Airdrie’s first Homelessness Estimation Survey is taking place from March 11 to May 15, 2024.
Housing insecurity is an issue that affects us all and can happen to anyone at any time due to unforeseen life events, escalating living costs, or a lack of affordable housing. This survey will help the City quantify homelessness in Airdrie, inform our work in affordable housing, and support advocating and applying for funding to prevent and respond to homelessness.
Housing insecurity describes the situation of anyone without stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate means and ability of acquiring it.
Anyone experiencing the following forms of housing insecurity or houselessness is encouraged to complete the survey, including those who are:
Airdrie and District Victims Assistance Society
Airdrie Food Bank
20 East Lake Way NE, Airdrie
Phone : 403.948.0063
Email: info@airdriefoodbank.com
Phone: 403.815.1400
Email: inquiries@airdriemealsonwheels.ca
Airdrie Protecting our Women with Emergency Resources (POWER)
Phone: 403.960.0644BGC Airdrie (formerly Boys and Girls Club of Airdrie)
Airdrie’s first Homelessness Estimation Survey is taking place from March 11 to May 15, 2024. The City has undertaken this survey to better understand homelessness, housing insecurity and service needs gaps within our community.
The City of Airdrie commissioned the RDN, to lead Airdrie’s Homelessness Estimation Study. The RDN has been conducting Homelessness Estimation Surveys across Alberta since 2018. RDN won an award from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in 2020 for their research approach to estimating homelessness in communities where homelessness appears more “hidden”. This approach is outlined in RDN’s Step-by-Step Guide to Estimating Rural Homelessness.
RDN is a national nonprofit that supports the sustainability of rural, remote, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada. RDN works with communities to discover and build solutions to address the unique challenges of each community. RDN’s current projects include work in affordable housing, homelessness, data collection, health & wellness, work-integrated learning, policy development, economic and/or community development, capacity building, immigration, revitalization, and more.
If you have questions about this Survey, please contact Angela Angel, social planner with the City of Airdrie at angela.angel@airdrie.ca.