COVID-19 Resources for Congregate Living Settings

Registered, charitable organization offering community-based housing, support and wellness programs to persons living with mental illness and/or addiction * qualified support coordinators provide support and services based on the consumer's level of need  * all referrals for housing and support services are processed by one-Link

Rent-geared-to-income supportive housing options:

• transitional housing leading to independent living
• collaborative shared housing
• shared townhouse living
• individual apartments

Mental health community support programs:

Staff assist with:

• case management
• advocacy
• life skills training
• supportive counselling
• activities of daily living
• access to community services
• 24/7 access to telephone support for program participants

Community Outreach Team provides assertive outreach, builds supportive relationships, identifies an individual's unmet needs, supports their expressed wishes, builds circle of supports, navigates housing needs, and works from a harm reduction and trauma informed lens


Programs & services to support mental wellness

• Centre for Innovation in Peer Support - a peer-to-peer mental wellness initiative * provides wellness-based, peer-led self-help and social connections programming to community members; and support to organizations who have peer staff
• Virtual self-help resources, Social Connections, Youth Peer Programming and Peer Resource Hub
• call 1-833-845-9355 ext 390 or email centreinfo@supporthouse.ca for more information

Information and Referral:

• provides information on how to access programs and services
• offers 24/7 access to crisis line support to all program participants
• provides support for people with mental and/or addiction issues who want to improve their wellness, independence and quality of life

Services and Programs:

• Centre for Innovation in Peer Support
• Community Health Centre Mobile Health Team
• Supportive Housing

Administration: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm

Referral from psychiatric professional, family physician and other agencies, or self, through one-Link application process (form downloadable from website)