Affordable Housing for the North Okanagan
The Okanagan Village Housing Society formerly known as the Vernon & District Community Land Trust Society is a non-profit society working to provide affordable housing in the North Okanagan for individuals and families with low to moderate incomes.
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About Okanagan Village Housing Society!
The Okanagan Village Housing Society, a local non-profit organization, is actively providing affordable housing in our communities and is working to ensure even more options in the future.
Together with provincial and municipal governments, BC Housing, community agencies local developers and business leaders, our mandate is to develop a permanent inventory of housing for our “forgotten population” which include minimum wage and entry level working individuals and their families.
About Us
Our Vision is a permanent supply of affordable housing to meet the needs of the North Okanagan.
Our Team
The Board of Directors serve voluntarily and are elected yearly by members at the AGM.
Friends
Amazing companies that supports our cause providing affordable housing in the North Okanagan.
Memorial Award
We have established an annual award of $500 in memory of Greg Schroeder for a student.
Donate
You or your company can support the Okanagan Village Housing Society through making gifts of:
tax-deductible gifts of land, cash, stocks, real estate, life insurance policies and many other properties of value. All non real estate gifts will be used to purchase appropriate land acquisition for affordable housing.
Leaving a gift to the Okanagan Village Housing Society through a will or estate plan helps a donor leave a legacy in the community and ensures that the donor’s gift continues to benefit the community long after they are gone.
Housing Programs
The Okanagan Village Housing Society is always looking for new opportunities to add affordable housing units to North Okanagan communities. Here are our existing projects as well as two new projects we are currently working on.
The Village at Creekside (Creekside Village) is located at 3502 27th Avenue and is the office of the Okanagan Village Housing Society. The Society took over ownership of what was known as the Ukrainian Village in July of 2012 in order that this important 75-unit building would remain safe and healthy affordable low-income housing for […]
Under One Roof is located at 4100 25th Avenue. The Okanagan Village Housing Society partnered with Kindale Developmental Association and Habitat for Humanity to build a six-plex, consisting of 4 family oriented 3 bedroom townhouses and 2 accessible studio suites. This model project was built with cooperation from the City of Vernon, BC Housing, Okanagan […]
The Village at Pleasant Valley is located at 4005 Pleasant Valley Road. This development was made possible thanks to the City of Vernon, BC Housing, Seed Funding from CMHC, and a donation from The Rock Restoration Lands. This property has a total of 12 units with a mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms targeted […]
The Village at Okanagan Landing is located at 6335 Okanagan Landing Road and is a total of 13 units with a mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms targeted towards seniors, individuals with disability, and families in need of affordable, RGI (rent geared to income) or affordable market rent housing. This project was built thanks […]