April 26/27 | Live Web Casts: National Housing Research Cmte

Live Web Casts: The next NHRC meeting will take place in Montreal April 26th & 27th, 2010. You can join any or all of the Working Group sessions (here) by live video webcast -- If you are unable to participate, you can view the video archives at a later date.

Schedule:

Monday, April 26 (8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.): Housing Data Working Group meeting
Monday, April 26 (1 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.) : Sustainable Housing and Communities Working Group meeting

Tuesday, April 27 (8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.): Distinct Needs Working Group meeting
Tuesday, April 27 (1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group meeting

For more details, please click here.

posted by Winnipeg Rent Net at 10:02 AM

Apr 22 & 23 | Manitoba Homelessness Prevention Summit

Rethinking Homelessness: The Manitoba Homelessness Prevention Summit

April 22 and 23, 2010

Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre
510 King Street

The Manitoba Homelessness Prevention Summit will bring together key sectors to begin a dialogue on homelessness, by providing an opportunity to:

â—� Share experiences,
â—� Develop a better understanding,
â—� Build a sense of shared responsibility, and
â—� Collaborate on intersectoral strategies.

The Summit will include speakers from Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto, who will share their experiences in addressing homelessness. In addition, a variety of workshops and tours will be offered to enable participants to learn more about homelessness in Manitoba and the ways it is being addressed.

Registration is free but space is limited, so you are encouraged register as soon as possible.

Deadline for registration is Friday, April 16, 2010.
Voice Mail: (204) 945-7860, Email: cdci@gov.mb.ca

posted by Winnipeg Rent Net at 2:49 PM

April 12-14 | Newcomer workshops on housing

New Journey Housing will be presenting the following workshops for newcomers to Canada. Please call 942-2238 to sign up for the workshops you want to attend. These workshops will be held at New Journey Housing 312-393 Portage Ave. 3rd floor of Portage Place near IMAX Theatre.

1. Budgeting Workshop
Monday, April 12 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
This session encourages people to look closely at what money is coming into the home and where it is being spent. It encourages people in a home to work together to get what they need with the money available.

2. Rental Workshop
Wednesday, April 14 10: AM – 12:00 PM
this session will give information about many rental issues that newcomers face. Rights and responsibilities of tenants and Landlords. What is the Residential Tenancies branch and how can it help newcomers?
Those who attend this workshop will receive a certificate that can be given to potential landlords as a way of encouraging landlords to accept them as tenants even if they do not have a rental history or references.

3. Home Ownership Workshop
Wednesday, April 14 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
This workshop talks about the positive and negatives of owning your own home. What is a mortgage - how do you get one? How does a mortgage work. What other costs should you be prepared for? Information about low income homeownership possibilities in Winnipeg will be presented.


If the above times do not fit your schedule please call and we will try to work out a time for you to attend a workshop.

posted by Winnipeg Rent Net at 12:50 PM

April 13 | Free Money Management Workshop

posted by Winnipeg Rent Net at 11:42 AM

April 16 | Seniors Housing & Lifestyles Expo

Age and Opportunity's 3rd annual Seniors Housing and Lifestyles Expo is being held at the Victoria Inn on April 16, 2010. For more info, call 956-6440.

The goal of the Housing & Lifestyles Expo is to educate Winnipeg older adults and their families on housing options and support services to help successful aging in place. The Seniors Housing & Lifestyles Expo is designed to inform and educate older adults and children of aging parents about housing options in later years. The Expo showcases speakers knowledgeable in housing and support services for older adults. The event will includes exhibitors representing housing facilities, care facilities, senior living communities, housing support services, financial services, moving and storage options, realtors, home safety and security and various public and non-profit agencies that provide services or assistance related to older adults.

Project Objectives

- To help older adults and their families with information on housing options;

- To empower older adults to make informed choices to transition from their family home to a new and exciting lifestyle;

- To provide information on companies that can ease the process of this transition;

- To help older adults maintain their independence by providing information on support services that will enable them to remain in their homes and communities.

Target Market

The expo attendance is expected to be individuals made up of Winnipeg and rural area older adults, adult children and family members, community partners and neighbourhood residence associations.

posted by Winnipeg Rent Net at 12:18 PM

March 14-19 | 5 Days for the Homeless

Five commerce students at the I.H. Asper School of Business are preparing to live without a roof over their heads for 120 hours, part of the school's "5 Days for the Homeless" fundraising and awareness campaign. The event runs from March 14 to March 19.

Fundraising for this event will go to Resource Assistance for Youth. To donate or to follow the event, click here.

http://5days.ca/winnipeg/

posted by Winnipeg Rent Net at 9:45 AM

March 22 | St. Ignatius Housing Forum

St. Ignatius Housing Forum: Monday, March 22, 7:00 PM
at St. Ignatius Church on Corydon at Stafford

Darrell Jones (Manitoba Housing), Maureen Pendergast (Kinkora Developments), and Charles Huband (Westminister Housing) will be guest speakers to explore options for creating housing and the commitment of government to help finance housing.

posted by Winnipeg Rent Net at 4:07 PM