Cree for “bringing them home.”
Through the development of culturally grounded housing support services, Ka-pe-kiwehtahat seeks to support access to safe, affordable housing options and prevent housing breakdown for Indigenous people in the Calgary community.
Supports Offered
The Ka-pe-kiwehtahat Housing Support Team supports Indigenous people at risk of homelessness to assess existing housing challenges and risk factors, provide available resources, create a plan for housing security, and build strategies to prevent homelessness in the future. One-time financial support is available for qualifying youth, families and single adults. Ongoing connection to cultural and social supports is provided upon request.
Who is Eligible?
Ka-pe-kiwehtahat is a barrier-free shelter prevention and diversion program for youth, families and single adults seeking short-term housing support to remain housed and/or be supported access to safe, affordable housing.
Intake Form:
Thank you for reaching out to Miskanawah’s Nipsisak (Cree for Willows) Housing Program. Our Ka-pe-kiwehtahat program has recently launched an online pre-screening form that will replace the intake phone line. If you are requiring housing or homelessness diversion supports, please complete the form through the link below. Submissions are reviewed weekly on Mondays. Any submissions that are received prior to 9:00am on Mondays will be reviewed and you will be contacted within that week to be informed if you are eligible for intake and further assessment. Please only submit one form. We appreciate your patience as we continue to grow and develop our Ka-pe-kiwehtahat offerings in a way that will best serve our relatives.
Please
click here to access our submission form.
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