Where can you find Housing Help in Ontario?
What is Housing Help?
Housing Help means ... a number of services that help people who do not have a place to live, or who are in a difficult situation and may become homeless.
If this is you, Housing Help services can help you find a place to live that you can afford and a place that is right for you.
Housing Help services can help you:
Find a place to live: This is called Housing Access and it means everything from helping you leave a bad situation (crisis intervention), to helping you find the right type of place for you.
Settle into your new place: This is called Housing Stabilization and it means checking with you to see how you are doing in your new place. For example, helping you get to know your new neighbourhood and everything it has to offer.
Avoid having to leave your place: This is called Eviction Prevention and it means providing you with information about your legal rights as a renter or talking to your landlord.
Find Financial Support: This is called Income Support Assistance and it means helping you with money matters including Ontario Works (OW), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Canadian Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Rent Bank loans and utility grants.
To find Housing Help in your area, click on our map of Ontario
Welcome to the Association
The Housing Help Association of Ontario (HHAO)
If you are an organization that provides Housing Help, become a member today to enjoy benefits like:
- Province-wide Support and Coordination
- Promotion of Housing Help Services
- Public Education Materials and Campaigns
- Research and Policy Development
- Professional Development & Training
- Networking and Peer Support
- Government Relations
To find out more about the HHAO or become a member click here.
News + Resources
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Taking Action Together to End Homelessness in Waterloo Region May 14, 2012 To support their shared approach to ending homelessness, Regional Social Services Waterloo is facilitating a community forum on Friday June 22, 2012. more ++ |
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Doing the Work: Harm Reduction in Rural Settings Apr 10, 2012 This unique gathering was developed to honour the creative strategies and approaches service providers must take in Rural communities. An opportunity to share in deep, productive ways with others who Do The Work! more ++ |
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Citizens With Disabilities Ontario (CWDO) - website Citizens With Disabilities - Ontario (CWDO) actively promotes the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of persons with disabilities through community development, social action, and member support and referral. |
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Overhauling Ontario's Social Assistance Frances Lankin and Munir Sheikh were tasked with looking over Ontario's social security system. They join Steve Paikin to discuss the findings from their second discussion paper. |
Featured HHAO Member
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Niagara North Community Legal Assistance
Niagara North Community Legal Assistance is a non-profit legal clinic which promotes access to justice for low-income members of the community. Responding to the needs of the community, the Clinic offers direct legal representation, summary advice, law reform, public legal education and community outreach.
Get Involved
Concerned about housing and homelessness issues? Join a local advocacy group or coalition in your area. These are groups of volunteers and agency staff who work to address the issues of poverty and housing and homelessness in their neighbourhoods. Click here to find a group near you.
You can also volunteer at a community agency in your area. These agencies provide housing help and homelessness support. There are a variety of volunteer tasks which agencies may need assistance with including administrative support, event planning and set up and program assistance. Click here to find an agency looking for volunteers
Donations
Support the Housing Help Association of Ontario (HHAO) in our mission to increase Housing Help Services as a recognizable identity, to strengthen homelessness prevention work for people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness across the Ontario. Click on the CanadaHelps button and choose to have your donation designated to "Housing Help Association of Ontario."
