Ontario Resource Directory

Food bank and thrift store.

Walk-in counselling, urgent support, case management, crisis beds, housing program and employment supports; 24/7 access line.

Crisis Outreach and Support Team: mobile team of mental health worker and trained police officer serving all of Niagara.

Affordable income-sensitive rental housing with culturally based supports.

Bethlehem Place transitional housing (58 Welland Ave) plus permanent supportive housing.

Primary care, mental health, health promotion and community development.

Emergency food bank serving Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations; supplies 25 local meal providers; program of Community Resource and Employment Service.

Formerly St. Leonard's Community Services; addictions, mental health, employment, housing and justice programs.

24/7 crisis line run by SOAR Community Services.

Free drop-in centre for homeless and at-risk youth; meals, clothing and emergency food bank; a Why Not City Missions initiative.

Orientation, settlement, language and employment services for newcomers.

Volunteer-run charity promoting an age-friendly community; workshops, seniors' discount directory and info hub.

Supports for people with physical disabilities; operates as Participation House Brantford.

Single point of access for children's and developmental services; also runs EarlyON child and family centres.

Food bank, basic needs, money-management program for OW/ODSP recipients and tax clinic.

Serving Lincoln and Grimsby since 1967; food, rent/utility and dental assistance.

Year-round overnight shelter in First Baptist Church; same org runs community dinners and furniture/household donations.

Community health programs under the Six Nations Elected Council; mental wellness team at 1546 Chiefswood Rd (519-445-1664).

Community food bank.

24/7 crisis line connecting callers with a crisis response worker.

Case management, counselling, crisis response line, supportive housing and psychiatric assessment; referrals can be faxed.

Six Nations child and family welfare agency (Taking Care of Our Own).

Free clinic for poverty-law matters: income benefits, housing, EI, CPP disability, human rights, legal-aid denial appeals.

Poverty-law advice and representation: OW/ODSP, employment, tenant rights, CPP/EI, elder law, tenant duty counsel.

Poverty-law help: OW/ODSP, CPP, tenant, EI, powers of attorney; Goderich satellite at 44 North St 519-524-4406; no family or criminal law.

Community legal clinic with satellites in Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Aylmer, Ingersoll, West Lorne and area First Nations.

Legal services in English and French: income benefits, housing, immigration, employment, small claims, language rights, POA, wills, affidavits.

Family law help for low-income clients: custody, access, child support, Children's Aid matters.

Student legal clinic: law students supervised by lawyers handle criminal summary, landlord-tenant, and small claims files. Distinct from Legal Assistance of Windsor.

Bilingual call-or-text line run by CMHA Thames Valley for mental health and addiction support across London, Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin.

Emotional support, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and information/referral by phone every day of the year.

Walk-in urgent care for mental health and addictions crises, open around the clock for anyone 16 or older.

Sarnia branch of CMHA Lambton Kent; mental health and addiction services with a 24/7 crisis line.

Chatham-Kent branch of CMHA Lambton Kent; mental health and addiction services with a 24/7 crisis line.

Around-the-clock crisis line with mobile crisis teams; under-18s in Dufferin call 519-941-1530; Peel callers use 905-278-9036.

Helpline and crisis response for Huron and Perth; counselling, case management, peer support, court support, supportive housing, withdrawal management. Formed January 2023 from Choices For Change and Resilience Huron Perth.

24/7 crisis line for Grey and Bruce counties, run through CMHA Grey Bruce.

Telephone support and crisis intervention for Lambton County, every day 9am to 10pm.

Emergency shelter for women and children fleeing abuse; free, wheelchair accessible, with free transportation across St. Thomas and Elgin. Formerly Violence Against Women Services Elgin County.

Twelve furnished transitional apartments with stays of about a year, plus counselling, advocacy and safety planning.

Emergency shelter for women fleeing abuse serving West Middlesex, plus a community food cupboard twice weekly.

Emergency shelter run by Walpole Island First Nation serving Bkejwanong First Nation and Walpole Island 46; crisis line, counselling, advocacy.

Shelter and 24/7 crisis support across Bruce and Grey; Owen Sound line 519-372-1113 and a dedicated sexual assault line.

Emergency shelter with a second-stage program; text support at 226-974-0755.

Gender-based violence shelter and services for Huron County; outreach counselling and second-stage programs in Clinton, Exeter and Goderich.

Transitional second-stage housing up to 12 months at geared-to-income rents, with counselling; also runs the Huron-Perth supervised access and visitation program.

24-bed overnight shelter with food, clothing and showers; also runs a food bank, free store and community meals.

24/7 shelter for youth experiencing homelessness, run by Family Transition Place.