Driving Social Housing Innovations through

Partnerships

INNOVATION FORUM 2017

June 7. 2017 >> BEST WESTERN HOTEL >> NORTH BAY

Housing for Indigenous Persons in Urban

Communities

Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services

Driving Social Housing Innovations through Partnerships Hosted by NOSDA & HSC June 7, 2017

OAHS was requested by the community to develop safe and affordable homes in

Dryden, ON

Overview

• Background & Community Engagement

• Existing Housing in the North

• Partnership Opportunities: • Housing Partnerships • Corporate Service Partnerships • Budget Initiatives Need Partners

• Partner with OAHS

Background & Community Engagement

• OAHS incorporated as a non-profit housing and service provider in 1994 as a result of consultations held across the province to determine the need for safe and affordable housing for low-to-moderated income Aboriginal individuals and families.

• The Board is formed of members of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, Métis Nation of Ontario, and Ontario Native Women’s Association.

• OAHS became the administrator of the Rural and Native Housing Program making it the largest Aboriginal non-profit housing provider in the province, and leading to eventual administration of the Northern Repair component of the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program and the Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program.

• OAHS reputation strengthened which led to an Agreement with MMAH allowing for the first time the freedom, as an Aboriginal corporation, to design and deliver the First Nation, Inuit, Métis Urban and Rural (FIMUR) Housing Program and subsequent program extensions.

• In 2014 OAHS entered into a General Relationship Agreement with NOSDA

Existing Housing Services: Geography

Existing Housing Services in the North

• 749 Rural Native Houses: mostly 3 bdrm, single family homes, predominantly in towns less than 5,000 people

• 16 Urban Native Houses: Blind River

• 138 Affordable Homes: mostly 1 bdrm units built by OAHS over last 7 years in Red Lake, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Cochrane

• 247 Affordable Homes: provided first mortgage forgivable financing to other Indigenous non-profit housing providers over last 7 years; mostly 1 bdrm units

• 259 Home Ownership Grants: provided secured forgivable loans to Indigenous individuals and families over last 8 years

• 200 Homes Repaired: provided secured forgivable loans to Indigenous individuals and families over last 4 years

Existing Housing Services Investment in the North

• 788 Rural Native Houses (51% of Program) - $7.5 MIL Annual Investment

• 16 Urban Native Houses - $200k Annual Investment

• 138 Affordable Homes - $23.46 MIL Capital Investment

• 247 Affordable Homes - $26.29 MIL Capital Investment

• 259 Home Ownership Grants - $6.7 MIL Investment

• 200 Homes Repaired - $5.0 MIL Capital Investment

• Total: $61.48 Capital Investment in the North for the last 8 years

• Total: $9.7 MIL Annual Investment in the North for Rental Units

OAHS in the North: Expanding Existing Housing Services throughout the Continuum

Gap we

need to

fill!

OFIFC

provides

Homeless

Services

OAHS has a rental portfolio and program

mix that offers a range of deep-core

rental, affordable rental, and assisted

home ownership and home repair options…

BUT- we need expanded investments

Future

economic

growth

area

FIMUR Trust - $49,676,143 (314 Units)

Phase Total Funding RGI & Affordable Rental

Total Units Total Funding - North

Total Units - North

% Units North % Funding North

EOI -1 $17,972,958 122 $2,160,000 16 13% 12%

RFP-2 $10,643,576 75 6,228,776 41 55% 58%

RFP-3 $5,954,000 143 $4,254,000 120 84% 71%

OAHS DD $15,105,609 96 $15,105,609

96 100% 100%

Existing Housing Services

Rural and Native Housing Program

Sioux Lookout

Program Total Units Total Units - North

% Units North

RNH 1539 788 51%

Gore Bay

FIMUR 12/15 - $11,954,075 (114 Units)

