RentSafe
RentSafe EquIP – Equity-focused Intersectoral Practice for housing habitability and health equity in Owen Sound – is a research project that has aimed to catalyze and support meaningful interaction among people from diverse sectors to (1) better understand the causes and consequences of housing inadequacy as seen from multiple viewpoints, and (2) foster new ways of conceiving of issues and finding new ways of working together toward potential solutions. RentSafe EquIP is participatory action research, which means that university and community-based researchers are working together to support positive change in the community.
For more on the research project design, outcomes and implications, please see the Final Report.
Lessons from a rural housing crisis
Learn about the RentSafe EquIP community-engaged research in Owen Sound, ON, which demonstrated the importance of building authentic human relationships across sectors as a step towards tackling the roots of housing inadequacy and health inequity. Download from SS&M for free until March 12, 2021.
RentSafe in Owen Sound video: Housing Issues? We’re Here to Help
RentSafe in Owen Sound Final Report
RentSafe in Owen Sound Roundtable Flyer
