Objectives of the organization

 The objectives of SMHC are as follows:

 [a]  To carry on business as a nonprofit, continuing housing co-operative and to  provide housing and related services and facilities to individuals the majority of whom:

·        are members of SMHC,

·        are ordinarily resident in housing units, and

·        occupy the housing units otherwise than as individual owners.

[b]  To develop an environment that will support human development and growth  both as individuals and as members of the co-operative community at large. 

[c]  To encourage interaction between SMHC and the broader community.  

[d]  To provide opportunities for the members, on a co-operative basis,  to  maintain control over their living environment through democratic participation in all aspects of their housing and related services.

[e]  To provide ongoing education in co-operative principles to the membership, officers, and employees of SMHC, and the general public. 

[f]  To promote and encourage co-operation with other co-operatives at the local, national, and international levels.