Searching for Help To Find Housing

Support services to youth who are currently involved with or are transitioning from child welfare.

The youth in transition and housing worker helps youth to

• develop and pursue their goals
• identify, access, and navigate adult service systems relevant to their specific needs

As well as to connect to existing supports and resources within their communities including:

• housing supports
• education resources
• employment services and training
• life skills training (e.g. financial management, household management)
• health and mental health services
• legal services

Website that advertises accommodation available in the Kingston area for students and landlords.

Manages the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income housing for the following housing providers:

* Cataraqui Cooperative Homes Inc.
* Elizabeth Fry Society (Kaye Healey Homes)
* Home Base Non-Profit Housing Inc.
* Kingston & Frontenac Housing Corporation
* Kingston Co-operative Homes Inc.
* Kingston Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation (Town Homes Kingston)
* Lois Miller Co-operative Homes Inc.
* Loughborough Housing Corporation
* Marion Community Homes
* North Frontenac Non-Profit Housing Corporation
* Porto Village Non-Profit Homes Inc.
* Royal Canadian Legion Villa Kingston
* St. Andrew Thomas Seniors (Crystal Springs)
* Weller Arms Non-Profit Homes Inc.

Program helps youth with mental health and/or addiction as they transition from youth services to adult services. Assistance includes support with counselling, housing, employment, financial wellness, government ID and paperwork.

COVID-19 (23 Apr 2020): Centre remains open until further notice.

Current, affordable housing listings * voice mail services * mail agreements * public phone * computer access * prevention and diversion services

COVID-19 (July 14, 2020): Covid-19 procedures to enter these premises are in place - hand sanitization, wearing of masks, taking of temperatures, and recording contact information

Variety of services related to seeking, gaining or maintaining affordable housing in Kingston

• Housing Help Centre
• two emergency shelters
• two supportive housing programs
• prevention diversion and housing first services
• youth hub
• street outreach
• see separate listings for details

Group of dedicated volunteers working at the local level to end domestic and sexual violence

Services

• for victims of partner abuse and/or sexual violence, their children, their family members, and agencies that work with perpetrators
• referrals to law enforcement, justice, shelter, housing, health, and counselling support
• develops projects to help identify gaps in services and create public awareness
• offers professional development opportunities for service providers, and create relevant informational and other resources

Supportive non-profit organization for people with an intellectual disability and their families

• individualized support
• comprehensive supports
• adult accommodations
• supported independent living
• associate home program
• children and family services
• youth in transition services
• employment supports
• community development and outreach
• out-of-home respite
• person-directed planning
• recreation/leisure
• volunteer programs

Connects individuals to community health care services:

• information and referral for health services at www.southeasthealthline.ca or by telephone
• coordinates professional home health services and personal care support
• when needed, will connect individuals with organizations to better meet their needs
• if unable to live safely at home with any combination of community services helps investigate living alternatives such as supportive residential options, retirement homes, long term care homes, convalescent and respite care
• access point to Long-term Care Home admission
• Care Connectors help people without family physicians obtain a family health care provider

24 Hour Crisis Support.

Domestic Abuse Shelter providing up to 6 week stay. Safety Plan assistance, referrals to support agencies, and legal supports.

24 Hour Crisis Support.

Domestic Abuse Shelter providing up to 6 week stay. Safety Plan assistance, referrals to support agencies, and legal supports.

Emergency contact number for after hours help with Homeless Services

Program helps youth with mental health and/or addiction as they transition from youth services to adult services. Assistance includes support with counselling, housing, employment, financial wellness, government ID and paperwork.

Housing program geared to helping prepare youth/young adults transition to independent living. Programs offer skill building, mental health supports, employment search supports and referrals to partnering agencies.

Housing information centre * temporary and permanent housing assistance * registry of available rental units * specialized information and referral * housing retention assistance * mediation * online emergency resources * Intensive Case Management

Housing program geared to helping prepare youth/young adults tranistion to independent living. Programs offer skill building, mental health supports, employment search supports and referrals to partnering agencies.

Next step housing program geared to helping prepare youth/young adults tranistion to independent living. Programs offer skill building, mental health supports, employment search supports and referrals to partnering agencies.

Housing programs include:

Supportive Housing & Homelessness Program offers assistance with finding safe, affordable housing and/or subsidies as needed. This is an internal referral program.

Housing Resource & Co-ordination program will assist individuals with a mental health concern review listings and provide support with landlords and the application processes. Subsidies available for those who qualify.

Short-Term Residential Crisis Service Program is in collaboration with the Crisis Intervention Centre and can assist with short-term crisis housing for a person with a mental illness who have come into contact with the law.

Group Home services are provided at 2 homes providing supportive programming for life skills, daily routines and healthy living, social and organized planning with the expectation of residents to participate.

Rent geared to income housing registry

• satellite office at 360 King St W, Prescott; Tel. 613-925-0001 (applications also available)

Housing information centre * temporary and permanent housing assistance * registry of available rental units * specialized information and referral * housing retention assistance * mediation * online emergency resources * Intensive Case Management

Program helps youth with mental health and/or addiction as they transition from youth services to adult services. Assistance includes support with counselling, housing, employment, financial wellness, government ID and paperwork.

Housing information centre * temporary and permanent housing assistance * registry of available rental units * specialized information and referral * housing retention assistance * mediation * online emergency resources * Intensive Case Management

Program helps youth with mental health and/or addiction as they transition from youth services to adult services. Assistance includes support with counselling, housing, employment, financial wellness, government ID and paperwork.

COVID-19 (April 24, 2020): Municipal offices are closed to the public until further notice, clients for Community and Social Service (CSS) are asked to email or telephone their caseworker

Satellite office for Social Housing and Ontario Works

• financial assistance and employment supports including training and skills development, academic upgrading and work placements

Rent-geared to income housing registry-- applications for subsidized housing

Rent supplement program-- additional rent-geared to income units through private landlords

Investent in Affordable Housing for Ontario (IAH)-- programs: Housing Allowance, Ontario Renovates, Homeownership

Financial Assistance -- Monthly allowance based on family size, housing costs and income * monthly drug benefit card

Employment and Participation benefits -- covers costs related to starting a job or work placement

• Families with Children -- child care start-up costs
• Health-Related Benefits -- may include emergency dental services, eyeglasses, special diet allowance, health care supplies, medical transportation funds, prosthetic devices, funerals and burials

Employment Assistance -- clients 18-65 years who are not caring for pre-school age children or who do not have a serious disability or illness must participate in employment assistance activities

Community Participation -- volunteer placements

• Job Search Programs -- based on individual's skills, experience and circumstances
• Employment Placement -- job matching service
• Basic Education -- basic adult upgrading
• high school upgrading
• literacy and basic skills
• Job Skills Training -- development of skills for specific jobs
• on-the-job training
• Supports to Self-Employment -- referrals to self-employment programs

Learning, Earning and Parenting (LEAP) -- helps young parents finish high school, improve parenting skills, locate and maintain employment

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 1-800-808-2268 -- automated information and payment details, payment history, file status

• information and announcements about Ontario Works
• service not available to TTY users

Welfare Fraud Hotline 1-800-394-7867 -- to report allegations of fraudulent collection of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program assistance