Supportive Housing of Waterloo

08/17/2026

🏡 Meet the Community That's Building Home 💙

This is more than a walk—it's a movement powered by hope, compassion, and people like you. ✨

Families. Friends. Coworkers. Businesses. Churches. Community groups. Volunteers. Every step we take together brings us closer to ending homelessness for older adults in our community. 🤝

Through Moving for Good 2026, we're raising funds to build 10 new modular supportive housing homes for older adults who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness. These aren't just homes—they're places of safety, dignity, belonging, and new beginnings. 🏠❤️

🌟 Be part of something extraordinary!

Every registration, every team, and every donation creates real change. The need has never been greater—but neither has the power of a community united.

🚶 Register today:

www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026

Together, we're building more than housing—we're building hope.

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Moving for Good is an annual community walk hosted by the Lynn Macaulay Legacy Project in honor of the late Lynn Macaulay, a passionate advocate whose leadership and compassion helped shape Waterloo Region's response to homelessness. Each year, the wal...

08/13/2026

Research and evidence from supportive housing communities do not support the idea that supportive housing itself causes increased crime. ✅ FACT: When people move from homelessness into stable housing with appropriate supports, communities can see reductions in visible street homelessness and disorder.

Why? Because supportive housing is not simply four walls and a roof.

🏠 It is a home.

It is a place where older adults can find:

❤️ Safety
🌱 Stability
🤝 Connection
🫶 Dignity
💙 Compassionate support
🌟 Hope and independence

For someone experiencing homelessness, having a permanent home can mean no longer wondering where they will sleep tonight. It can mean having a safe place to recover, build relationships, access services, and begin rebuilding their life.

👵🏽 And this matters now more than ever.

Older adults are one of the fastest-growing groups experiencing homelessness in Waterloo Region. They can lose their housing for many reasons — rising housing costs, a fixed income that no longer covers basic needs, declining health, the loss of a partner, family changes, or simply being unable to keep up with the increasing cost of living. For too many seniors, the gap between surviving and becoming homeless is becoming dangerously small.

🚨 This is an urgent crisis. And we cannot look away.

At Supportive Housing of Waterloo (SHOW), there is a solution-focused response.

🏗️ Through this year's Moving for Good campaign, the goal is to help build 10 new modular supportive housing units for older adults who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. And we're building them one step, one bid, one gift, one action at a time. 👣🏠❤️

Whether you participate, donate, sponsor, volunteer, or simply help spread the word, your action matters.

Details here: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026/

✨ Let's move for good. Let's build homes. Let's build hope. Let's build a community where no older adult has to face homelessness alone.

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08/10/2026

🏡 EVERY STEP BUILDS HOME.
10 homes. 10 opportunities for stability. One community coming together to make it happen.

👉 www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026/

Homelessness isn’t an unsolvable problem. We can build solutions.
At Supportive Housing of Waterloo (SHOW), we’re turning a vision into action: 10 new modular supportive housing homes for older adults who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

These aren’t simply four walls and a roof. They are homes where older adults can find safety, stability, dignity, connection and the wrap-around supports they need to age with hope and independence.

And we’re building them one step, one bid, one gift at a time. 👣
Through this year’s Moving for Good campaign, every action helps move this project closer to reality:
🚶 Walk with us
💙 Donate to the campaign
🎁 Bid and support the cause
📣 Share our message and bring others along

Join us Sunday, September 20 and be part of a community choosing action over waiting and solutions over uncertainty.

👉 Register or support the campaign: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026/

Because every step matters. Your help matters. 🏡💙

07/31/2026

MYTH: There is no solution to homelessness.

REALITY: We already know what works.

Evidence-based approaches like Housing First have proven that when people are given permanent housing and individualized supports, they are far more likely to achieve long-term stability. The solution isn't a mystery—it's having the collective will to invest in it.

At Supportive Housing of Waterloo (SHOW), we're putting those solutions into action.

We're building 10 new modular supportive housing units for older adults—providing not just a safe place to live, but the 24/7 wraparound supports that help people regain stability, maintain their independence, and age with dignity.

The need has never been greater.
📈 Since 2021, SHOW has seen a 400% increase in older adults seeking housing support.
📈 Our waitlist has grown from fewer than 200 people in 2018 to more than 650 today.

Behind every number is a person like Janet Slater, whose journey from homelessness to hope reminds us that homelessness can happen to anyone. Supportive housing didn't just give Janet a roof over her head—it gave her safety, community, dignity, and a future.

SHOW's Executive Director, Brian Paul, joined The Mike Farwell Show recently to discuss why more older adults are facing homelessness and how supportive housing offers a real, lasting solution.

🏠 Homelessness is not inevitable. It is solvable.

But solutions require action.

💙 You can help make that solution a reality.
Your support helps create safe, affordable homes and provides the compassionate supports older adults need to rebuild their lives.

Every gift brings someone closer to stability.
Every share helps raise awareness.
Every voice helps create change.

Together, we can ensure every older adult has the opportunity to age with dignity, security, and a place to call home.

📖 Read Janet's inspiring story: https://www.showaterloo.org/blogPost.php?154

07/28/2026

Every great movement begins with one person who believed things could be better.🩵

For Lynn Macaulay, that belief was simple: everyone deserves a safe place to call home.🏡

Her compassion, leadership, and commitment to ending chronic homelessness continue to inspire our community through the Lynn Macaulay Legacy Project and the annual Moving for Good walk.👣

This year, we're proud to honor Lynn's legacy by raising funds to help Supportive Housing of Waterloo (SHOW) build 10 new modular supportive housing units for older adults who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness.

