Each year, as part of the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home’s reporting requirements, Medicine Hat Community Housing Society (MHCHS), in its role as the Community Entity (CE), evaluates local program progress through the Community Homelessness Report (CHR).

The CHR is an important tool for local planning and resource allocation in Medicine Hat. The Report tracks local trends and outcomes, while also identifying the unique needs of vulnerable populations. This information helps strengthen coordinated access and improve the overall homeless-serving system of care, ensuring supports are better aligned with community needs.

The Community Homelessness Report summarizes the challenges faced, the outcomes achieved, and the steps being taken to strengthen Medicine Hat’s system of care during 2024-2025. 

Launched in 2019, Reaching Home is a community-based program designed to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. It supports the goals of Solving the Housing Crisis: Canada’s Housing Plan and the National Housing Strategy by providing funding and guidance to urban, Indigenous, territorial, rural, and remote communities to address local homelessness needs. Between 2019 and 2028, Reaching Home is investing $5 billion to tackle homelessness across the country. This investment strengthens the efforts of organizations delivering critical services and ensures communities have the resources to prevent and reduce homelessness.