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BC Non-Profit Housing Association
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We believe everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. We represent British Columbia's non-profit housing sector and our partners in #HousingCentral. bcnpha.ca
Today, on #NationalHousingDay, we celebrate the many individuals and organizations providing non-profit housing to those most in need. Our sector is committed to ensuring everyone has a safe, secure and affordable home.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hard to believe we've wrapped up another successful #HousingCentral Conference. Thank you to the many delegates, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and everyone else who took part. See you next year!
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Lots of interest in this #HousingCentral session on how to use AI in non-profit housing. 🤖 A quick survey of the audience shows over 60% use the technology at their organizations. Thanks to Mahshad from BCNPHA for leading this session!
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Change is constant in the housing sector. Jay Kiew, the final 2025 #HousingCentral keynote, discussing how to adopt a change fluency mindset. "Most people try to respond to disruption by shifting what we do. But the real accelerator is in transforming how we think."
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Always a wonderful part of the #HousingCentral Conference experience! 🎨 This year's Art Expo features work from talented local artists.
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We're grateful to have Harrison Mooney, author of the memoir Invisible Boy, on the #HousingCentral stage. Thank you for the unflinching discussion of your experience of transracial adoption, the complicated identity of governor James Douglas and BC's long-ignored Black History.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Congratulations to Makenna Rielly, Former Executive Director of Victoria Women’s Transition House Society, recipient of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Thank you TL Housing Solutions for sponsoring. #HousingCentral
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Congratulations to Connective, recipient of the award for 2025 Housing Provider of the Year: Innovation. Thank you BC Hydro for sponsoring. #HousingCentral
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Congratulations to Jade Ryan, a remarkable advocate for youth and recipient of the 2025 Katherine McParland Changemaker Award. Thank you macushlaw for sponsoring. #HousingCentral
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Congratulations to Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society, recipient of the 2025 FortisBC Energy Conservation Leader Award. Thank you FortisBC for sponsoring. #HousingCentral
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Congratulations to Andrea Reimer - politician, policy expert and advocate - recipient of the 2025 Affordable Housing Champion Award. Thank you Vancity Community Foundation for sponsoring. #HousingCentral
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The annual #HousingCentral Night of Celebration is starting! 🏆🎶🎉 We're honouring people and organizations making a big impact on affordable housing. Stay tuned for announcement of the recipients.
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Tomorrow, Jay Kiew will deliver the closing address of the #HousingCentral Conference. We look forward to what will surely be an inspiring and valuable keynote.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We're delighted that @harrisonmooney.bsky.social
will join us as a keynote speaker at the #HousingCentral Conference tomorrow. If you haven't yet, check out his bestselling memoir, Invisible Boy: https://ow.ly/x2mh50XnZkW
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Thank you Dr. Antony Wood for a fascinating exploration of the "explosion around the world" of tall-building construction. Amazing to learn that 94% of buildings over 200m high were built in the past 25 years. And hear about opportunities to innovate as our cities grow higher.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#HousingCentral sessions continue! 🙌 A packed room for the Indigenous Caucus. The She They Us Feminist Housing Advocates panel is inspiring action around housing for women and gender-diverse people. Mutatio is leading an interactive session on strategic planning. And lots more!
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
How lucky are we? #HousingCentral Day 2 starts with an insightful conversation between writer katherena vermette and journalist Shelagh Rogers. Exploring experiences of co-op housing, the meaning of home, a poetry reading and much more.
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're grateful to host the #HousingCentral Conference with our presenting partners the Aboriginal Housing Management Association and Co-op Housing Federation of BC. Together we are strengthening and growing BC’s community housing sector.
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Tomorrow's #HousingCentral Conference will feature a keynote from Dr. Antony Wood. He's an expert on sustainable design, tall buildings and the role of mass timber.
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Thank you to everyone at Day 1 of #HousingCentral! We're back tomorrow with a keynote from katherena vermette, a writer who has garnered critical acclaim for works like North End Love Songs, The Break and A Girl Called Echo.
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Innovation is key to finding #affordablehousing solutions. Thank you to CBC host and science communicator Anthony Morgan for inspiring #HousingCentral to approach our work with curiosity, creativity and collaboration.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Always exciting to visit the tradeshow at the #HousingCentral Conference. This year we have 60+ exhibitors sharing info about their industry-leading products and services for the housing sector.
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thank you to Gregor Robertson Canada's housing minister, for addressing #HousingCentral. We appreciate your acknowledgement of the work of the community housing sector. And hearing how Build Canada Homes can create new opportunities for affordable housing.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BC's housing minister, Christine Boyle spoke to the #HousingCentral crowd. She thanked the sector for its tireless work to provide safe and affordable housing. "I believe we all share the save vision here."
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A great start to the #HousingCentral Conference! The room is packed to hear a welcome from Elder Shane Pointe and remarks from AHMA CEO Margaret Pfoh, BCNPHA CEO Jill Atkey and CHF BC CEO Thom Armstrong.
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM