Founder's Message -Update on Community Needs
Mary’s Place Housing Program is an opportunity for everyone to support a Humanitarian Housing Project by, purchasing a Subscription Membership, or by, advertising with us.
Visit our Subscription Membership information page, and our Advertising information Page at, https://marysplace.ca/individual-membership/ and https://marysplace.ca/advertising/
Mary’s Place is providing an opportunity for each of us to invest in our communities, and help to give individuals and families, affordable housing choices, and help to prevent Homelessness.
2023, 2024 and 2025 have been an extremely difficult times for families throughout Canada and around the world. As rental costs soared, more and more people became un-housed. Mary’s Place has had so many calls, from so many desperate families, who had jobs, but still could not find housing that they could afford. We did our best to help as many as possible, to navigate the municipal and provincial housing programs, and we were successful in helping to accommodate some people with short term living arrangements, and others with long term rentals. There never seems to be enough money to help everyone, which is why we need a better housing solution. We desperately need smaller, more affordable homes! We need The Mary’s Place Housing Program Small Homes Project!
Family Shelters: We also desperately need Family Shelters, and transitional family housing.The Ottawa Valley, and surrounding areas, are seeing more and more, un-housed, Families, and we do not have the resources to purchase or build facilities. The Cost to provide temporary shelter in motels and hotels, cost so much more than if we had our own area family shelters. Please consider helping Mary’s Place to raise the money to build a Family Shelter in the Renfrew County. This will help to take the pressure off of the City of Ottawa. Please consider purchasing a Subscription Membership or join our Advertising Program, to help with the funding. https://marysplace.ca/individual-membership/ and https://marysplace.ca/advertising/
For more information, email: HousingProgram@marysplace.ca