Calgary Action Committee on Housing & Homelessness

Use the drop-down list above to select your agency sector.

Message from CACHH Chair 

As Chair I am pleased to work with my fellow elected organizational members including Andrea Silverstone – Vice Chair, Leslie McMechan – Treasurer. I thank the community and our Executive for supporting the ‘new’ CACHH, investing time in our mission, and volunteering on our Working Groups – well done!

As we measure the growing interest in CACHH as evidenced by the large attendance at our Community Forum and Leadership Event, we know we’re on the right track with both our structure and mandate. Folks are seeing CACHH as relevant and important in our city and we are steadily gaining influence as we purposefully put the ‘A’ in Action. 

I also give special thanks to the CHF for their support and alignment as we both do our parts within our 10 Year Plan.  I look forward to our next quarter after which we will take time to evaluate our progress in addressing the root causes of homelessness so far.

Walter Twiddy, Chair.  I welcome your input.

CACHH Community Forum

The next Community Forum will be May 28, 9:00 - 10:45, all are welcome. You must register to attend. Download agenda  here. Sectors are asked to encourage attendance, including people with lived experience appropriately supported. A limited number of honouraria are available for people with lived experience, who also must register and receive confirmation from CACHH in order to receive an honorarium.

Immediately following the Community Forum on May 28, a speed-networking event will take place from 11 - 12. Program leaders from agencies are encouraged to sign up, promote how your program can help others and learn about what other programs may be able to do for you. Speed networking hints and tips here.   

Community Forums are held to provide an open space for conversation and collaboration on any and all topics of concern to the community. See the Reports on the October 2012 Community Forum and the January 2013 Community Forum.

CACHH Working Groups

CACHH achieves its mandate through the efforts of its Working Groups described here. CACHH Framework was adopted by a unanimous vote on July 16, 2012; it is available for download here.

CACHH Executive Committee members 

 Sector                                              Executive Committee  

Vision

Ending Homelessness in Calgary through Community Empowerment.

Purpose 

Calgary Action Committee on Housing & Homelessness (CACHH) aims to address housing and homelessness issues in our community with a focus on activities (prevention, intervention) that target root causes through working with community, all levels of government and service providers.

Sector Chairs/Co-chairs 

The CAC Sectors are a very important way for agencies serving similar demographics to network, collaborate and work together strategically. They are also primary means of communication between service providers and the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF). Sector Chairs and Co-chairs facilitate timely communication and consultation between each Sector and the CAC and CHF. View complete Chairs and Co-chairs roles here and Information Reporting Template here.  

CACHH Sectors

The CAC represents homeless-serving agencies from nine different outreach sectors. Please use the drop-down menu at the top of page to learn more about each sector.

 Sector                                              Chair/Co-chair

CACHH Social Policy Framework Consultation 

The CACHH hosted a Social Policy Framework Consultation in June 2012, see the Report here. 

Contact

For more information about the CACHH, please contact:

Sean French
Community Liaison
Calgary Action Committee on Housing and Homelessness 
seanATcalgaryhomeless.com
403-718-8548

The CACHH thanks the Calgary Homeless Foundation for providing this web space.