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Apartment complex for adults

• independent living
• 76 bachelor or studio suites and four one bedroom units
• eight units are wheelchair accessible

Business which owns apartment and townhouse rental accommodations

• variety of market rate price range
• 24 hours on-site management

Housing

• 26 units for Aboriginal peoples
• 17 two to four bedroom units which are rent geared to income
• 9 bachelor, one and two bedroom units in Kingston
• 19 Transitional Units

Provider of quality and affordable accommodation for post-secondary students during the fall, winter and summer semesters

• membership required
• meal plan available
• parking
• social events

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

COVID-19 (23 Apr 2020): 24 hr crisis lines, residential programs, ACTT services and phone lines remain open and continue as usual but all other services on hold or cancelled at this time. Ongoing changes to AMHS-KFLA's services in light of COVID-19 are available on their website

Community-based mental health and addictions support

Services:

• addiction services
• crisis services and phone line
• assertive community treatment teams
• family resource centre
• case management team
• court support/justice services
• tertiary care

Non-profit housing provider

• independent living
• 15 rent-geared-to-income units
• 27 market rent units for seniors
• tenants have access to recreational activities within the residence

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.

Provides oversight and administration of housing programs

Social Housing:

• provides program and subsidy administration to the 15 social housing providers listed below under public, non-profit, co-operative, federal and rent supplement programs, including special needs housing
• Individual Housing Providers provide day to day management of their housing portfolios

Social Housing Providers:

• 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 Manor)
• Tipi Moza (Iron Homes)
• Weller Arms Non-Profit Homes Inc
• Zion United Church Foundation Inc

Programs:

Social Housing Registry Program: see separate listing for details

Special Needs Housing: upon request, eligible households are placed on the CWL for units modified for accessibility

Rent Supplement Program: on the Centralized Wait List (CWL), some units are subsidized in private and non profit buildings where the tenant pays the Rent-Geared-to-Income portion of the rent to the landlord and the balance is paid by subsidy

Senior Housing: for those who are 65 years of age or older who must apply directly to the Social Housing Registry Program

Secondary Suites Program: forgivable loans for qualified households for municipal fee rebates and/or renovation funding

Home Ownership Program: down payment assistance for qualified persons

Kingston-Frontenac Renovates Program: grants and forgivable loans for home repairs for qualified persons

Capital Investment Program: capital funding in the form of a forgivable loan in exchange for the development of affordable housing

Housing & Homelessness Services System: Housing First approach is practiced locally and includes the following programs: Prevention/Diversion Programs; Housing First/Rapid Re-Housing Program; Emergency Shelters and Homelessness Prevention Fund

Homelessness Prevention Fund: provides funding to low income households (not in receipt of social assistance) which are homeless or at risk of homelessness, to prevent homelessness

Emergency Shelter Services: short term emergency shelter for homeless persons at four locations in the City

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

Geared-to-income housing project for older adults

• sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion
• 44 units
• two of which are suitable for people with physical disabilities

Housing provider managing 397 units

• some units are available to low-income tenants receiving rent-geared-to-income (RGI) housing subsidies
• housing at market rates are available

Affordable housing

• 50 one, two, and three bedroom units available
• forty of these (including one wheelchair accessible suite) charge rent geared to income
• other ten charge market rates
• all rents include heat, hydro, a fridge, and a stove
• encourages active tenant participation
• founded by the Portuguese community

112 apartments

• 1, 2 and 3-bedroom

Manages 957 rent-geared-to-income housing units including 590 family household units and 367 adult units

• 503 units are administered through the Rent Supplement Program
• 79 senior units and 100 Affordable Housing Program (80% of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) market rent)
• 26 market units
• includes semi-detached, row housing and apartments
• some units have been modified to accommodate physically disabled persons
• units range in size from bachelor units to 5 bedroom units
• rent supplement administration for 500 units
• Portable Housing Benefit for 50 units

Non-profit cooperative housing provider

• both subsidized and market rent units
• 26 family-oriented town homes with two or three bedrooms

Non profit housing for seniors

• low rise apartment building
• 34 apartment units
• 2 are designed for persons with wheelchairs

Not-for-profit housing

• 30 one and two-bedroom apartments
• wheelchair-accessible suites
• activity room with lounge and kitchen area and patio
• pets allowed
• housing subsidy available

Community centre

• gymnasium
• program and meeting rooms
• community kitchen
• community office space
• sound room
• Rideau Heights Library Branch (see separate record for details)
• skate park
• Ontario Works drop in
• various recreation programs, see Program Guide for details

Administrative services:

• Kingston Transit pass sales (multi-ride cards only)
• blue bin and grey bin pickup
• garbage bag tag sales
• recreation services
• pet licensing

Housing and social services:

• walk-in inquiries about Housing & Social Services programs
• apply for the Municipal Fee Assistance Program (MFAP)
• drop-off for forms, income statements and documents

See City of Kingston website for latest updates

Cooperative housing development

• 84 apartments
• provides market rate and subsidized housing
• some units are wheelchair accessible
• allows small pets

Non-profit

• affordable housing for individuals and families in a democratic, cooperative, mixed-income community of 102 townhouses

Full service retirement community

• independent living
• spacious studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments
• monthly rent includes: three meals a day, housekeeping, activities and cable TV
• beauty/barber shop on premises
• home care service by REPUTE Home Care to assist with daily living activities
• Grahams Pharmacy

39 one-bedroom and 11 two-bedroom apartments for seniors

• four apartments are wheelchair accessible
• pets are allowed with the approval of the Board

Housing corporation

• 55 one and two-bedroom apartments in two buildings, Meadowbrook and MapleRidge, in the village of Sydenham
• offers both market rent and rent-geared to income housing
• four apartments are accessible to those with physical disabilities
• also acts as a rural access point for the Social Housing Registry of Kingston and Frontenac (see separate listing)

Non-profit housing complex for families

• capacity of 30 units of rent geared to income and market rent
• units of two, three and four bedroom town houses
• utilities not included
• parking included