When you register, donate, or walk alongside us, you're doing more than supporting a fundraiser—you're helping carry Lynn's vision forward and helping create lasting change in Waterloo Region.

🗓Join us on Sunday, September 20.

Register today: 🔗 https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026

Together, we're building more than housing.

We're building hope.🩵

07/25/2026

WHY DO WE WALK?👣👣
Because no one should spend their later years without a safe place to call home.

Right now, older adults are the fastest-growing group experiencing homelessness in Waterloo Region. Every day, more seniors are losing their homes because of rising housing costs, declining health, the loss of a loved one, or the impossible reality of trying to survive on a fixed income.

This is an urgent crisis—and we cannot look away. ❗️

At Supportive Housing of Waterloo (SHOW), we're working to change that. This year's Moving for Good campaign will help build 10 new modular supportive housing units for older adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

A home is more than four walls. It's safety. Stability. Dignity. Hope. It means someone can age with the support they deserve instead of facing homelessness alone. 🏠

🗓️On Sunday, September 20, every step you take helps bring that vision closer to reality.

🚶 Register to walk.
👥 Start a team.
❤️ Support a participant.

🙌Together, we can ensure more older adults have a place to call home. Register today:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026

Because every step builds home.

07/23/2026

At SHOW, we know that caring for our community starts with caring for the incredible people who make that work possible. 💙

Thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (PECH), our Reset and Renew: Frontline Wellness Days initiative gave our dedicated frontline staff opportunities to recharge, connect, and prioritize their well-being throughout 2025!

From team retreats and creative workshops to meditation, journaling, pottery painting, candle-making, self-care sessions, and shared meals, these experiences helped build stronger connections, reduce stress and burnout, and create a workplace culture where wellness is valued every day.🌱

The results have been inspiring. Staff reported feeling more supported, more connected, and better equipped to continue the important work of helping individuals experiencing homelessness.

✨Most importantly, this initiative reinforced that investing in our people creates lasting benefits for our entire community.✨

A healthier team means stronger support, brighter futures, and a more sustainable organization for everyone we serve. 💙

07/20/2026

🚶‍♀️💙 Take the first step. Change a life. Build a home.

Registration is NOW OPEN for Moving for Good 2026! 🎉
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026

This isn't just a walk—it's a movement to help older adults in Waterloo Region find the safety, stability, and dignity of a place to call home.

Every dollar raised supports SHOW's new modular supportive housing project, creating 10 new homes for older adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Together, we're building more than housing—we're building hope.

👟 Register as an individual
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Create a team
💙 Invite your family, friends, neighbours, or coworkers
🙌 Walk together. Change lives together.

✨ Every step you take brings someone closer to a safe place to call home.

📅 Registration is open now!

Register today: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/supportive-housing-of-waterloo/p2p/Moving-for-Good-2026

Together, let's honour Lynn Macaulay's incredible legacy by ensuring more people have the support they need to thrive.

Every Step Begins Here.
Every Step Builds Home. 🏡

Lynn Macaulay Legacy Project

07/17/2026

Home is More Than a Place to Live—It's a Place to Heal. ❤️

Before coming to SHOW, Tex faced uncertainty, homelessness, and the daily struggle of finding a safe place to stay. After living in a park and spending time in hospital due to health challenges, he was connected to emergency shelter services before finally finding a permanent home.

"I didn’t even know SHOW existed until I got here," Tex recalls. "They just told me they had an apartment for me."

When he moved in, Tex arrived with little more than the clothes he was wearing. Thanks to the generosity of community partners, his apartment was fully furnished with the essentials. 🛏️

"I was really touched by that," he says. "They did a really good job making sure I had what I needed."

Today, Tex says the greatest gift has been the stability, safety, and support that surround him every day. Living with ongoing health concerns, he knows someone is always there if he needs help.

"It’s nice to have staff here in case there’s a problem," he explains. "If something happens, I know somebody is going to check on me."

Beyond having a home, Tex has built friendships, explored new places through resident outings, and found a true sense of belonging. He also shares that supportive housing has changed his perspective on life. 🏘️

"I’ve learned to take a second look before I judge," he says. "Just because someone is different doesn’t mean they’re wrong. They have the same feelings as everybody else."

For Tex, SHOW is more than housing—it is community, dignity, and hope.

"I would recommend it to anybody," he says. "The people who support this place deserve a lot of credit. Without them, none of this would be here."

Tex's journey reminds us that supportive housing is about far more than a roof overhead. It creates opportunities for healing, growth, connection, and a brighter future. Every person deserves a place to call home. 💙

07/13/2026

SHOW was proud to partner with Conestoga College - Bachelor of Community and Criminal Justice program on the case study, 'Exploring Supportive Housing in Waterloo'.📘

By listening to the voices of our frontline staff and supervisors, the research found that success in supportive housing goes far beyond traditional measures. Instead of focusing only on housing independence, the study highlights the importance of trust, relationships, community, dignity, and the small, meaningful victories that help people thrive every day.

🏡The findings reinforce that permanent supportive housing, combined with wrap-around supports, creates lasting stability for people experiencing homelessness. It also challenges us to redefine what success truly looks like—recognizing that being safely housed, connected to a caring community, and supported over the long term are powerful outcomes worth celebrating.

🔗You can read the full report here: www.showaterloo.org/blogPost.php?151

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this important research and for helping shine a light on the life-changing impact of supportive housing. 💙