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Provides free confidential conflict resolution for adults. Services include:

• mediation sessions led by trained volunteers
• listening circles, community dialogues and conflict resolution training
• focus on community conflict between neighbours, housemates or landlord/tenant issues
• does not include family or domestic issues or issues where violence is present

Helps youth search for housing, move in and remain housed.

• offers regular check-ins and provides referrals to other supports
• works with landlords to help build positive relationships with youth
• Supports youth in diverting from homelessness, as well as preventing entry into homelessness through early intervention in precarious housing situations

YES also provides a Trustee Worker for Youth to support youth who require trustee financial services to remain housed.

COVID19 Staff are working remotely and booking a limited number of in-person appointments, checking email and voicemail regularly.
Offering services and support by phone or other methods as required
Contact staff by phone: 705-743-2272 (leave message) or text 705-930-9301

Regular service
Aims to help people strengthen their lives and promote community well-being through counselling services and resources to assist with:

• personal wellness
• housing and housing-related assistance
• connections with community resources

Services include community service orders and a housing resource centre. See separate listings for details

CCRC's Housing Resource Centre provides housing support services to anyone in Peterborough City and County who is homeless or at risk of losing their housing. HRC services help individuals and families to find, secure and maintain their housing.Services include: Housing Help Clinic, Eviction Prevention, Landlord Engagement, and Community Education.

HOUSING HELP CLINIC
HRC's drop-in Housing Help Clinic provides housing help services, without an appointment, to anyone experiencing an issue with their housing. The Housing Help Clinic is comprised of the Resource Room, Vacancy Listings, and Brief Services, and Outreach. The Resource Room provides access to a workspace including phones, computers, internet access, a printer and a fax machine.

EVICTION PREVENTION
HRC's eviction prevention services prevent housing loss through tenant education, empowerment, connection to support, and financial assistance. HRC provides Housing Support and Counselling to households experiencing, or at risk of eviction.
Services provided depend on the individual circumstances and goals of individuals and households and may include: Advocacy and mediation with landlords and utility providers

• System navigation support
• Assistance to apply for income support such as OW, ODSP, EI, CPP, OAS, GIS
• Assistance to apply for Affordable, Rent-Geared-to-Income, and Community Housing
• Referral to Emergency Financial Assistance
• Referral to legal support
• Landlord and Tenant Board Hearing preparation and accompaniment

LANDLORD ENGAGEMENT
HRC's Housing Locator develops positive relationships with landlords, property managers and housing providers to identify housing opportunities for homeless families and individuals.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Empowers tenants, support workers, and the community by sharing skills, information, knowledge and support that can help prevent or resolve housing issues
HRC delivers RentSmart courses to increase understanding of landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities

Assists seniors and their families to move in or move out of a retirement residence or long-term care facility.

• Assists with downsizing, de-cluttering, packing, moving arrangements and unpacking.
• Provides packing materials and transportation of items to storage, auction, donation or disposal. Items also made available through online auction.

Part of National Association of Senior Move Manager

A local initiative comprised of service providers, other organizations and individuals who are interested in affordable housing issues within the City of Kawartha Lakes.

COVID-19 Response

• All offices are closed to in-person meetings and services; in-person legal education and outreach activities have been suspended
• For legal services in Simcoe County call 705-326-6444 or 1-800-461-8953 Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
• For legal services in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden call Lisa Loader at 1-800-461-8953 Ext. 42 or email lisa.loader@shkl.clcj.ca
• Offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden are open by appointment only

Regular Service
Services include:

• Disability Issues
• Income Maintenance (Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program)
• Aboriginal Justice Outreach Program
• Worker's Compensation
• Housing
• Employment
• Human Rights
• Consumer Law
• Education
• Canada Pension Disability
• Services offered over the telephone and by appointment
• Guest speakers available for community and education purposes
• Notary Public
• Commissioner of Oaths (all lawyers are Commissioners of Oaths)
• Duty Counsel for the Landlord and Tenant Board
• Do not provide family law or criminal law services

COVID19 Response
Green Wood programs that will be cancelled until further notice: Monday Yoga Group, Wednesday Community Dinners, Thursday Art Hive

• Green Wood activity that will continue: Individual in-person support, Street outreach
• Green Wood can help to connect you to: Food bank and free meals when they are available, Hygiene and Harm Reduction supplies

Regular Services
Green Wood Coalition is a street-level, charitable organization that uses a community model of caring to walk alongside people living with poverty, mental illness, substance dependency and other disability.

