociationOttawaMuslimWomen'sOrganizationOttawaTorahCentreChabadOurLadyofFatimaParishParoisseSt.GabrielPauvresRideauParkUnitedChurchRomanCatholicArchdioceseofSistersofHolyCrossSolseedMovementSouthNepeanMuslimCommunitySpiritualAssemblyoftheBaha'isofOttawaSt.Alban'sAnglicanSt.Andrew'sPresbyterianSt.BarnabasChurch
¡ St.Bartholomew'sAnglicanSt.Basil'sChurchSt.Basil`sCWLSt.ElizabethParishSt.George'sRCSt.JohntheEvangelist
St.John'sSouthMarchSt.Jude'sParishSt.Luke'sAnglicanSt.Leonard'sCWLSt.Leonard'sKoC
¡ St.MargaretMary'sChurchSt.Margaret's,VanierSt.MartindePorresParishSt.Martin'sAnglicanChurchSt.Matthew'sAnglicanChurch
¡ St.MatthiasAnglicanChurchSt.Patrick'sBasilicaSt.Paul'sAnglicanAlmonteSt.Paul's-EasternUnitedSt.PeterandSt.Paul'sAnglicanSt.Peter'sEvangelicalLutheranChurchSt.Stephen'sAnglicanTempleIsraelOttawaTrinityUnitedChurchUnitarianUniversalistFellowshipofOttawaUnitedChurch-OttawaPresbyteryVishvaShaktiDurgaMandirAssociation
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• RabbiReuvenBulkaTheRt
• Rev.JohnChapman• TheRt.Rev.PeterCoffin
• ImamZiadDelic• Rev.FredDemaray• RabbiStevenGarten• ImamMohamadJebara¡ Fr.JacquesKabangu
¡ Rev.MartinMalina¡ Rev.JohnMarsh¡ ImamSamyMetwally¡ MostReverend¡ TerrencePrendergast¡ Rev.DavidSherwin¡ Dr.AnneSquire¡ Mr.NityanandVarma¡ RabbiElizabethBolton
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WhatdoesMHIdo?
• Takesactiononhousinginaninterfaithenvironment.
• Owns41apartmentunits.• Providessupporttotenantsthroughitsvolunteers.• InConstructionon98Units(TheHaven)• InPre-Developmentonanother40Units(VH)
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26UnitsonBlakeBlvd5UnitsonKentSt.10UnitsonSomersetSt.
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Conventionalfinancingisnotenough¡ Donations¡ MHIHousingLoanProgram-PromissoryNotes¡ GrantFundingfromthethreelevelsofGovernment¡ Mortgages¡ OtherGrants:
! CMHCSeed! Foundations! Trillium! BrighterTomorrows
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Operations:! VolunteerCommitteeWork! ResidentRelationsTeam! Donations! RentSupplements! Volunteerhelp! Grants:smallprograms! Forgivenessofpropertytaxes
PromissoryNotes:! Over$700,000inpersonalloans(Over$200Kdonatedatmaturity)! Loanratesbetween0%-3.5%! Termsof5years! Interestchequespaidoutsemiannually
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VolunteerswithMHIareableto:¡ Haveasenseofmeaningfulengagementin
community.¡ Contributetoempowermentoftenants.¡ Developmeaningfulinterpersonal
relationshipswithtenantsand/orothervolunteers.
¡ Participateinprovisionofsafe,affordablehousing.
¡ Workwithotherfaithgroupstowardsacommoncause
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SomersetGardens" S" St.JohntheEvangelistChurch,adowntownchurchandmemberofMHIsoldparkinglottodeveloperTeronInctobuildaffordablecondominiums.
! 119onebedroomunits
" MHIpurchased10unitsatacostof$1.5M" MHIReceivedatotalof$900,000.from3levelsofgovernmentundertheAffordableHousingprogram" MHIraised$250,000fromoursupportersinpromissorynotes
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Benefits:¡ Lowpercentageofaffordableunitsremovesanystigma
Lessons:¡ Lackofprotectionsfororiginalconceptofthebuilding.
