The Rent Ready program provides financial support for utility and rent costs to people in Hamilton who have a low income or who receive support through Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program.
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Meetings to generate advocacy, provide support and exchange information for those persons receiving Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Programs (ODSP).
Provides bereavement support groups for those that have lost a loved one through death. Support groups are offered in eight week sessions as well as weekly or monthly and are available for spousal loss, adult loss, suicide loss, and teen loss.
Provides clean, safe, and affordable transitional housing for up to 174 men at risk. Short-term accommodations provided on a weekly or monthly basis with 24-hour front desk support, including navigation to critical community support services with
YWCA Hamilton operates a wide variety of housing options for adults with developmental disabilities, including group homes, residential care facilities, and supported apartment settings.
A stay-in-school program designed to reduce poverty and its effects by lowering the dropout rate among high school students, from economically disadvantaged communities, and increase their participation in post-secondary programs.
One-on-one financial counselling and financial literacy support.
Services include:
A 24-hour emergency crisis shelter for men. Provides support to help people find and stay in affordable housing.
24-hour emotional support and practical assistance to individuals victimized by crime or tragic circumstance such as homicides, suicides, sudden death, assaults, sexual assaults, domestic violence, motor vehicle and fire fatalities, robberies, and
Offers support to women who have been exposed to abuse and violence, whether physical, sexual, emotional, or financial. Programs provide knowledge and understanding of abuse, safety planning, and access to community resources.