Donate for Housing Inclusion
Everyone deserves a place to call home. Yet every day we support a rising number of people with developmental disabilities and families to find and keep roofs over their heads, as the deepening housing crisis causes prices to rise and homes to disappear.
Our community needs solutions and we have stepped up. But these innovative actions often go beyond our government-funded supports and services.
Donate today using the form below to support community members on the path to housing inclusion in North Muskoka.
470
People and families across Muskoka on a wait list for affordable housing
Source: District of Muskoka, 2024
0 %
Huntsville's rental apartment vacancy rate.
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2025
4 to 10 Years
How long someone may wait for an affordable apartment through the District of Muskoka's Community Housing Program.
Source: District of Muskoka, 2023
10 X
People with developmental disabilities across Ontario face wait times for affordable housing that are 10-times longer than average.
Source: OASIS, Developmental Services Housing Gap in Ontario, 2022
Our Housing Initiatives
18 Main Street West Renovation
A significant grant has helped launch a vital renovation project for our property at 18 Main Street West – but the work isn't finished.
Your donation toward this $1.2-million project will help create safe, affordable, and accessible housing for people who would otherwise have nowhere to live.
Housing Stabilization
You cannot build your life if you have nowhere to live. Help us end homelessness for unhoused adults with developmental disabilities who access our services.
These innovative housing solutions, previously called Transitional Housing, open doors to stable, secure, and supported housing while they create action plans, build their skills, access community-based services, and make community connections toward housing success.
Our housing stabilization supports and services empowers people in equitable and sustainable access to housing, so they can break the cycle of homelessness.
Be an Inclusive Landlord
People with disabilities and families who access our services want the same housing choices as everyone else. Barriers to home ownership mean many rely on rental apartments. But harmful misconceptions about people with disabilities often see them dismissed as rental candidates.
Our staff members are strengthening relationships with area landlords to offer facts, connect them with people and families who access our services, and support stable tenancies that benefit tenants, landlords, and our community.
Generation Homes Huntsville
We partnered with Habitat for Humanity Ontario Gateway North to open doors to four affordable and accessible apartments for people and families in our community.
We now manage these apartments, while also providing support and services to tenants to ensure stable tenancies.
Household Items and Services
What makes a house a home? Choice, security, control … and towels. Your donations will also help fund essential household items and services for people with developmental disabilities and families who are on fixed incomes and could not otherwise afford them.
Items may include mattresses, mattress covers, pillows, bedroom linens, personal care products, and, yes, towels.
Housing Solutions
We continue to explore new opportunities and solutions through partnerships and service evolution to increase available, accessible, affordable, and economically sustainable housing for people with developmental disabilities. Opportunities could include custom-built community-based housing for people we support.
Whether this happens will depend as much on fundraised dollars and your donations as on creative partnerships.
Your Donations Help Change Lives
“They helped me find a place, get a job, and get my life set up.”
– Huntsville Community Member
Questions?
To learn more about our housing initiatives, or to discuss how you can make a difference, please contact:
Jennifer Jerrett
Jennifer.Jerrett@clhuntsville.ca
705-789-4543, Ext. 241