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| MLA Legislature Report Alana DeLong, MLA
Province To Create A 10-Year Plan To End Homelessness: The province is undertaking an ambitious 10-year plan to co-ordinate initiatives that address homelessness in Alberta through the development of an Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness. The initiative will be led by the Honourable Yvonne Fritz, Associate Minister of Affordable Housing and Urban Development. The new Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness will have a mandate to develop a provincial strategy to end homelessness. The Secretariat will work closely with municipalities throughout the province to coordinate and support them in the development of their regional homeless strategies, utilizing the best practices of programs that have worked. The Secretariat will include representation from across the province and is expected to be in place by April 2008. Over the next several months, a governance and accountability structure, terms of reference including membership and budget will be developed. In response to the Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force report, the province committed more than $285 million in new funding this year to address immediate housing pressures. The Alberta government’s affordable housing strategy will lead to the development of more than 11,000 units over the next five years. Further details regarding the new Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness will be available in the weeks ahead on the Municipal Affairs and Housing website at www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca Addressing affordable housing and homelessness is part of Premier
Ed Stelmach’s plan to secure Alberta’s future by building
communities, greening our growth and creating opportunity. Seasons Greetings
to all my Constituents
Public Consultations Please visit http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/Index.cfm?Page=625
and provide your input to matters that affect Albertans.
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