Winnipeg affordable housing development opens with another in the works [Video]

A national charity has opened its first affordable housing development in Manitoba with another project on the way.

Raising the Roof held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday at its new affordable housing development on Mountain Avenue in Winnipeg.

The project is the national non-profit’s first in the province and is designed to support family reunification and youth transitioning to live independently.

The former nail salon was transformed into three housing units – two multi-bedroom apartments for Indigenous families and a basement suite for a young adult aging out of foster care.

The project also offers tenants wrap-around supports.

“People aren’t unemployed because they don’t have a resume. They’re unemployed because of all the complexities and challenges that they’ve experience,” explained Raising the Roof executive director Sheldon Pollett.

“Yes, we’re going to give someone a decent, affordable place to live, but now we need to support them so that they can thrive for the long-term.”

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