Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy is a federal program designed to reduce chronic homelessness across Canada.
Please note that YAPC will be closed December 22 to January 2. We will review and respond to any CFP-related inquiries as of January 5.
Reaching Home provides financial support to urban, Indigenous, rural and remote communities to reduce and prevent homelessness. In the Yukon, both the Territorial Stream and Distinctions-Based Funding provide funding to meet community needs and advance key outcomes:
The Territorial Stream requires Coordinated Access in Whitehorse and supports housing-focused interventions across the Territory. As the Community Entity (CE), the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition leads the local funding process and overall system planning. The Safe at Home Society, sub-contracted by YAPC, delivers key components of system coordination and data collection, including support for the By-Name List and HIFIS. Our work is guided by the Community Advisory Board (CAB).
Funding supports housing-focused services, prevention and diversion, and client supports that strengthen access and contribute to community-wide homelessness outcomes. Funding priorities may vary by cycle.
Priority is given to projects that advance Reaching home outcomes and demonstrate strong alignment with Yukon’s coordinated, housing-focused homelessness response.
This includes projects that:
Specific priorities, eligibility, and available activities are outlined in each Call for Proposals. Please refer to Current and upcoming funding opportunities for the most up-to-date information.
This Call for Proposals (CFP) provides approximately $2 million each fiscal year to support three core housing-focused positions: Housing Access, Housing Support, and Housing Loss Prevention workers. All proposals must include at least one core position. To support the position, you may also request funding for direct participant support, staff training, HIFIS/Coordinated Access support, and additional complementary roles (e.g., Elders, cultural workers, or other support positions) where these supports strengthen housing outcomes. These supports are not eligible for funding on a standalone basis.
Priorities for this call reflect community needs identified through the By-Name List data, the Community Action Plan, and guidance from the Community Advisory Board (CAB). It aims to strengthen coordinated, outcomes-based responses to chronic homelessness across the Yukon.
Monday, January 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM Yukon Time
Before starting, proponents are encouraged to review the Reaching Home Application Guide.
Submissions are completed entirely online. Proponents must complete the Reaching Home Funding Application and required Reaching Home Budget Template, which is provided directly within the online form. No additional supporting documents are required unless requested during the review process. The online platform (Jotform) is secure and encrypted, and all submissions are transmitted directly to YAPC. Instructions are provided in the Application to support successful submission.
Virtual sessions are being held:
December 17, January 7 and January 12
11:00am – 12:30pm
Register for an Information Session here!
Proponents can reach out at any time during working hours by phone or email with questions. If more support is helpful, individual appointments can be booked to walk through the application, breakdown the budget, or discuss project ideas and integration.
Joanne Doyle, Reaching Home Fund Administrator
867-332-8014
rhpo.joanne@yapc.ca
By-Name List (BNL): A real-time list of individuals experiencing homelessness to ensure resources go to those most in need. Safe at Home is the Yukon coordinator of the By-Name List.
Community Advisory Board (CAB): A group of local representatives that sets priorities and coordinates efforts to address homelessness.
Community Entity (CE): The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition administers Reaching Home Territorial Stream funding in the Yukon.
Community Homelessness Reports: Annual reports tracking local homelessness trends, challenges and progress made through Reaching Home-funded projects.
Coordinated Access: A system that streamlines access to housing and support services so people don’t have to tell their story multiple times.
HIFIS (Homeless Individuals and Families Information System): A shared database that helps service providers collaborate. Safe at Home is the Yukon administrator of HIFIS.
Point-in-Time Count:
A PiT Count is a community-level measure of sheltered and unsheltered homelessness. It is a coordinated approach to gathering data, aiming to count or enumerate the number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night. The count also contributes to a national picture of homelessness. Typically, over 60 communities participate in this nationally coordinated initiative.
Funded by Reaching Home, the count is guided by the Community Advisory Board, administered by the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, and implemented by the Safe at Home Society.
Community Homelessness Reports: Annual reports tracking local homelessness trends, challenges and progress made through Reaching Home-funded projects.
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness and Built for Zero initiatives offer support, tools, and a network to aid communities in their efforts to end homelessness. These initiatives promote data-driven strategies and collaboration to achieve measurable progress in reducing homelessness.
The Coordinated Access Guide provides a framework for establishing a streamlined approach to connecting people with housing resources efficiently. It supports communities in creating a more accessible and responsive housing system.
The Safe at Home website offers tools for individuals seeking housing support, as well as insights into community strategies, partnerships, and progress related to ending homelessness in the Yukon.
The Community Advisory Board (CAB) is a group of community representatives that sets the direction and helps coordinate efforts to address homelessness in the Yukon.
The Community Advisory Board, currently chaired by Kate Mechan and Bill Bruton, holds regular monthly meetings, along with additional sub-committee meetings, workshops, and special sessions as needed to address emerging priorities. They also help create the Community Action Plan that outlines how the Reaching Home funding will be used over the funding cycle.
YAPC is purposefully engaged in helping create a CAB that represents the many parts of the Yukon’s community, with a goal of centering voices of people with lived or living experience and Indigenous leadership. As part of this effort, the CAB and the CE have been developing a new governance structure and community plan throughout 2025 to be implemented with partners over the next number of years.
The CAB is an evolving entity. Let us know if your organization could play a role on it. We will explain CAB responsibilities and other ways your organization can be involved in implementing the CAP.
Maddie Porter, Governance Coordinator
867-332-5001
rhpo.madeline@yapc.ca
Joanne Doyle, Reaching Home Fund Administrator
she/her
(867) 332-8014
rhpo.joanne@yapc.ca
Manraj Singh, Reaching Home Fund Administrator
he/him
(867) 332-4654
rhpo.manraj@yapc.ca
Michelle Mbuto, Reaching Home Fund Coordinator
she/her
(867) 689-5454
michelle@yapc.ca
Madeline Porter, Community Action Plan & Governance Coordinator
she/her
(867) 332-5001
rhpo.madeline@yapc.ca