Reaching Home
Funding and Sub-Projects
About Reaching Home Funding
The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition is the administrator or Community Entity (CE) of Reaching Home funding (territorial stream) in the Yukon and is guided by the Community Advisory Board (CAB). Reaching Home is designed to support the goals of the National Housing Strategy to reduce chronic homelessness nationally by 50% by March, 2028. Funding is available for activities under the following categories: Housing Services; Prevention and Shelter Diversion; Client Support Services; Capital Investments and Coordination of Resources and Data Collection.
Call for Applications- December 2023
Applications for projects that prevent or reduce inflows into homelessness in the Yukon over the next two fiscal years (April 1, 2024- March 31,2026), were accepted until Jan. 4, 2024.
While all proposals will be considered, priority is given to proposals that demonstrate:
- Active implementation or movement towards implementing HIFIS and coordinated access system for Whitehorse-based projects
- Projects that reduce the number of people who are chronically homeless
- Projects that are Indigenous-led or are partnered with Indigenous organizations
- Projects that stem the flow of people into chronic homelessness