Homes for All Summit: Homegrown solutions for affordable housing in Waterloo Region

The Homes for All Summit was an in-person event held on June 11, 2024 in Waterloo Region, bringing together the key players and visionaries who are committed to accelerating housing affordability in our community - housing providers, developers, funders, planners and community leaders. The goal of the day was to meet and connect with local housing champions and find innovative solutions to get shovels in the ground on impactful projects.

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Thank you to Clarence Cachagee, founder of Crow Shield Lodge, who highlighted the importance of making decisions with the Seventh Generation Principle and to every speaker for contributing such a diverse range of expertise including the keynote speakers, panelists, presenters, local innovators and every guest who attended.

To keep the momentum and conversation going beyond this one-day summit, we are sharing the keynote presentations with the entire community and housing champions.

Keynote Speakers

• Mark Richardson, Founder and Technical-lead HousingNowTO & Chief Technology Officer, Rich Analytics
  Rapidly Delivering New Affordable Rental Housing in Mixed-Income Communities
• Rebekah Young, VP, Head of Inclusion & Resilience Economics at Scotiabank: Getting Home: An Economic and Housing Update

Learn more about initiatives within the Region of Waterloo's Homes for All Strategic Plan.