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Offers rent-geared-to-income and supportive housing primarily for individuals with mental illness

Offers eight Integrated Housing Sites in the City of North Bay with varying levels of support, located at:

• Algonquin Avenue Building
• Duke Street Apartments
• Lakeshore Drive Home (2)
• Mountainview Estates
• Nipissing Street Building
• Percy Street Building
• Woodward Apartments

Provides rent geared to income housing to those with low or moderate incomes

Housing units are located at the following apartments:

• Westwinds Apartments at 280 Oakwood Ave
• Westwinds Heights at 200 Oakwood Ave
• Westwinds Village at 122 Massey Dr

Manages and operates two apartment buildings:
Place Richelieu - 340 Lakeshore Drive
Provides rent geared to income and market value apartments for seniors and families

Place St. Vincent - 250 Victoria Street East
Provides apartments for seniors

• Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
• Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed

Offers the following services:

• Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
• Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
• Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
• Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
• Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
• Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
• Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities

Also responsible for:

• Providing assistance in the long-term planning of minor/major capital projects
• Development and maintenance of all documents and forms related to housing including leases, releases and notices

• Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
• Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed

Offers the following services:

• Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
• Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
• Provides assistance through a Band-established revolving loan repayment program for minor housing repairs
• Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
• Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
• Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
• Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
• Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities

Also responsible for:

• Providing assistance in the long-term planning of minor/major capital projects
• Development and maintenance of all documents and forms related to housing including leases, releases and notices

• Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
• Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed
• Works with Pickerel Contracting Ltd for housing repairs and construction
• Participates in the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF)

Offers the following services:

• Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
• Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
• Provides assistance through a Band-established revolving loan repayment program for minor housing repairs
• Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
• Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
• Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
• Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
• Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities

Also responsible for:

• Providing assistance in the long-term planning of minor/major capital projects
• Development and maintenance of all documents and forms related to housing including leases, releases and notices

• Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
• Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed
• Participates in the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF)

Offers the following services:

• Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
• Receives and reviews applications at Council meetings for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
• Liaises with Director of Public Works and Chief and Council on all construction projects and future developments
• Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
• Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
• Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
• Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
• Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities
• Works closely with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

The Housing Department administers social housing for the District of Parry Sound:

• Has 330 rent-geared-to-income units across the District
• Determines eligibility for rent-geared-to-income housing
• Maintains the wait list for social housing
• Has a number of rent supplement units with private landlords

Administers the Canada/Ontario Affordable Housing Program and Ontario Renovates Programs in the District.

Owns and operates the Parry Sound District Housing Corporation with 215 units of rent-geared-to-income housing across the district.

• Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
• Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed

Offers the following services:

• Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
• Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
• Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
• Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
• Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
• Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
• Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities

Also responsible for:

• Providing assistance in the long-term planning of minor/major capital projects
• Development and maintenance of all documents and forms related to housing including leases, releases and notices

Offers non-profit housing.

• Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests through a housing committee overseen by the Public Works Department
• Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed
• Participates in the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF)

Offers the following services:

• Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
• Receives and reviews applications at Council meetings for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
• Liaises with Director of Public Works and Chief and Council on all construction projects and future developments
• Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
• Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
• Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
• Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
• Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities
• Works closely with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

• Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
• Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed

Offers the following services:

• Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
• Receives and reviews applications at Council meetings for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
• Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
• Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
• Ensures proper housing standards are enforced and inspections are completed
• Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
• Administers subsidized housing program
• Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
• Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities
• Assists with accessing financial assistance for some housing prorgams including the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) On-Reserve

COVID-19 Response
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or by calling 705-645-2100 or by email at info@muskoka.on.ca.

Regular Service
The Community and Planning Services Department has responsibilities for Community Services including Social Assistance, Children's Services, Housing (including Affordable Housing Programs) and Seniors Programs and Services.

Social Assistance:
Ontario Works is a form of social assistance and helps people who are in financial need. View separate record here.

Housing Division:

• Case Managers work one-on-one with homeless individuals to secure housing.
• Transitional Housing (Alex's Place) provides safe, affordable and supportive housing on temporary basis for young people aged 16 to 24 that are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. See website for more information.
• Social Housing Program provides affordable rental housing for people whose income prevents them from finding adequate housing in the private rental market (through rent-geared-to-income or subsidies).
• Offers the Rent Supplement program to tenants providing eligible applicants with a monthly Rent Supplement that is paid directly to their landlord.
• Offers Gateway Homeownership Program (Forgivable loan program to assist with down payment of affordable housing).
• Offers Ontario Renovates Program (Program for low and modest income households that provides funding for necessary home repairs, home accessibility modifications for persons with disabilities and for the purchase and installation of energy-saving products).
• Offers Capital Incentive Funding for developers, builders and home owners toward new homes for sale or personal use.

Housing Support Fund:

• Offers one time assistance to avoid arrears, eviction or secure permanent housing.
• Utility and mortgage assistance may be available for heat, hydro, water, mortgage, utility deposits or other one-time or unusual costs - check I Need Help - Emergency Assistance and Homelessness webpage for more information.
• Has a homelessness community worker to assist individuals with housing information, eviction prevention, rent supplement, and housing allowance programs.

Children's Programs and Services:

• The District of Muskoka is responsible for Muskoka's Child Care system. Offers programs, subsidies and information for parents and child care providers. In addition to Licensed Child Care Centres, there are options for licensed home based child care through the Muskoka Home Child Care Agency or through YMCA Simcoe Muskoka.
• Offers subsidized child care assistance to working or in-school residents in the form of a fee subsidy.
• Offers EarlyON Programs throughout Muskoka communities. For programming schedules and locations or to learn more, visit: https://www.muskoka.on.ca/en/community-and-social-services/earlyon.aspx.

Senior's Programs and Services:
The District of Muskoka's Seniors Programs and Services help support health and well-being, socialization, and community engagement for seniors in Muskoka. Provincially designated as a Senior's Mobile Active Living Centre, brings programming to various locations throughout Muskoka. For programming schedules and locations or to learn more, visit: https://www.muskoka.on.ca/en/community-and-social-services/Seniors-Programs-and-Services.aspx.

Community Hubs
There are three Community Service Hubs located throughout Muskoka:

• Gravenhurst: 141 Main St.
• Bracebridge: 70 Pine St.
• Huntsville: 1 King William St. Suite 5

Assists individuals over the age of 18 living with complex mental health issues by providing stable, affordable, and appropriate housing and support services

• supports individuals to achieve and maintain physical, mental health, and wellbeing, as well as foster independence and enhance participation and integration into the community of their choice
• person-centred, flexible service, reflecting the individual and their changing needs
• promotes active participation in their own planning and ensuring the opportunity to make individual choices

The following services will be provided:

Stable Accommodation:

• 24 hour supported living environment within a congregate setting

In-home support:

• including activities of daily living, meals, and medication support

Individualized multidisciplinary plans of care and community integration plan may include the following:

• development of living skills
• case management and clinical support, in collaboration with other providers as required
• develop abilities in the areas of living including recreational and leisure activities; employment, education, health monitoring, etc.
• community crisis planning and support

31 unit housing co-op

• Market value and subsidized units available
• Wheelchair accessible units available

Affordable and full market housing for seniors capable of living independently, in a safe and secure community atmosphere.