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Our Mission - A Hand UP Not a Hand OUT

Empowering homeownership for families in our community through an affordable rent-to-own program.

 

St Paul Affordable Community Housing Society (SPACH), is dedicated to making home ownership a reality for individuals in our community.

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Our goal is to empower individuals to achieve the dream of owning a home through financial responsibility and community service.

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Click on the 'Apply Now' page to learn more.

History

The society got its beginning in 2003 when Dick Wirges, a realtor in St. Paul, became aware of a grant available through the Alberta Real Estate Foundation to provide affordable housing in the province.  He applied for and received a $30,000 grant.
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The group continued to exist because Servus Credit Union in St. Paul, AB sold a parcel of land they owned to the Town of St. Paul with a condition that several lots be made available for affordable housing.
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Over the years, SPACH and other local groups, have expressed interest in accessing these lots.  With the national publicity over the past year around lack of affordable housing, the time was right.  In the fall of 2023, SPACH's proposal to the town received council approval.
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Today, with your support, we are in the midst of construction on Beta house #1, with a family anxiously waiting to move in. We are also poised to provide another  single-family home for a local family, with future plans for two additional duplexes. 

SPACH - Empowering Lives

St. Paul Affordable Community Housing Society, also known as SPACH, has a goal to raise an estimated $100,000 this year with fundraising campaigns.  It will cost our organization approximately $9000 to raise these funds. The money raised will go towards the construction of a second single-family home - Beta #2. For further information, please contact Louise Severin at 780-614-3634. Our address is 4713-50 street, St. Paul, Alberta T0A 3A4. We are incorporated in the province of Alberta.

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