Medicine Hat Community Housing Society

Name

Medicine Hat Community Housing Society

Legal name

Medicine Hat Community Housing Society

Website

https://mhchs.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Affordable Housing Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB), Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Social housing programs
• Affordable housing services
• Homelessness prevention initiatives
• Rent supplement programs
• Community housing management

Headquarters

HQ city

Medicine Hat

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding: Funding from the Government of Canada's Reaching Home Strategy for housing with supports programs, support services and one-time projects in support of ending homelessness. Approximately $1M dollars of federal funding is invested annually into organizations to support the successful implementation of programs.
2. Provincial Government Funding: Funding and support from Alberta Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services, Alberta Health Services, and other provincial programs.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Financial support from donors and community members. Charitable tax receipts provided for donations over $20.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Medicine Hat Community Housing Society manages social and affordable rental housing (582 units) and rent supplement programs (approximately 386 supplements) for low-income households, seniors, and individuals with special needs in Medicine Hat and Redcliff. It also delivers community-based homelessness initiatives including Housing Link outreach, Rapid Resolution, Housing With Supports, and The Eagles Nest (ARCH) wraparound program, all coordinated under the Plan to End Homelessness.

Product overview

Medicine Hat Community Housing Society operates as a unified service platform offering social and affordable housing programs alongside community-based homelessness initiatives. The core housing portfolio includes Family & Special Needs Housing (223 units), Seniors Self-Contained Housing (229 units), Affordable Housing (117 units), and Rent Supplements (386 units) - totaling 582 directly managed rental units. On the homelessness side, the organization provides coordinated access through Housing Link, intensive case management via Housing With Supports, rapid resolution services, and The Eagles Nest (ARCH) program for complex needs. These programs are unified under the Plan to End Homelessness strategic framework, which serves as the backbone for the community's systems-planning approach to housing instability and homelessness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family & Special Needs Housing Social housing program providing rental units for families and individuals with special needs in Medicine Hat, with rent based on 30% of household combined income and maximum income thresholds by unit size.
• Seniors Self-Contained Housing Self-contained apartment housing for seniors aged 55 and older in high-rise and low-rise accessible buildings across Medicine Hat and Redcliff, with priority access for those 65+.
• Affordable Housing Program Rental housing at 10-30% below market rent for households with stable low to modest incomes in Medicine Hat, including 85 MHCHS-owned units and 32 municipally owned units.
• Rent Supplements Program Rent subsidies for individuals in private market rental accommodations through partnerships with 125+ landlords, including the long-term Rent Assistance Benefit (RAB) and Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit (TRAB) for working households.
• Housing Link Coordinated access system assessing housing and support needs for individuals experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk, and providing referrals to appropriate programs including Rapid Resolution and Housing With Supports.
• Housing With Supports Intensive case management program of approximately 12 months duration for individuals and families experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness with higher acuity needs.
• Rapid Resolution Brief, client-focused intervention for individuals scoring 0-60 on SPDAT who do not require intensive case management, providing financial and non-financial supports to re-establish housing stability.
• The Eagles Nest (ARCH) Wraparound support program for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness with complex needs who have cycled repeatedly through existing systems, grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and healing.
• Plan to End Homelessness Community-wide strategic plan guiding the coordinated system of care to prevent and end homelessness in Medicine Hat, including coordinated access, data systems, and cross-sector partnerships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 64% reduction in shelter utilization since 2009
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• City of Medicine HatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner providing land donations for affordable housing, co-hosting community summits, and collaborating on housing strategy and Plan to End Homelessness.
• Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization leading movement to end homelessness in Canada. MHCHS participates in Built for Zero Canada campaign and received external validation of functional zero achievement.
• 7 Cities on Housing and HomelessnesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative forum of lead organizations responsible for implementing local Plans to End Homelessness in Alberta's seven major urban cities.
• Homeless HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanada's largest national research institute devoted to homelessness. MHCHS collaborates on research and resources.
• Alberta Health ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial health authority collaborating on housing with supports programs and addressing health-related aspects of homelessness.
• McMan Youth, Family and Community Services AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Horizon Supportive Housing (HSH) program. Provides permanent supportive housing services for individuals with complex needs.
• Miywasin Friendship CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous organization partnered on $5.1M affordable housing project for local Indigenous and Métis communities. Collaborates on decolonization and indigenization of homeless-serving system.
• THRIVE Medicine Hat & RegionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategy to End Poverty & Increase Wellbeing. Coalition of community representatives working on addressing poverty and social determinants of homelessness.
• United Way of South Eastern AlbertamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization supporting social services and poverty reduction initiatives in southeast Alberta.
• Medicine Hat Women's Shelter SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency shelter for individuals impacted by family violence. Provides safe shelter, education, advocacy and access to community resources.
• Mustard Seed SheltercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner30-bed capacity emergency adult shelter. Partners on coordinated system of care for homelessness.
• Roots Youth ShelterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth shelter providing services for young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
• 125+ Landlords and Property Management CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrivate sector partners providing rental housing units for rent supplement programs and housing social housing tenants.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Homeward Trust Edmonton: Edmonton's Community Entity administering Reaching Home funds and operating a Plan to End Homelessness. Most direct Alberta analog in a larger urban market, with overlapping program structure including Housing First and coordinated access.
• Boyle Street Community Services: Edmonton-based nonprofit providing shelter, housing, and wraparound services to people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Comparable Housing First and supportive housing delivery model, serving as a regional Alberta peer.
• Ottawa Community Housing Corporation: Nonprofit social housing provider managing approximately 15,000 units in Ottawa. Comparable portfolio management and tenant support mandate, though at larger scale and with different provincial regulatory framework.
• Calgary Homeless Foundation: Calgary-based nonprofit leading Plan to End Homelessness in Calgary, a fellow member of the 7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness collaborative. Operates with similar Housing First systems-planning approach and federal Reaching Home Community Entity role, making it the most comparable peer organization.
• Mustard Seed (Calgary): Faith-based nonprofit operating emergency shelters and housing programs in Calgary, including a Medicine Hat site referenced in MHCHS's shelter partnerships. Comparable shelter and transitional housing operations, with broader geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity Canada: National nonprofit building affordable homeownership units across Canada. Operates a similar affordable housing mission but through a different ownership model (homeownership vs. rental social housing) and with national rather than regional scope.
• BC Housing: Provincial housing corporation managing subsidized housing and homelessness programs across British Columbia. Operates at larger scale with broader geographic mandate, comparable to MHCHS's Housing Management Body role but with province-wide scope.
• Toronto Community Housing Corporation: Canada's largest social housing provider managing over 50,000 units across Toronto. Comparable in core social housing management function but operates at dramatically larger scale with municipal rather than provincial designation.

Others

• Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness: National backbone organization leading the Built for Zero Canada campaign and validating functional zero achievements. Not a direct competitor but a strategic partner and ecosystem coordinator that shapes the funding and policy environment for MHCHS's work.

Regional players

• Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development: Alberta-based community development organization addressing housing affordability in rural Alberta communities. Comparable community-planning approach to homelessness and affordability, though focused on smaller communities than MHCHS's urban base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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