Intentional Community Consortium

15/10/2026

Exciting News!

ICC member Hopewell Support Services is preparing to open its 11th residential home, their second property this year.

Fully accessible, this new home will accommodate four young adults with developmental disabilities.

Read more: https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/a-new-home-opens-to-support-people-with-developmental-disabilities-12891785

Congratulations!

Gary Gladstone

To help meet the demand of about 170 people in Guelph-Wellington waiting for supportive living, Hopewell Support Services opens two homes this year

14/10/2026

With under 3 weeks to go until the Intentional Community Consortium Day on the Hill, we are happy to share that we have reached capacity for our MP reception on Monday evening November 2.

Fortunately, we still have a few more spaces for our informational day on everything Housing for the Sector and how to best position yourself for success. Please register for Tuesday November 3 - Click Here or copy this link into your browser: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Kd4aYYCdGw

Gary Gladstone Reena

08/10/2026

Day on the Hill 2026 is coming up!

Join the ICC for our annual Day on the Hill in Ottawa, this year on November 2-3.

This is an opportunity for our national membership to come together, share successes and challenges in developing supportive and affordable housing for people with developmental disabilities, and strengthen our collective advocacy with the federal government.

To register visit our website: www.intentionalcommunity.org

Gary Gladstone Reena

Intentional Community Consortium

29/09/2026

The ICC is thrilled to congratulate our founding organization Reena on the grand opening of the Frankfort Family Reena Residence, their third intentional community!

Please see our news release:

Gary Gladstone Bryan Keshen

25/09/2026

CHRA’s Housing on the Hill Day was another productive one of meetings and advocacy on behalf of affordable, accessible and supportive housing!

ICC attended meetings with representatives from Fred Victor, The Agency for Co-operative Housing , and the Housing Research Collaborative to discuss the housing challenges facing communities across Canada and met with MP’s Yasir Naqvi and James Maloney.

ICC Board member Jonathan Bradshaw and his team also met with MP’s Dr. Helena Jaczek and Charles Sousa, to advance these important conversations.

At a session with Build Canada Homes | Maisons Canada , ICC Chair Gary Gladstone advocated for a dedicated carve-out for developmental services in NHS 2.0, similar to the approach included in the original National Housing Strategy. He also highlighted the need for greater inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Canada’s housing strategy.

The response was positive, and we will continue pushing to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are not left behind as Canada’s next generation of housing investments takes shape.

Housing is a foundation for inclusion, dignity and opportunity. We need to make sure that foundation is accessible to everyone.

We were pleased to be able to connect with numerous elected officials, including Minister Gregor Robertson, and MP Scott Aitchison.

Reena Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Gary Gladstone

23/09/2026

ICC is pleased to participate in the Summit on Housing and the Canadian Economy, co-sponsored by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, FCM, and Canadian Housing and Renewal Association.

The summit brought together leaders to discuss the connection between housing, health, economic growth and community prosperity.

ICC used the opportunity to reinforce a key message: when NHS 2.0 is released, there must be a continued carve-out for housing that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities must be part of Canada’s housing strategy, with dedicated investments in accessible, affordable and supportive housing.

Pictured is ICC Chair Gary Gladstone, Mobafa Baker of Fred Victor, Susan Bisaillon of Safehaven , and Kenneth Milner of Canadian Housing and Renewal Association.

18/09/2026

Yesterday, ICC Chair Gary Gladstone attended the launch of Growing Home, an innovative housing model hosted by SHS Inc., Extend-A-Family Kingston, SCS, and Surrey Place. An initiative generously sponsored in part by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)’ s NHS Solutions Lab program.

As a proud partner in this project, ICC is excited to support a new approach to housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Growing Home brings together individuals and families, community land trusts, support service providers, and government partners to create more deeply affordable, accessible, and supportive housing.

This important initiative is another step toward addressing the growing need for inclusive housing for people with diverse abilities.

We were also pleased to connect with several attendees and organizations who will be joining us for ICC’s upcoming Day on the Hill in November. We look forward to continuing these important conversations and working together to advance inclusive communities.

L'Arche Daybreak Raphael Arens DANI - Toronto CAFFI Housing Inc. - Shiloh House @ Reena

17/09/2026

Are you attending the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association’s Housing on the Hill on September 23–24?

ICC Chair Gary Gladstone and Board member Jonathan Bradshaw will be there.

Let us know if you and your organization will be so we can connect!

15/09/2026

We’re happy to welcome two new members to the ICC: Community Living Wallaceburg and Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region.

We’re looking forward to working together, sharing ideas and learning from one another.

Welcome to the ICC!

08/09/2026

Chair Gary Gladstone joined one of the founders of the ICC, Lino Fera, on the Cribwolf Talks Podcast to talk about the ICC and the need for more deeply affordable, accessible, supportive housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/bpOGpaUcY5s?si=Cyi-wEtKyn4J9ZwL

It’s not easy being a parent or a caregiver for an individual with an intellectual and developmental disability (IDD). Fortunately, there are many groups and organizations actively working to change that. Once a month, join Lino Fera (co-founder of Cribwolf Foundation and a parent of an individual...