Evaluation of the Ottawa Social Housing Network’s Shared Services Program

This project is an evaluation of the Ottawa Social Housing Network’s (OSHN) Shared Services Program. The OSHN is a non-incorporated member-based organization, made up of community housing providers and housing related organizations in Ottawa. The Social Housing Registry of Ottawa (the Registry) (https://www.housingregistry.ca/) is the sponsor of this project. The Registry has been in place as a federally incorporated organization since 1997. The Registry maintains the centralized waiting list for the City of Ottawa. Community housing providers (HPs) provide market and subsidized housing in Ottawa. The Registry and HPs are members of OSHN and will benefit from the proposed project.

Researchers from the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services at the University of Ottawa are collaborating with OSHN and Cahdco to evaluate this program. OSHN a large network of providers of social housing and support services to people who cannot afford or maintain independent housing on their own. Cahdco is the Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation’s development corporation, established in 1996 to provide development consulting to non-profit organizations (http://www.cahdco.org/about/). Their Shared Services arrangement is a means by which members of the OSHN can collectively negotiate with providers of services (e.g., snow removal, maintenance) to achieve cost savings. The evaluation will review past experiences with the program to provide recommendations for improvement.

Faculty Supervisor:

John Sylvestre;Tim Aubry

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Partner:

The Social Housing Registry of Ottawa

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Ottawa

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