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title: CASE STUDY | Building Housing Co-Operative Communities
description: How housing co-ops and community leaders can improve community engagement and involvement through belonging and Asset Based Community Development
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# [CASE STUDY | Building Housing Co-Operative Communities](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/case-studies/case-study-building-housing-co-operative-communities)

 Written by [the Tamarack Institute](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/case-studies/author/tamarack-institute) | Nov 30, 2023 10:29:38 PM

 

Four trailblazing communities across Canada joined Tamarack's Building Belonging Membership Program. Through it, they built capacity, engaged and re-engaged youth, and learned to focus on and utilize the gifts and strengths of their communities.

The [Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada](https://chfcanada.coop/) (CHFC) is a vital advocate for housing cooperatives, emphasizing affordable, sustainable, and community-oriented housing solutions.

In 2022, CHFC sponsored four housing cooperatives to join Tamarack’s [Communities Building Belonging membership program](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/communities-building-belonging?hsLang=en-us) to learn how to rebuild the sense of community that had been impacted by the public health restrictions that were seen across Canada during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Deepen your learning:<https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/10-a-guide-for-building-a-sustainable-and-resilient-collaboration?hsLang=en-us>

"Why now? It *has* to be now!"   
Watch our Belonging Webinar Highlights with former Mayor of Victoria Lisa Helps on[ Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7159186253098205185) or [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/C21eAllAfoC/).

<https://www.instagram.com/p/C21eAllAfoC/>

- Learn about our[ call for a National Belonging Strategy](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/national-strategy-for-belonging?hsCtaTracking=5508a32a-c2c9-4e3b-88eb-2cd830a36ca3%7C6cbf9132-f64b-46e7-ac8a-5322e023b7b3&hsLang=en-us)
- Discover our Belonging[Circle of Actions Cohort](https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/2024-circle-of-action?hsLang=en-us)
- [Watch the digital Housing co-operatives story on YouTube!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGyPW3tyCf8&ab_channel=TheTamarackInstitute)
- Learn about [Asset Based Community Development](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/skills-for-change/abcd-canada?hsLang=en-us)

 

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