The Quinte Community & Housing First Partnership

The Quinte Community & Housing First Partnership leverages the strengths of different companies and agencies to offer a new way of building not only affordable housing but also a strong support community.

The Lead Agency

The Quinte Community and Housing First Partnership is the delivery model for i) creating safe, accessible and affordable housing units and ii) providing support to the vulnerable populations that call these units ‘home’. All-Together Affordable Housing Corp is proud to be the lead agency for this innovative, supportive housing model.

Responsibilities of the Lead Agency:

  • provide leadership and motivation to the Partnership

  • ensure goals of the Partnership agreement are being met

  • assist in regular evaluation of the Partnership

  • attend regular meetings of the Partnership

  • fundraise for the position of Partnership Co-ordinator

  • ensure compliance with successful funding applications including accounting, reporting and evaluation

  • issue charitable tax receipts or invoices on behalf of the Partnership

  • assist in resolving disputes using the Partnership Agreement dispute resolution

  • meet with new agencies to discuss roles and responsibilities where a decision has been made to expand the number of Partnership referral agencies

  • act as employer for the Partnership Co-ordinator responsible for supervision, evaluation, training opportunities and payroll.

The Partnership Co-ordinator

The Partnership Co-ordinator is key to the success of the Quinte Community & Housing First Partnership. The key goal of the Co-ordinator is to foster positive, collaborative relationship among all parties in the Partnership with the goal of producing successful tenancies in an inclusive, engaged community.

There are 3 critical roles assigned to the Co-ordinator:

  1. Tenant Support - the Partnership Co-ordinator collaborates with supporting agencies and tenants to identify resources that might be made available in-house or in the broader community to support personal and skills development for tenants, to reduce barriers, and, to promote social inclusion.

  2. Partner Agency Support - works with the referring agencies in scheduling and supporting delivery of workshops, training sessions and community development initiatives that involve the tenants.

  3. Administrative Support - takes primary responsbility to ensure required case records, reports, policies and documentation are created in a timely fashion, using collaborative tools.

Partnership Agreement

Our Funders

  • TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

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  • United Way - Hastings & Prince Edward

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  • Catherine Donnelly Foundation

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  • Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy

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  • City of Belleville Social Infrastructure Fund

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  • Ontario Trillium Foundation

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  • The Parrott Foundation

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