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Co:Here Foundation receives implementation funding from the Housing Supply Challenge

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We are thrilled to announce that Co:Here Foundation is one of 14 organizations from across Canada selected to receive final funding from CMHC’s Housing Supply Challenge: Getting Started Round.  This funding is catalytic for Co:Here as we grow our capacity to launch our not-for-profit development consulting services for Faith-Based Organizations. Faith groups across the country are seeking to respond to the housing crisis, yet they often struggle in the early stages. Developing a feasible and mission-centred vision, funding early project costs, and establishing internal…

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Co:Here Foundation launches new phase

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In 2020, Co:Here Foundation began asking faith communities what support they needed as they considered affordable housing development projects on their land. We then began building a business case, and preparing to scale the organization to offer services to meet the needs that we heard. In January 2021, the Community Housing and Transformation Centre helped us launch our efforts to become a not-for-profit, early stage development consultant specifically for faith-based orgs. In June, Vancity provided additional start-up financial…

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The Church + Affordable Housing: A Virtual Event for Church Leadership Teams

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Saturday Nov 28, 2020 from 10:00 am to 12:45 pm CoHere Foundation is partnering with CityGate Leadership to host a virtual event designed to prompt imagination for how church communities can respond to the housing crisis. More Information Here. Over the past 7 years, Co:Here has often been asked how such a small faith community carried such a big project. There are many answers but the most notable is that the whole church carried the vision. Grandview Church’s…

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Film Day

Sharing our story, and inspiring other housing projects

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We recently documented the  journey of developing Co:Here Housing, and created a video that tells the story. We hope that sharing our story, will stir the conversation towards building more affordable housing designed for community and belonging in our city. Does your faith community, or not-for-profit have land? Have you thought or dreamed about creating affordable housing as an extension of your organization’s mission? We believe more projects like this are possible, and we want to help them become reality. We are exploring the…

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Daily Hive - Aug28-18

Affordable rental housing for the homeless opens in East Vancouver

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Affordable rental housing for the homeless opens in East Vancouver By Kenneth Chan Daily Hive Vancouver A 26-unit affordable rental housing project along the Commercial Drive Corridor in East Vancouver officially opened yesterday. Co:Here Housing Community is located within a newly-built, four-storey building at 1723 Victoria Drive – the southwest corner of the intersection of East 1st Avenue and Victoria Drive. It has 18 homes for people who are homeless or are at risk of…

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CdnApt REMI - Aug28-18

Unique affordable rental housing project opens in Vancouver

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Unique affordable rental housing project opens in Vancouver Canadian Apartment A unique affordable rental housing project called Co:Here has officially opened in Vancouver’s Commercial Drive and Grandview-Woodlands neighbourhood. The 26-unit building is supported through partnerships between the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, Streetohome Foundation, and many other organizations and individuals. “These new homes represent an innovative approach to supportive housing, with the fostering of a network of support in the building,” said Honourable Shane…

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Regent World - Jun12-18

From Church Parking Lot To Groundbreaking Housing Community

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From Church Parking Lot to Groundbreaking Housing Community By Derek Witten Regent World Co:Here Housing Community Pursues Deep Equality across Socio-Economic Barriers – Clean from hard drugs for two years and living in the brand new Co:Here Housing Community, Todd K’s[i] journey of recovery has been long. He began drinking heavily at fifteen, and was living on the streets of Vancouver with a crack cocaine addiction by twenty-two. He describes the pattern he fell into:…

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CBWC - Mar7-18

Co:Here affordable, community oriented housing is ready

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Co:Here affordable, community oriented housing is ready! By Zoe Ducklow Canadian Baptists of Western Canada After many years of working towards it, Grandview Calvary Baptist Church’s vision of supportive community-based housing has now come to life. Co:Here is a 26-unit apartment building, deliberately designed to foster community among residents. Each unit is self contained, with full kitchens, bathrooms and storage. And there’s a lot of common space, which is an intentional part of Co:Here’s design….

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ChurchforVancouver - Feb15-18

Co:Here Housing Community all set to welcome new residents

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Co:Here Housing Community all set to welcome new residents By Flyn Ritchie Church for Vancouver The Co:Here Housing Community has been dedicated, celebrated and blessed. The only thing left now is to wait for final approval for 34 residents to move in to the brand new building at the corner of 1st and Victoria in east Vancouver – and that should happen any day now. During both its February 11 services, members of Grandview Calvary…

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