Services offered include:

• A weekly Community Dinner at St John's Anglican Church (33 Pine Street North, Port Hope). Intent is to build relationships between individuals who are well-off and those who face daily struggles with poverty and homelessness. An outreach Nurse Practitioner is available at the weekly dinner meet with with individuals in need.
• Creative Arts Program
• Community Garden
• Addiction / Dependency Recovery Support Groups and harm reduction supplies
• Community 101 is an interactive series that explores ways of becoming a more healthy and vibrant community through caring for each other and seeking long-term change.

COVID19 Conditions

• The Legal Centre is serving only one client at a time currently, due to COVID protocols. Those with appointments take precedence over walk-ins.
• Clients attending in person at the office or satellites must wear a properly fitted face mask, maintain social distance and use hand sanitizer before and after visit.
• The Legal Centre is available to clients and the public via telephone to provide free summary legal advice and legal education.

Regular Service
Provides free summary legal advice and legal representation, referrals, community development, public legal education, and law reform initiatives in poverty law.

• Areas in which summary advice and legal representation are made include employment insurance, social assistance (Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program), Canada Pension Plan, tenant's rights, Workplace Safety and Insurance, employment law including Employment Standards, Ontario Human Rights and some consumer law issues.
• Also assists with some seniors issues (Old Age Security, Powers of Attorney, etc) and some Indigenous issues.

Satellite clinics: Contact the Legal Centre at 1-800-850-7882 to arrange an appointment at a satellite clinic

COVID19 - Resource room open for drop in, computers available for use for housing and employment related needs * Harm Reduction Programs continue to operate, although differently to ensure the health and safety of clients and staff

Services offered include

• assistance and support with housing search
• support with eviction prevention and mediation with landlords
• assistance with forms including applications for housing stability funds and rental applications
• information and referrals to JHS programs and services and other community resource
• Canadian birth certificates

COVID19 - Building is closed but meeting with clients digitally and still offering all services * new clients are welcome


Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI) assists people

• to find housing
• access and apply for housing support services and subsidies
• advocate with landlords
• with support at Landlord Tenant Tribunal
• by providing harm reduction services and supports

COVID19 -- Resource rooms open for drop in, computers available for use for housing and employment related needs * Harm Reduction Programs back to regular hours

Variety of programs and services that help individuals, families and youth

Active Parenting Program a video based program guided by a JHS facilitator helps parents of 5-12, and teens, break down communication barriers and enhance the quality of family life * programs available between September and April

Employment Services to assist any job seeker with their resume, cover letter, job search, skills upgrading and more. Ask about our Ready to Go program for youth up to age 30 which has pre-employment training and certifications followed by a paid job trial

Extrajudicial Measures Program community partnership to assist in the delivery of the Youth Criminal Justice Act

Clarington Youth Centres (Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle) teen drop-in program in Bowmanville * youth up to the age of 18, after school recreation space, skills development, community volunteer hours opportunities

Group Counselling Anger Management for adults and young adults * Dads Aiming for Direction and Support (D.A.D.S.) helps fathers gain skills they need to nurture their children * Active Parenting groups for parents of children 5-12 and teens, Cooperative Parenting and Divorce. Continuous intake except in July/August

Housing work with clients to find permanent, adequate and affordable housing * eviction prevention, landlord and tenant education * maintains a registry of landlords with rental space available * assistance with personal identification (ID)

ID Clinic Identification replacement clinic, applications for birth certificates for all parts of Canada

Income Tax help for low-income persons * available only in March and April

Inmate Return persons from Durham nearing release may request assistance for planning their return to Durham

Learning Alternatives
Non-credit upgrading program for adults who wish to improve reading, writing, math and computer skills in preparation for employment, apprenticeship, secondary, post-secondary or independence goals * one-to-one instruction is provided in a small group setting * offer flexible schedules and provide year round intake and assessment

Project X Change needle exchange program for intravenous drug users * old needles can be handed in for safe disposal * condom and safe sex information available * connections to rehab programs and counselling * Naloxone kits and nasal spray refills are now available for opioid overdose * PLEASE NOTE this program is NOT available on weekends

Public Speaking Presentations available to present to community groups, agencies, schools, media, service clubs, churches etc * topics include drugs and alcohol, suicide, sexual abuse, the prison system, violence, employment, housing issues * able to speak about any program the JHS delivers

Record Suspension assistance with process formerly known as a 'Pardon' available at Whitby, Oshawa and Bowmanville locations

Residential Program designed to develop independent living skills in person aged 15 and over * participants share in the responsibility for meal planning, grocery shopping and other life skills needed for a home

Womens Drop-In Program drop-in program for persons involved in the sex trade providing access to support, information, laundry/showering facilities, and community referrals

