'We're going to continue to prioritize affordable housing projects over the next three years.

Jason Nixon, Alberta's minister of seniors, community and social services, says he hasn't received his mandate letter yet from Premier Danielle Smith but expects affordable housing to be at the top of the list. 'We try to help families get into housing as quickly as possible but with how tight the rental market is right now, and the lack of affordable housing that's suitable for families, we're seeing families stay in the shelter longer, which means we're having to turn people away because we're at capacity.' And as a result, when they aren't able to stay in their homes, they end up showing up at our door at our emergency shelter,' said Nathaniel Miller, Inn From The Cold's director of programming and operations. 'We're seeing a lot of families that are struggling to make ends meet and to deal with the rising costs in the rental market.

Inn From The Cold, another family shelter in Calgary, is facing a similar space crunch. The Children's Cottage told CTV Calgary it is currently turning away 60 families every month.įamilies that do find shelter at the Children's Cottage are staying an average of 68 days rather than the traditional 30, placing an extra burden on the facility's availability. It seems shelter space for a large family is nowhere to be found in Calgary.

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