Annual Report 2020

We have spent the past year evaluating past programs and best practices to determine how we can most impactfully harness the power of all the Canadian companies, citizens and foundations that proudly wear a Raising the Roof toque. [...] RTR is uniquely positioned to turn vacant properties right across Canada into affordable housing, and to use that renovation work as a catalyst to connect people at risk of homelessness to meaningful training and employment in the construction trades. [...] This is the campaign that unites our country in a shared mission to raise up a roof over everyone, as housing is a basic human right! We would like to raise our toque to all of you for joining us in this next phase of our journey to build housing, build careers, and prevent and end homelessness in Canada. [...] With the support of our partner Business in the Streets, Altitude was a program which provided youth (18-29) who were facing barriers to employment with training and meaningful work experience in business, sales and entrepreneurship as they designed, produced, promoted and sold merchandise in connection with the Toque Campaign Of the program participants, 100% of youth reported enhanced skills and. [...] DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INTEGRITY We embrace diversity and inclusion, encouraging We are ethical and accountable in our decision- everyone to contribute to solutions to making, and open and honest in our homelessness in positive and meaningful ways.