Community Foundation to hold Vital Community Conversations on Housing in 2026 at public library

By Gazette Staff

December 5^th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

The Burlington Community Foundation released their Vital Signs report in September.  As part of their in-depth follow up to the contents of the report they have scheduled three Vital Community Conversations for 2026 so they can gather in community to discuss ways to take action around some of the key findings identified in Burlington’s 2025 Vital Signs research.

The first Vital Community Conversation, to be held in partnership with the Burlington Public Library, will focus on housing. A registration link will be made available in January on our website.

Save the the following dates to join us in community:

• January 27, 6:30-8:30 pm, Central Library (maximum capacity: 60)
• April 16, 1-3 pm, Tansley Woods branch (maximum capacity: 40)
• October 8, 6:30-8:30 pm, New Appleby branch (maximum capacity: 60)

This is an interesting approach to learning what the public thinks and feels about what the Community Foundation has been doing.  The funds they make available to community organizations are well known: the most recent distribution amounted to $315,000 to xxx organizations.

The foundation wants to dig deeper into the housing issue.  Set out below is the data Vital Signs had on housing.