Housing and Homelessness Group | City of Lloydminster

Lloydminster Housing Needs Assessment

Housing and Homelessness was one of the seven priorities identified in the 2022 Community Social Needs Assessment. As part of the City of Lloydminster’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, the City conducted a Housing Needs Assessment.

Technical Report

Action Plan and
Strategy

Summary Report

Timeline

June 23, 2023: Work began on the Housing Needs Assessment and Strategy, This includes multiple focus groups with service providers, businesses and individuals conducted over six months.
October 18, 2023: Point-in-Time (PiT) Homelessness count that incorporated national core standards and local recommendations. Interviews and tallies with people experiencing homelessness to understand the scale of context within our community.
January 30, 2024: The City of Lloydminster hosted a Housing Needs Assessment Conference. 92 participants attended representing businesses, non-profits and the public.
March 18, 2024: The Housing Needs Assessment Strategy was adopted by Council.
July 2024: The Housing Working Group was established.

Meet the Working Group

The Housing Working Group is a collaborative initiative between the City of Lloydminster and local non-profit housing group that aims to address urgent housing needs and prove support to individuals experiencing housing instability as identified through the Social Needs Assessment conducted in 2022.

The Housing Working Group include representation from:

The Olive Tree
Lloydminster Region Housing Group
Lloydminster Social Action Coalition Society
Residents in Recovery Society
SPARK Foundation of Lloydminster
Lloydminster Metis Housing Group
Lloydminster Housing Authority
Catholic Social Services

Projects

Strategic Planning Document

The strategic plan serves as a guiding document that provides the Housing Working Group committee with direction on how to prioritize projects identified in the Housing Needs Assessment.

Housing & Homelessness Symposium

Housing and Homelessness was one of the seven priorities identified in the 2022 Community Social Needs Assessment. As part of the City of Lloydminster’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan the City planned to conduct a Housing Needs Assessment.

June 23, 2023: Work began on the Housing Needs Assessment and Strategy. This included multiple focus groups with service providers, businesses, and individuals conducted over the next six months.
October 18, 2023: Point in time homelessness count that incorporated national core standards and local recommendations. Interviews and tallies with people experiencing homelessness to understand the scale and context within our community.
January 30, 2024: The City of Lloydminster hosted a Housing Needs Assessment Conference. 92 participants attended representing businesses, non-profits, and the public.
March 18, 2024: The Housing Needs Assessment and Strategy was adopted by Council.