Ontario Resources

OTTAWA

Here is a list of resources for homeless people in the Ottawa area. Inside, you will find links to food, shelter, and other information. Please suggest a link.

Shelters

• Catholic Immigration Services provides temporary accomodations, food, clothing, information, counselling, orientation workshops, and translation services.
  Contact: (613) 789-4338
  http://www.cic.ca
• John Howard Society of Ottawa provides a structured home-like environment for people who require help making transitions (ie:employment, education)(613) 236-3077
  http://www.ottawa.johnhoward.ca
• National Capital Region YMCA/YWCA
  provides single adults with partly furnished rooms for monthly rental, health and wellness facility membership, local phone services; to provide adults and families: accomodations, local phone services, facility access, food money; To provide youth aged 16 to 19 with furnished room, phone and gym access, life skills programs, and goal-setting and achievement program; and to provide on a user pay basis referrals to a budget hotel on nightly or weekly basis for crisis or transient use.
  Contact: (613) 788-5063
  http://www.educom.on.ca/ymca-ywca/
• Shepard's of Good Hope provides shelter, food, addiction recovery programs, and supportive housing.
  Contact: (613) 789-8210
  www.shepherdsofgoodhope.com
• Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa-Carleton provides rent-geared-to-income housing for youth; and works to re-integrate residents back into the community.
  Contact: (613) 729-1000
  http://www.ysb.on.ca

Women's Shelters

• Centre Espoir Sophie est une halte accueil qui offre un soutien pratique (repas, paniers de nourriture, produits hygiéniques, buanderie, coupes de cheveux) et émotionnel (accompagnement, écoute, ateliers et activités) aux femmes et à leurs enfants.
  Contact: (613) 789-5119
  www.centreespoirsophie.ca

• Interval House of Ottawa-Carleton provides temporary shelter for women and there children who are escaping domestic violence.
  Contact: (613) 234-8511
• Harmony House provides medium-term supportive housing for women and their children, who have survived violent relationships.
  Contact: (613) 233-3386
  www.harmonyhousews.com
• Cornerstone / Pilier provides emergency shelter and supportive housing for a of women.
  Contact: (613) 237-4669
  http://www.alexhoughton.com/cornerstone/

Food

• Shepard's of Good Hope provides food to those in need.
  Contact: (613) 789-8210
  www.shepherdsofgoodhope.com
• Carlington Community and Health Services provides a walk-in clinic, employment guidance; youth programs; newcomers support and nutrition and cooking together.
  Contact: (613) 722-4000
• Sandy Hill Community Health Centre provides the opportunity for the group to cook and eat a meal together and take food home, along with vitamins and milk vouchers, and helps with babysitting of older children. Also provides bus tickets.
  Contact: (613) 789-1500
  http://www.sandyhillchc.on.ca

Medical Services

• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Advocate and provide client-directed services and programs with and for people with mental health problems. Enhance, promote and maintain the mental health of individuals and communities through education and awareness.
  Contact: 613-737-7791
  http://www.cmhaottawa.ca/
• Carlington Community and Health Services
  Provides a walk-in clinic, employment guidance; youth programs; newcomers support and nutrition and cooking together.
  Contact: (613) 722-4000
• Centretown Community Health Centre Support for people living on the street or in shelters; health care, outreach and assistance to obtain a health card. Support for people without health insurance.
  Contact: (613) 233-4443
• Ottawa Inner City Health Project Provide health care services to men and women who are chronically homeless and unable to use regular services due to lifestyle or complex health needs. Four main health services are provided to chronically homeless individuals in Ottawa’s downtown core:
  Contact: (613) 562-4500
  http://www.med.uottawa.ca/ichpsuo/Home_Page.htm
• Royal Ottawa Hospital Our mission is to look for better ways to improve the delivery of services to better meet the needs of the homeless and mentally ill populations.
  Contact: (613) 722-6521 x6
  http://www.rohcg.on.ca
• Somerset West Community Health Centre Provides clients with primary health care, education, technical training, life skills, and employment skills that are tied to today's world.
  Contact: (613) 238-8210
  www.swchc.on.ca

Miscellaneous

• Alliance to End Homelessness A coalition of community stakeholders committed to working collaboratively to eliminate homelessness by gaining a better understanding of homelessness and developing and implementing strategies to end it
  Contact: (613) 241-7913 x 205
• Centre 507 Association of Ottawa Provides services to people who are disadvantaged both economically and socially, responding to their changing needs through a variety of free programs.
  Contact: (613) 233-5626
  http://centre507.ncf.ca/
• Financial and Employment Support Provides financial assistance in emergency situations, offering numerous services and programs for senior citizens, immigrants/refugees, the disabled, the homeless, and others.
  Contact: (613) 580-2400
  http://city.ottawa.on.ca
• Housing Help (Ottawa) Assists homeless families and individuals living in shelters in finding find affordable housing.
  Contact: (613) 563-4532
  http://www.housinghelp.on.ca
• National Anti-Poverty Organization Works to ensure that the concerns of low-income people in Canada are heard and respected.
  Contact: (613) 789-0096
  http://www.napo-onap.ca/
• Rideau Street Youth Enterprises Creating opportunities for street and at-risk youth to develop the practical skills and experience they need to enter (or re-enter) the work force, and to become active, contributing members of the local community.
  Contact: (613) 562-3864
• Salvation Army Offers rehabilitation to men suffering from drug and alcohol addiction through a residential twelve-step recovery program and other addiction services; assists men who are homeless or living in poverty in achieving a substance abuse free lifestyle.
  Contact: (613) 241-1573

TORONTO

http://www.211toronto.ca/splash.jsp
your connection to information about community, social, health and government services.

http://ootc.ca/
The Out Of The Cold program provides emergency food and overnight shelter during winter months.

Homeless Nation Toronto's community partners.

http://www.youthlink.ca/innercity.htm
Youth Link Inner City provides drop-in and outreach services to street involved and homeless youth.

http://sketch.ca/
Working arts for street involved and homeless youth.

http://www.stchrishouse.org/adults/meeting-place/
The Meeting Place offers drop-in services to homeless and underhoused adults.

The Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre offers drop-in and outreach supports to psychiatric survivors and socially isolated adults.

http://tdrc.net/index.php?page=home
Toronto Disaster Relief Committee
Political advocacy group working to end homelessness with a national housing strategy, and to relieve suffering of homeless people by advocating for better emergency relief measures in Toronto, including increased shelter space and public health services * no individual case work

http://ocap.ca/
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
Direct action anti-poverty organization * campaigns against regressive government policies * advocates for individuals facing eviction, termination of social assistance, deportation