Building What the Market Won’t: Community-Owned Housing is Gaining Ground in Grey-Bruce
The Social Finance and Housing Group at the Institute of Southern Georgian Bay highlights urgent housing challenges and outlines new models for community-led solutions.

Submitted by Marilyn Struthers for Institute of Southern Georgian Bay
Join us for a 3-part series on Zoom and learn more about how other communities are solving the affordability crisis.
First Topic: Leveraging Community Wealth as an Innovative Financing Tool to deliver Affordable Housing for our Communities
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026
Time: 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Purpose: Introducing the growing field of Community Wealth as a powerful tool and as a new way for non-profits & charities to finance work to deliver what communities need including affordable housing by:
Deepening understanding of the possibilities for financing affordable housing in our region.
Elevating conversations about how community wealth can be used in our communities to create affordable housing.
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