News from Quint
Disrupting the Cycle of Transiency. An Oski Mācipayin Success Story.
“This is the longest I’ve ever lived in one place” – Quint Tenant Many of Quint's tenant families have never lived in a single place for over a year. They continually move due to inadequate housing, poor quality housing or for making bad personal choices. This cycle...
Candidates Respond to Addressing Poverty in the Core Neighbourhoods
The civic election is Monday, November 9th. Our City plays a critical role in keeping the community and its residents healthy. Voting in a civic election is your way of choosing which person running for Council and for Mayor will represent your voice when making...
Filling in the Blanks on Your Housing Application
Finding a place to live can be hard. Hopefully these tips from Quint’s Affordable Housing team will take out the stress and struggle in your housing search. RELIABILITY First of all, good communication is key to finding housing. Landlords will not spend their time...
Samantha’s Success Story
When Samantha thinks about Pleasant Hill Place (PHP), she thinks about a safe home that offers a program so that families can succeed. Samantha moved into PHP in May of 2019 with her two young daughters. Her children love attending school, learning new things and...
Ryan’s Success Story
“Ever since my I moved into the Youth Lodge, my stress levels have lowered” Ryan has been a resident at the Youth Lodge since September 2019. He has faced many challenges in his life related to having a stable home environment which have only been exacerbated by...
Building Community – Oski Mācipayin Success Story
Whether you are walking down the 200 block of Avenue O South or coming up 21st Street West you can hear the shrieks, squeals and laughter of many children from our Oski Mācipayin townhouses. “Having clean, spacious, beautiful and affordable housing is definitely why...