Housing and Shelter

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Woman getting her mail while three other tenants in affordable housing chat at the entrance to the building.

The Region of Waterloo believes communities thrive when everyone has a place to call home. In Housing Services, we work with our partners to end homelessness. We help people find and keep a home where they feel comfortable, safe, and a part of their community.

We do this by:

Providing progress updates on our Affordable Housing Plan, Building Better Futures: 2,500 Homes in 5 Years.
Planning for housing needs and ways to end homelessness.
Putting proactive measures in place to help house people.
Funding and providing housing services directly or through community partners.
Managing wait lists for affordable housing, including housing with supports.
Overseeing landlords and housing providers.
Owning and operating over 2,700 community housing units.
Creating new affordable housing with our partners.
Creating incentives and policies that encourage a broad range of housing.