Supportive Living Program (SLP)

Program Description

Homelessness is often the result of many contributing factors. Operating grants provided to eligible non-profit agencies by the Supportive Living Program are intended to prevent and end homelessness through a “Housing First” approach whereby individuals are housed, with minimal conditions, and provided individualized supports to foster long-term housing stability.

The Supportive Living Program is an interdepartmental initiative and supports the goals of:

• the Poverty Reduction Strategy
• the Social Housing Plan

Eligible Projects

Projects must meet one or more of the following objectives:

• Assist individuals with complex service needs to find and/or remain in safe, affordable, stable housing;
• Support individuals with complex service needs to achieve greater self-determination by supporting the conditions which promote housing stability and wellness; and,
• Support community capacity building, as well as research that will increase community capacity to prevent and address homelessness.

Target Population

Funded projects will serve individuals who are at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.

Further Information

To learn more about the Supportive Living Program, please contact Vanessa Jamieson, Supportive Living Program Coordinator, at (709) 693-3432 or email SLP@nlhc.nl.ca.

List of Regional Community Advisory Board

The program encourages community coordination to ensure an integrated homeless response. The following Community Advisory Boards work towards homeless solutions in partnership with the SLP.