All Housing Shelter

Cornerstone Community Association offers a Community Residential Facility (supporting inmates after they have served their time in incarceration) with supports such as: Employment counselling; Addiction and mental health supports; Educational upgrading and connections with Ontario Works; Daily Meals; and some financial support. Read more...

YMCA (Argyle Avenue) offers a variety of programs and Services including: Camping and Outdoor Education; Child Care; Employment and Newcomer Services; Financial Development; Health, Fitness and Recreation; and Housing Services. Visit their website for more information. Read more...

(DRNPHC) is a social housing provider that owns and manages more than 1100 apartment and townhouse rental units at 19 sites across Durham Region in the Province of Ontario with the aim of keeping housing affordable for those in need. Visit their website for more information. Ajax Line: 905-686-1278 Read more...

Christian Horizons (East District) offers employment supports, supported independent living, participation supports and community residences for individuals with disabilities in the Ottawa community. Read more...

Pinewood Centre of Lakeridge Health provides a variety of services to help people with alcohol, drug, concurrent mental health and gambling related concerns. Their range of treatment services includes residential withdrawal management services, residential treatment services, structured community based individual and group services, and walk-in and telephone support. Visit their website for more information. Read more...

Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre (Gloucester Centre) offers a wide range of social and community services such as: Emergency Food Help and Programs; Violence Against Women; Housing support; Mental health workshops and groups; Individual youth counselling; Addictions and Program Gambling Program; and Public access to Computers/Internet. Visit their website to learn more. Read more...

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) offers community and social services for children, youth and families, as well as programs for seniors and adults with physical disabilities. They have resources available for female survivors of violence such as individual and group counselling; and referrals for individuals struggling with substance or gambling addictions, and those who have mental health challenges. They Read more...

Safety Network Durham helps survivors of gender-based violence access supports that start with one confidential conversation with a caring community coordinator. They offer Counselling; Family law support; Parenting/Housing support; Emergency shelter; Clothing and hygiene essentials; Government financial assistance; Language interpreters; Legal support and Legal Aid Ontario certificates; Settlement services for newcomers to Canada; Financial assistance to address immediate safety concerns Read more...

The City of Oshawa provides a resource list of emergency shelters and warming centres for underhoused individuals in the Oshawa area, among other resources. Visit their website to learn more. Read more...

The John Howard Society of Durham Region offers a variety of services including: anger management; counselling; employment opportunities; youth programs; housing services; parenting programs; womens programs; extrajudicial measures (EJM); and other programs. Visit their website for more information. Read more...