The City of Saint John's Housing for All Strategy embodies our community's united and compassionate approach to addressing homelessness over the next three years, using a person-centered and human rights approach.
CITY OF SAINT JOHN'S HOUSING FOR ALL STRATEGY
With the goal of creating safe and welcoming spaces for all residents, the strategy supports individuals in finding housing that meets their unique needs. Additionally, it aims to make homelessness a rare, brief, and non-recurring experience. Currently, there are 344 chronically homeless people in Saint John, with 663 residents having experienced homelessness for at least one day in the past year.
With the Housing for All strategy, the City and community partners are focused on a shared vision of every resident having a safe, supported, and sustainable home. The strategy is the roadmap. There are four foundational priorities that will be built out to achieve the 28 action items identified within it.
The four foundational priorities identified for the next three years include:
- Coordination and Governance
- Emergency Supports
- Prevention, Education, and Safety
- Housing Support
The Housing for All Strategy will continue to develop and adapt in response to the community’s needs and lessons learned from implementing its various actions. Together, as a city with a big heart, we can ensure that everyone in Saint John has a place to call home.