Supporting First Nations, Metis, and Inuit youth currently in care or exiting the child welfare system. Assistance is offered in supporting youth to identify and achieve their goals.
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Provides food for families and individual adults and holiday gifts for children age 13 and under. Children must reside permanently with applicant in order to register. Hamper pick-up dates will be assigned at the time of registering.
Offers Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing within the city of Hamilton, in apartments, townhouses, and single/semi-detached houses. Depending on location, units are available for eligible singles, couples, families, and seniors.
Case-management based approach of addressing the root cause issues for people living with poverty. Families or individuals meet with a case manager, develop and action-plan, and track goals and progress towards stability and sufficiency.
Offers primary health care services to people living in Hamilton who face barriers to traditional health programs. Providing healthcare to a diverse group of people is possible with a multi-disciplinary team approach, including:
A program to divert youth from the shelter system and homelessness, the Youth Diversion Program provides:
Offers emergency services to families and individuals of any religion to assist in meeting immediate needs. Services include Food Bank and occasional clothing, furniture, and household items.
Offers both traditional and contemporary approaches to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, including on-site training and consultations.
Provides support to youth 24 years of age and younger who are or have been involved in a human trafficking situation.
Services include:
Meetings to generate advocacy, provide support and exchange information for those persons receiving Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Programs (ODSP).