Phase Total Funding RGI & Affordable

Rental

Total Units

Total Funding -

North

Total Units - North

% Units North

% Funding North

Year 1- 2012 $3,652,394 30 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Year 2 - 2013

$3,306,930 34 $1,019,930 6 18% 31%

Year 3 - 2014

$1,767,680 14 n/a n/a n/a n/a

OAHS DD $3,229,071 36 $1,579,071 25 69% 49%

FIMUR 14/20- $6,491,416 (50 Units)

Phase Total Funding RGI & Affordable

Rental

Total Units Total Funding - North

Total Units - North

% Units North

% Funding North

Year 1- 2014/15

$2,210,000 25 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Year 2 – 2015/16

$4,281,416 25 $4,281,416 25 100% 100%

Combined Total: $68,121,634 (478 Units)

Fort Frances

Sault Ste. Marie

Phase South

S % of Total

North East

NE% of

Total

North West

NW % of Total

North % of Total

Total by Program

FIMUR 12/15

50 38% 43 32% 40 30% 62% 133

FIMUR 14/20

54 32% 79 46% 38 22% 68% 171

TOTAL BY REGION

104 34% 122 40% 78 26% 66% 304

FIMUR Home Repair Program Statistics by Region

FIMUR Homeownership Program Statistics by Region

Phase South S % of Total

North East

NE% of

Total

North West

NW % of Total

North % of Total

Total by Program

FIMUR TRUST

125 44% 90 31% 68 24% 55% 283

FIMUR 12/15

66 53% 33 26% 26 21% 47% 125

FIMUR 14/20 Yr 1&2&3

30 42% 27 38% 15 21% 59% 72

TOTAL BY REGION

221 46% 150 31% 109 23% 54% 480

Home Repair in the North

Home Ownership in the North

FIMUR Rental Development Programs – 14/20 Target Report

FIMUR 2014/20

$150,000 per unit

Affordable &

RGI Rental

Target Actual

$30,000 per unit

Assisted Home

Ownership

Target Actual $25,000 per

unit Repair Program

Target Actual Total By Year Target Units

Actual Units

Over Target

Year 1 - 2014/2015

$ 2,210,000 15 25 $ 250,000 8 6 $ 597,495 24 28 $ 3,057,577 47

59 26%

Year 2 - 2015/2016

$ 3,871,584 26 23 $ 994,208 33 36 $ 1,249,106 50 55 $ 6,114,898 109

114 5%

Year 3 - 2016/2017

$ 4,050,000 27 24 $ 875,000 29 30 $ 1,189,898 48 53 $ 6,115,002 104 107 3%

Year 4 - 2017/2018

$ 4,050,000 27 24 $ 875,000 29 tbd $ 1,189,898 48 tbd $ 6,115,002 104 tbd

Year 5 - 2018/2019

$ 4,050,000 27 $ 875,000 29 $ 1,189,898 48 $ 6,115,002 104

Year 6 - 2019/2020

$ 2,250,000 15 $ 250,000 8 $ 557,495 22 $ 3,057,540 45

Total by Program $ 20,481,584 $ 4,119,208 $ 5,973,790.00 $ 30,574,582

Total Rentals 137 96 Total H/O 136 72 Total H/R 240 136 513 280 34%

Operations in the North

• Head Office in Sault Ste. Marie

• OAHS Property Management Offices / Regional Service Centres:

• Dryden for Northwestern Ontario

• Sudbury for Northeastern Ontario including a satellite office in

Cochrane

• Contracted Property Management Offices:

• Thunder Bay through Métis Nation of Ontario

• Moosonee/Moose Factory through Mocreebec

• 59 Employees in the North

Partnerships Opportunities Developed: Planned Housing Services in the North

• Transitional Housing in Sioux Lookout • 20 one-bdrm units; 24x7 Supports to help people who are homeless • 99% of people homeless in Sioux Lookout are Indigenous • Construction starts Summer 2017 • Partnership with Kenora District Social Serices Administration Board,

Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Municipality of Sioux Lookout

• Indigenous Homeward Bound Program in Dryden • 20 larger family units including onsite daycare and education spaces • Housing and wrap-around supports to help Single Mothers return to school

and workforce over a 3-4 year program period • Phase 1 Construction starts Fall 2017, former Pinewood School • Partnership with Dryden Native Friendship Centre, Kenora District Social

Services Administration Board, City of Dryden, and others

Partnership Opportunities Developed: Planned Housing Services in the North

• Timmins • 16 Affordable Housing Units on site of Friendship Centre that will

be able to provide a variety of integrated support services including Child Care, Employment, Elders/Seniors services in a culturally appropriate manner

• Phase 1 complete June 2017; Phase 2 started

• Funded by OAHS; Owned and Administered by Timmins Native Friendship Centre

Benefits for Municipal Partners in the North

• Municipalities in the North are contacting OAHS and offering equity and land opportunities to add housing

• Municipalities benefits in numerous ways: • Adding needed Housing • Benefits existing citizens/communities • Demonstrates positive engagement with Indigenous partners • Properly planned and operated Supportive/Transitional Housing can be a pressure

relief for other service partners • Increase/stabilize or reverse population declines • Increased economy via construction/maintenance • Local contractors wherever possible • Increased property tax base • Indigenous service providers lead with Culturally Appropriate methods to reach

people in a different way

Municipalities and DSSABs Partner with OAHS

• Municipalities have and are partnering with OAHS in ways that make sense for the local context

• New Housing Development and Services needs Partners • Land, Rent Supps, Advocacy, Capital, Introductions

• Supportive / Transitional service partnerships

• Opportunity to provide culturally appropriate service option

New Municipal Partnerships in the North

• Various stages of new, advanced partnerships for communities including: • Red Lake

• Sioux Lookout

• White River

• Val Rita

• Blind River

• Manitoulin Island

• Thunder Bay

• Sault Ste. Marie

Corporate Housing Services in the North

OAHS also provides a number of services

designed to support Indigenous and

Mainstream Housing Providers as well as Service

Managers who administer Housing Programs

• Inspection Services

• Financial & Accounting Services

• Title Services

• Property Management

• Policy Development

• Asset Management & Capital Planning

• Business Management System Implementation

Federal Budget Initiatives

• $11.2 billion over 11 years to support a National Housing Strategy. Including: • $3.2 billion for provinces and territories to support key priorities, such as renovation

of existing units, construction of new units, or rent subsidies

• $5 billion for a new National Housing Fund, which will be used to support innovations in affordable housing, encourage collaboration amongst housing providers, expand direct lending for new rental housing, and creation of a new Sector Transformation Fund to help social housing providers transition to new operating models.

• $225 million for urban and rural Indigenous housing

• $2.1 billion to expand the Homelessness Partnering Strategy

** Unannounced funding for proposed Indigenous National Housing Strategy

• In addition, the Budget committed to “preserve the baseline funding related to Operating Agreements, with the use and renewal of these funds to be determined over the next year”. These funds will be over and above the $11.2 billion, and are estimated at approximately $4 billion.

New Provincial Budget Initiatives

• New Indigenous Supportive Housing Investment Initiative • Includes operating funding for ongoing supports

• Capital available for up to 150 units in first 2 years of program

• Limited capital means partnerships are crucial for success

• Opportunity to complement existing and develop/mature new Municipal and Service Manager Partnerships

• Partnerships needed to maximize community benefits and ensure better value-for-money for all Partners

Key Takeaway – OAHS is your Housing Partner

• “We the North” – we live here, we work here, we provide services here

• Partnerships work when all Partners Win

• We want to be Your Housing Partner; please start a conversation with us!

• Call Don, ext 202 or Justin, ext 305 at 1-800-492-1605

• Miigwetch / Wela’lin / Thank you!

www.OntarioAboriginalHousing.ca