COVID19 - Resource room open for drop in, computers available for use for housing and employment related needs * Harm Reduction Programs continue to operate, although differently to ensure the health and safety of clients and staff * Oshawa and Whitby Residential services and Harm Reduction Programs continue to operate, although differently to ensure the health and safety of clients and staff

Services offered include

• assistance and support with housing search
• support with eviction prevention and mediation with landlords
• assistance with forms including applications for housing stability funds and rental applications
• information and referrals to JHS programs and services and other community resource
• Canadian birth certificates

COVID-19 - by appointment only


Legal clinic

• free legal advice to all residents of Durham Region on many areas of law
• assistance or representation to those who qualify at hearings in several areas of law including Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, Canada Pension Plan, Employment law, WSIB/WSIAT, Housing, tenant issues, Small Claims Court, Consumer Law, Senior Law, Human Rights
• Domestic Violence Legal Aid advice referrals
• staff from the clinic are available to speak on a variety of legal topics to groups in Durham Region
• Commissioning available daily
• Notarizing available by appointment
• free year-round Tax Clinic

Satellite offices in Ajax, Uxbridge and Cannington

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

• CV19 All offices are closed and no face to face appointments until further notice, however, staff is working remotely and assist by phone or by email
• Contact main office for assistance at 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8714 (March 28, 2020)

Non-profit community legal clinic provides:

• Acess to justice through quality legal services
• Advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty

Services include:

Housing Stability Program

• rental arrears and/or utility or energy arrears
• last month's rental deposit
• moving costs for those that move to secure more affordable accommodation
• assistance with rental arrears, moving cost, and utility arrears

Access to Affordable Housing

• staff assist to locate units available in the communities that clients wish to live
• assist with rental applications, completion of a standard lease and connecting clients with housing providers
• market rent and rent-geared-to-income (RGI)

ID Replacement

• year-round I.D. replacement for birth certificates
• staff assist with processing application information and will provide payment for the document
• expedited birth certificates will not be expensed by North House
• birth certificate replacements available to both clients, and their child if required

Income Tax

• complete taxes for the current year and 10 years prior
• e-file to CRA

Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) Support

• staff will address and advise on concerns that you may have about your tenancy and the appropriate forms to file with the LTB
• staff can attend scheduled hearings as emotional and moral support but cannot speak on client's behalf

Landlord Engagement

• Opening Doors in Durham Region where landlords may be eligible to receive a signing bonus of up to $1,000 to provide permanent, affordable, and supported housing solutions to the communities in north Durham Region

Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

• assistance with arrears of electricity or natural gas bill and facing possibility of disconnection

Ontario Electricity Support Program

• lowers electricity bills for lower-income households
• provides a monthly credit to eligible customers based on household income and household size
• credits are applied directly to eligible customers' electricity bills

COVID19 - Resource room open for drop in, computers available for use for housing and employment related needs * Harm Reduction Programs continue to operate, although differently to ensure the health and safety of clients and staff * Oshawa and Whitby Residential services and Harm Reduction Programs continue to operate, although differently to ensure the health and safety of clients and staff

Services offered include

• assistance and support with housing search
• support with eviction prevention and mediation with landlords
• assistance with forms including applications for housing stability funds and rental applications
• information and referrals to JHS programs and services and other community resource
• Canadian birth certificates

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

• CV19 All offices are closed and no face to face appointments until further notice, however, staff is working remotely and assist by phone or by email
• Contact main office for assistance at 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8714 (March 28, 2020)

Non-profit community legal clinic provides:

• Acess to justice through quality legal services
• Advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty

COVID-19 Response

• All offices are closed to in-person meetings and services; in-person legal education and outreach activities have been suspended
• For legal services in Simcoe County call 705-326-6444 or 1-800-461-8953 Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
• For legal services in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden call Lisa Loader at 1-800-461-8953 Ext. 42 or email lisa.loader@shkl.clcj.ca
• Offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden are open by appointment only

Regular Service
Services include:

• Disability Issues
• Income Maintenance (Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program)
• Aboriginal Justice Outreach Program
• Worker's Compensation
• Housing
• Employment
• Human Rights
• Consumer Law
• Education
• Canada Pension Disability
• Services offered over the telephone and by appointment
• Guest speakers available for community and education purposes
• Notary Public
• Commissioner of Oaths (all lawyers are Commissioners of Oaths)
• Duty Counsel for the Landlord and Tenant Board
• Do not provide family law or criminal law services

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

Provides safe, modest, affordable housing to low income households

• several rent-geared-income and rent supplement programs are available

Provides safe, modest, affordable housing to low income households

• several rent-geared-income and rent supplement programs are available