¡ Needtoclearlyunderstandnormsinthecondomarket
¡ ImportanttostayinvolvedwithCondoBoardandmanagers
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MHIisbuildingaNewInclusive,AffordableCommunityinBarrhaven
• Mixoflow-riseapartmentsandtownhousesforfamilies.
• CompletiondatesfromJanuarytoMay2017
• 100%visitable
• 10homesfullyaccessible• Fundraising:$1.5M=98units&
deeperlevelsofaffordabilityUnitBreakdown:• 98Units:
! 30onebedroom! 38twobedroom! 26threebedroomu! 4fourbedroom
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¡ Ottawacentralizedwaitlistisat10,224
¡ Closetorapidtransit¡ PartnershipwithCatholic
centreforImmigrants¡ Partnershipwithfaith
communities¡ Fundraising=morecore
needaffordableunitsavailable.
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• InNovember2014,MHIandPartnersannouncedanewproject:VeteransHouseforhomelessveterans
¡ LandattheRockcliffeAirBase.
¡ Tenantswillgainstablehousing,recoverfromhealthandaddiction-relatedissues,andgetanewopportunitytoimprovetheirlife.
¡ LargefundraisingTarget!!!!
¡ ProjectPartners&Stakeholdersinclude:! O:awaSalus,SoldiersHelpingSoldiers,VeteransEmergencyTransiFonServicesCanada,CanadianForcesMoraleandWelfareServices,RoyalCanadianLegionOntarioCommandandDistrictG,TruePatriotLove,CanadaLandsCompany,CAHDCO,VeteransAffairsCanada.
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¡ InarecentAlliancetoEndHomelessnessCanadasurvey(April2015).! 8.5%ofthehomelesspersonssurveyedinOttawareportedCanadianmilitaryservice! comparedto6.4%inHamiltonand5%inWaterloo.
¡ ATEHnumbersforhomelessindividualslivinginOttawain2014=6500¡ ProjectpartnerSoldiersHelpingSoldiers,haveencounteredover380
homelesswithpriormilitaryservice-overthepast3years¡ VeteransHousewilltargettheneedsspecificallyandsolelyofhomeless
veteranswhoarelivingroughinOttawa.Thesupportivehousingmodelwillhelptheseindividuals
! gainstablehousing,! recoverfromhealth,mentalhealthandaddiction-relatedissues,! andimprovetheiroverallqualityoflife,aswell! asthelivesoftheirfamilieswhoareunabletoprovidethemwiththesupportthattheyneed.
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Challenges:¡ Timeneededtocomeupwiththe“MillionDollar”plan¡ “Backstopping”theCampaignwithloaningbody¡ Timeneededtorolloutandbesuccessfulinalargecapitalcampaign¡ CharitablestatusplacesdeeperrestrictionsontheamountofAMR¡ Communicationsarekey=alotoftimeandeffortBenefits:" Allowsustobuildmore" Allowsustohavedeepersubsidies" AllowsustohavelessAMR" Givesusaplacetoengagethewidercommunity
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Step1:OrganizationalReview:• InternalInventory
! Staff! TermsofReferences! Policies
Step2:Landscapeanalysis¡ Whatdootherorganizations
thatarethesizewearegoingtobelooklike?
¡ Howdotheyoperate?(i.e.Organizationalstructure)
¡ Staffsize
Step3:PlanofAction:¡ Makeaninventoryofwhat
changeswillneedtobeimplementedfortheorganization
¡ Addatimelinetothosechanges=3categories:
i. Beforeconstruction/pre-construction
ii. Duringconstructioniii. Rentup&Transitions
¡ CreateaWorkPlanforeachchange
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Questions???Thankyou!
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E-mail:[email protected]:www.multifaithhousing.caPhone:613-686-1825
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