The Alberta Seniors & Community Housing Association (ASCHA) is a non-profit provincial organization that exists to serve its members. Our core roles are to provide advocacy and member services. We act as a centre of excellence for education, best practices, and resources to assist housing providers with providing the very best accommodations, services, and supports to the Albertans they serve, within the scope of their mandates.
ASCHA represents approximately 80% of Alberta’s seniors and community housing providers. Our members collectively house well over 100,000 Albertans, who live in housing options across the full housing continuum provided by public, voluntary, or private organizations. We work with municipal partners, all levels of government, developers, community organizations, and a host of allied organizations to deliver the homes and supports needed in all communities across the province. We also engage with product and service providers that contribute to the enhancement of housing as Associate Members.
Although we work to enhance the quality of life of those served by our membership, we do not directly provide housing, nor are we a housing placement or referral agency. We offer tools such as the Online Alberta Seniors Housing Directory, and provide data to support provincial and local housing databases and directories, but we do not make housing recommendations or provide care.
For more information about our mandate and scope of services, please refer to the other sections of our website.