Home Space, Small Donations Committee, Rotary Club of Calgary
By Franco Savoia
The Rotary Club of Calgary, through its Small Donations Committee, was pleased to be part of this multi-club project in partnership with HomeSpace. It leveraged its $5000 contribution with Rotary District Funds to $12,500. In turn this was leveraged with the Calgary Fish Creek, Calgary Heritage Park, Calgary Millennium, Calgary Olympic, Calgary Sarcee and Calgary West Rotary Clubs to $72,500.
HomeSpace, a provider of social housing in Calgary, is upgrading 8 existing family units to provide the dignity and serenity of a nice home where children and youth will grow up with fond memories.
HomeSpace’s four affordable multifamily housing developments were built a number of years ago and, a number of them are in need of major rehabilitation. When needed and as vacancies arise, HomeSpace renovates these facilities to fix any deficiencies and make them like new. This preserves affordable housing units in the community without the cost and time involved in new construction.
This project includes investing in the renovations in multiple units at the four Family housing apartment buildings. These units are typically 1, 2 or 3-bedroom for youth and families with children, and many need some TLC to bring them up to standard.
Through Rotary’s contribution HomeSpace will do upgrades - specifically flooring, painting and major and minor interior renovations to repair and modernize the home spaces. Rotary’s investment is ensuring that families are able to build their family memories in an affordable place they are proud to call home.