WINDSOR, ONT. Family Services Windsor Essex has been shortlisted for funding to track and analyze the construction of additional dwelling units (ADUs), often referred to as “tiny homes”, as a way to create more affordable housing in the city, and ultimately, across Canada. Liberal Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk made the announcement Tuesday, as part of the federal government’s Housing Supply Challenge, where stakeholders proposed solutions to remove or reduce barriers that hinder housing supply. “It is more urgent than ever that the government take action to make housing more affordable,” says Kusmierczyk. Family Services was shortlisted for round one of the challenge and will receive $200,000 to create a tracking tool that could influence local investments but also inform policy-makers about the best neighbourhoods in which to consider ADU construction.