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Family Short-Term ​Supportive
Housing Centre

​Redwood Park Communities in partnership with The Salvation Army is building a Family Short-Term Supportive Housing Centre: a two-storey building with 12 fully furnished, two bedroom apartments for families in crisis. 

The building will feature a great room, complete with a spacious kitchen and a large stone fireplace. It’s a space where families' lives intersect, fostering community. We believe that the opposite of homelessness is not just housing, it’s community.

We're ready to start construction at 151 Lillian Crescent!

​Check back often and follow us on Facebook to stay up to date on construction progress!
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October 2020 - Things. Are. HAPPENING onsite! Yay! Arnott Construction is doing site servicing, including the installation of utilities (water, hydro, sewage) and removal of a few trees, which will prepare the site for construction of the building.  The site servicing work has begun and is expected to be completed by early December at the latest.​

More than half of Canadians are $200 or less away ​from not being able to pay their bills.

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​Housing costs in Simcoe County continue to rise and minimum wage jobs and Ontario Works benefits simply are not keeping up.

​Meanwhile, the wait time for Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing for a family can be 3 years and the average rent for a 1-bdrm apartment in Barrie is over $1100. Barrie is regularly listed in the top 5 most expensive housing rental markets in Canada.
Every day in our community, many individuals and families experience the fear, hopelessness and uncertainty that comes with losing their housing. 
A safe, supportive space to catch their breath,  regroup, and plan next steps can be the difference between this life event being a speed bump for a family, or an off-ramp...perhaps for generations.  ​

When everyone in our city has a safe, affordable, hopeful place to call home, our entire community is healthier and more resilient.
The new Family Short-Term Supportive Housing Centre is one way we are helping to making this a reality in Barrie. 

Donate today

​The fundraising goal for the Hope Through Housing campaign is $3 million. So far, $2 million has been raised.
​Consider a gift that will keep giving for generations:


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  • Home
  • What We Do
    • Lucy's Place: Motel Conversion
    • Second Suites
    • Family Short-Term Supportive Housing Centre
    • United House
    • Furniture Bank >
      • Upcycled Boutique
    • YIMBY >
      • YIMBY Week 2020
      • YIMBY Meeting 2019
      • YIMBY Meeting 2018
  • Donate
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Annual Reports
    • Why Housing?
  • Blog
  • Connect
    • Tell Us Your Story!
  • Merchandise