These are some other organizations now working for more affordable housing.

• National Coalition on Housing and Homelessness

• The Homelessness Action Group Strategies for using property owned by faith groups for affordable housing.

• Affordability and Choice Today (A-C-T) The ACT program has helped fund projects that deal with new development and building standards, new forms of housing, new types of redevelopment and infill and more efficient and responsive approval processes.

• The Canadian Centre for Public-Private Partnerships in Housing brings together public and private sectors, non-profit organizations and private citizens to produce housing for low-to-moderate income households. Sponsored by CMHC.

• Homegrown Solutions A joint initiative of non-profit, co-op, private and municipal organizations and CMHC. Offers small grants for new housing demonstration projects.

• Let's Build, the City of Toronto's affordable housing initiative, combined free land, grants, and other stimulate new affordable housing construction.

• Life Lease Developments Inc. is a group of firms and professionals who develop life lease projects for seniors throughout Ontario.

• Millennium Community Building Association is a non-profit association dedicated to the development of supportive housing for Canadians as they age.

• Options for Homes develops ownership apartments and townhouses with carrying costs below the average rents of comparable units.

• The Federation of Canadian Municipalities features a series of position papers for a national affordable housing strategy and calls for a new urban agenda.

• The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada is the national organization of Canada's co-operative housing movement. This site also includes an Ontario Region sub-site.

• The Canadian Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) works to address human rights issues in housing.

• The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association organizes an annual housing conference and housing forums, conducts research, and advocates for a national housing strategy.

• Campaign 2000: End Child Poverty in Canada The Federal Government promised to eliminate child poverty by the Year 2000. This coalition of over 80 organizations reports on their progress.

• Canadian Council on Social Development For comprehensive statistics on poverty and welfare issues.

• National Anti-Poverty Organization includes a series of fact sheets dispelling myths about poverty.

• Raising the Roof is the only national registered charity dedicated to finding long-term solutions to the growing problem of homelessness in Canada.

• Rooftops is the international development program of co-operative and social housing organizations in Canada.

• Toronto Disaster Relief Committee Toronto leaders in the 1% solution campaign.

• Pay the Rent and Feed the Kids.

• Housing Again. Visit our partner site.