RESTORING HOME FIRES

Indigenous Homelessness Initiatives


About

The Government of Canada introduced the Reaching Home community-based program, aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada. This initiative extends financial support to Indigenous communities throughout Canada. The Red Road Healing Society-Restoring Home Fires receives funding to invest in the community of Edmonton aimed at reducing Indigenous houselessness.


The the Edmonton Indigenous Community Entity (EICE), guided by its Indigenous Community Advisory Board (ICAB), is dedicated to restoring housing stability within our Indigenous communities - “Restoring Home Fires.”


Our Role

  • Reduction in Indigenous relatives being unhoused in Edmonton
  • Indigenous sovereignty in navigating innovative solutions for Indigenous housing
  • Central administrative body for the Indigenous Reaching Home program
  • Key responsibilities include funding management, administrative support, and data collection.


Learn more about Reaching Home Program from Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada - Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy. 

Call For Proposal 2026

We launch Request for Proposals (RFPs) in alignment with local priorities, guided by our Indigenous Community Advisory Board (ICAB).


For this Request for Proposal, Restoring Home Fires seeks to invest in Indigenous-led organizations that provide culturally grounded, housing-focused, and community-driven responses to homelessness. We welcome small and large project proposals.


RFP Launch: August 4, 2026

RFP Deadline: August 31, 2026


How to Apply: Download the documents below and email all required documents to office.admin@restoringhomefires.ca. Please use the subject line: RFP 2026.


  1. Application Guide
  2. Application Form
  3. Budget Template
  4. Optional Worksheet (not required but may help to brainstorm)


If you have any questions please email office.admin@restoringhomefires.ca and someone will reply within 3 business days.


The Indigenous Community Advisory Board (ICAB)

Community members include those with lived experience, frontline housing workers, and experts in the homelessness sector. The ICAB guides funding decisions to ensure eligible projects reflect the voices of the Indigenous community and sets priorities for addressing Indigenous houselessness in the community of Edmonton.



If interested in joining our ICAB please contact icab@restoringhomefires.ca