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• Tax adjustment applications are available for those property owners who are applying for tax relief due to sickness or extreme poverty under Section 357. (1) (d.1) of the Ontario Municipal Act
• Intention of program is to provide temporary relief for property owners who may qualify
• The Tax Adjustment applies to only single family residential homes
• Click here for details

• The intent of the program is to help tenants sustain their accommodation and avoid eviction.
• If a tenant's application is approved, the outstanding rent is paid directly to the landlord on behalf of the tenant.
• Program Funding for each approved applicant shall not exceed two times the average market rent for the recipient's Service System Manager's area as set by the Ministry from time to time.
• Assistance may only be issued once every two years.

• food vouchers, diapers, clothes, shoes, toiletries, etc.
• help with rent, hydro
• help with dentures, eyeglasses and transportation
• spiritual and emotional support
• Advocacy for help within our community
• Mentoring program is part of the Ministry.
• Accepts and moves furniture items every Wednesday
• Bureaucracy assistance (i.e. help with bankruptcies, evictions, registrations, bill payments, appointments, etc.)

• operates primarily on Monday
• includes items such as couches and mattresses (call for details)
• will pick up donations or deliver to those in need (Windsor, Tecumseh and St. Clair Beach only)
• leave detailed message at 226-350-1863

• Chair and bath lifts
• Doors and windows
• Electrical systems
• Foundations, roofs, walls, floors and ceilings
• Handrails
• Heating systems
• Height adjustments to countertops
• Plumbing
• Ramp
• Roof replacement
• Toilet replacement with low-flush to a dual-flush toilet

• food
• rent assistance
• ER medical and dental
• financial help
• budgeting
• furniture
• clothing
• appliances
• children's summer camp
• spiritual help

• Provide one-time assistance in the form of a 10-year forgivable loan, which is secured by registration on title, for home repairs to a maximum of $20,000 per household.
• Provides one-time assistance in the form of a grant, which does not require repayment, for accessibility improvements to a maximum of $5,000 per household.

• Community Start-Up Benefit - Help with housing or moving costs * covers costs related to starting a job or work placement
• Employment Start-Up Benefit - Covers costs related to starting a job or work placement
• Families with Children - Newborn child allowance, back to school allowance for dependent children, child care start-up costs, basic dental care for children
• Employment Assistance - Clients 18-65 years must participate in employment assistance activities unless they are living with a serious disability or illness or caring for preschool children
• Community Participation - Volunteer placements
• Job Search Programs - Based on 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
• Discretionary Benefits - May include dentures, emergency dental services, eyeglasses, special diet allowance, health care supplies, medical transportation funds, prosthetic devices, funerals and burials

Administers housing assistance programs, including assistance with utility costs

Programs include:

Housing Links for People (HeLP) Program - assistance with rental arrears, utility arrears, temporary housing, assistance with moving costs, emergency assistance with daily living costs and other forms of assistance to prevent homelessness

Housing Allowance Program - subsidies to tenants with private landlords to reduce tenant rent to affordable levels

Home Repair Program - financial assistance to low-income homeowners facing necessary repairs

Affordable Homeownership Program - financial assistance with down payment for first time home buyers

Low Income Energy Assistance Program - assistance with hydro arrears in St Thomas

Union Gas Emergency Assistance Program - Interest-free loan/grant program * people may be eligible if utilities, including gas, water or electricity, are going to be disconnected or already have been disconnected

Financial assistance available to eligible people and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless * assistance with hydro and rent arrears

Program sponsored by the Government of Ontario and administered by the County of Middlesex to address local priorities * people on Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), as well as low-income residents of Middlesex County may be eligible

• Effective Jan 1, 2017, to obtain an Emergency Utility Assistance Gas Arrears Grant through the Housing Stability Bank, applicants must first complete intake process conducted by the United Way of Greater Simcoe * final applications will be processed by the Housing Stability Bank
• To determine eligibility and complete intake application, call the United Way of Greater Simcoe toll free at 1-855-487-5327
• Once eligibility is determined, the Housing Stability Bank will contact eligible applicants to set up an appointment to begin processing their application at a Housing Stability Bank location

• continue living in their homes
• avoid job loss
• participate in their communities
  

• drug and dental coverage
• eyeglasses
• hearing aids
• employment start-up benefits
• job search help including resumes and interview skills, independent job searches, training or skills development
• Temporary Care Program - there is financial assistance available for children under the care of a guardian