Celebrating Success: Miali Rakotondravah

We would like to take the opportunity to recognize Miali’s contributions to our community and our organization, and we are pleased and look forward to continue working with you both as a tenant and a co-worker! Congratulations on all your successes! Miali moved into...

Celebrating Success: Ajak Biar’s Double Hitter

Core Neighbourhoods at Work and Affordable Housing are both very proud to celebrate Ajak’s employment and housing successes. Ajak is originally from Cuba but has made Canada his home for over 20 years. He has worked in Ontario and Alberta but has been in Saskatoon for...

Celebrating Success: Leanne Opoonechaw

We first met Leanne Opoonechaw in February 2012 when she registered with the Core Neighbourhoods at Work (CNAW) program. At that time, Leanne identified that it was a struggle to stay motivated and often didn’t want to leave the house. Significantly, though, she said...

Dena is driven to succeed!

When Dena moved to Saskatoon in 2006, she didn’t speak English. This was not because she couldn’t – she already spoke 3 languages – but because her school in Mosel, Iraq, had been destroyed by bombs. But Dena didn’t let that stop her. In 2014 she finished her High...

CHRA launches Housing for All video!

Housing Experts Warn of Affordable Housing Crisis and Negative Economic Impacts Over 300,000 households at risk of eviction as federal funding expires. (April 30, 2015, Winnipeg, MB) Today, the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) launched a national...