Current Initiatives
ASCHA’s advocacy priorities and key initiatives are informed by the experiences of our members, and evidence provided by the sector. We advocate as an association, or as a wider collective, in partnership with allied organizations and other bodies at the national, provincial, and local levels.
All current initiatives are aligned with our Principled Positions and Noble Cause. Issues are identified by the sector, prioritized by our membership, and brought to the ASCHA Board of Directors for direction and action.
Our 4 Key Advocacy Priorities
ASCHA is focusing its advocacy efforts on the following four key Advocacy Priorities:
Optimization of Alberta’s Housing Continuum and Stock
Influencing Continuing Care Transformation
Capital Investment, Planning and Renewal
Organizational Funding Models, Regulation, and Policy Reform
These priorities were identified and supported by our membership and advance the housing sector’s positions on continuing care and assisted living, affordable and community housing, and Alberta’s Seniors Lodge Program. Through extensive data collection, research, member consultation, and collaboration with our allied organizations, partners, and government ministries, we have developed a framework document to communicate our findings and recommendations. The Right Housing, The Right Supports, The Right Time: A prevention-focused agenda for Alberta’s housing and supports system, positions housing as foundational to prevention and broader systems reform.
This document outlines how the sector is responding to change, while navigating various issues impacting service delivery and achieving the housing and support goals of communities, and the province as a whole. Our framework guides decision makers on how we can work to build a stronger housing and supports system that ensures more Albertans remain stable, connected, and supported in the places they choose to call home.
