Heart River Housing 101 History Heart River Housing Is Governed by a Board Made up of Representatives from Eleven Individual Municipalities
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Heart River Housing 101 History Heart River Housing is governed by a Board made up of representatives from eleven individual municipalities. The Management Body Board is an empowered body, charged with accountability for the authority over the organization’s activities. Eleven Municipalities form Heart River Housing o Big Lakes County o Town of High Prairie o M.D. of Greenview #16 o Town of Valleyview o Town of Fox Creek o Town of McLennan o M.D. of Smoky River #130 o Village of Donnelly o Town of Falher o Village of Girouxville o Northern Sunrise County #131 Hear River Housing houses 900+ individuals in 626 units 70 full and part time people are directly employed in various capacities: administration, management, maintenance and direct service personnel. The management Body operates independently. Head Office is in High Prairie, with regional offices in Fox Creek, Valleyview and Falher Hear River Housing Operates the Following Facilities: Senior Self Contained Apartments (126 apartments, 13 buildings, 7 communities) Program o Buildings owned by Alberta Social Housing Corporation o Program is deficit funded by the Provincial Government (&CMHC) o Tenants are required to submit applications, each client is point scored according to Alberta Housing Act requirements. Eligible clients are placed on a waiting list until a suitable unit is available. o Client with the highest point score received suitable unit first. o Clients are required to pay 30% of their gross income; rent ranges from $120 to $850 o Water sewer and heat are included in rent. HRH pays for power and charges back to tenant Building Location Units Wait list Kinuso Family Housing Kinuso 8 units 5 Faust Family Housing Faust 17 units 3 Enilda Family Housing Enilda 3 units 3 Grouard Family Housing Grouard 3 units 6 High Prairie Family Housing High Prairie 55 units 90 McLennan Family Housing McLennan 21 units 20 Falher Family Housing Falher 17 units 10 Girouxville Family Housing Girouxville 4 units 0 Valleyview Family Housing Valleyview 9 units 6 Fox Creek Family Housing Fox Creek 12 units 6 The only units that are vacant are currently under repair 1 Lodges and Communities Pleasantview Lodge, High Prairie (1960) – owned by HRH, capacity 53 units Villa Beausejour, Falher (1974) – owned by ASHC, capacity 69 units Red Willow Lodge, Valleyview (1977) – Owned by ASHC, capacity 50 units Buildings have large common areas with individual suites of 200 – 350 square feet Heart River Housing requisitions are based on equalized assessment MUNICIPALITIES M.D. of Greenview 48.31$ M.D. Big Lakes 19.31% Northern Sunrise County 10.73% M.D. Smoky River #130 7.32% Town of High Prairie 4.58% Town of Fox Creek 4.16% Town of Valleyview 3.02% Town of Falher 1.31% Town of McLennan 0.69% Village of Donnelly 0.34% Village of Girouxville 0.23% Afforable Housing Program o Program is self-sufficient; any surplus funds are reinvested in the program. Iosegun Manor, Fox Creek Seniors Affordable Housing Rental Project (1 units) o Building owned by Heart River Housing. Program is self-sustaining o Capital was jointly funded by Alberta Social Housing Corporation Grant and HRH Loan o NOT deficit funded by the Provincial Government of Municipal requisitions o Tenants are required to submit applications; each application is point scored according to need o Rent is set at $650 based on original grant funding agreement with the Province o Eligible clients are placed on a waiting list until a suitable unit is available o Clients with the highest point score receive suitable unit first o Point score are awarded according to income, need and current living conditions o Government regulates that water, sewer and heat are included in rent o HRH pays for power and charges back to tenant o Targeted to seniors and handicap clients. 2 .