Seniors' Homes & Community Housing: WHO ARE WE?   Our Organization is a management body established in 1959 as The Wetaskiwin Peace Hills Foundation later to be renamed Seniors' Homes & Community Housing in 1995 with the integration of existing senior's facilities and social housing. Today, Seniors' Homes & Community Housing provides housing for seniors and low-income families and is responsible for the operation of: Peace Hills Lodge Complex, Wetaskiwin West Pine Lodge, Winfield John A. Smith Manor, Millet Luther Manor, Wetaskiwin Legion Arms, Wetaskiwin 49 family units 67 private landlord designations Direct Rent Supplement Government Program   More>> The organization employs 88 people and provides housing for more than 400 residents. We are a Federal Government registered charity.   We are dedicated to the provision and management of a basic level of affordable housing for senior citizens and low-income families. We receive partial funding through municipal requisitions from the County of Wetaskiwin, City of Wetaskiwin and the Town of Millet. The Alberta Government supports the lodge program through the lodge assistance grant which is a per resident per day subsidy, paid directly to the management body. Our mandate is defined in the Alberta Housing Act. Alberta is Canada's only province with a program of this kind. Donations and fundraising efforts provide much needed additional funds used to assist in maintaining our operational budget. This keeps requisitions affordable to our community's taxpayers and resident rates at an acceptable level.   SH&CH - OUR OBJECTIVES: To promote independent living through: Subsidized housing for low income families Subsidized self-contained apartments for seniors Affordable lodge room and board for functionally independent seniors and semi-dependent seniors Provision of a home like environment in a lodge setting Respect of the dignity and rights of all our citizens. The Management body continues to seek ways of improving housing options for the people of the County of Wetaskiwin, the City of Wetaskiwin and the Town of Millet. Enhancement to the types of services and ways in which they are provided continues to be a vision of the Board of Directors.