The County of Wellington is the provincially designated Service Manager for the delivery of homeless prevention programmes in Wellington County and the City of Guelph. The County's role as Service Manager includes responsibilities such as planning, resource allocation, quality assurance and service provision.
Find Emergency Shelter Funding to Prevent Eviction
Housing Stability Programme Online Application Retirement Home Subsidy
The Housing Stability Team is actively working with internal and external partners to end chronic homelessness in Wellington-Guelph. More information can be found at Guelph-Wellington Coordinated Entry System, Homelessness Initiatives and Guelph-Wellington Built for Zero-Canada.
The County of Wellington has entered into Purchase of Service Agreements with community Non-Profit organizations to provide Emergency Shelter and assistance to families and individuals experiencing homelessness. Emergency Shelters are an important part of our homelessness serving system in Wellington-Guelph and provide necessary crisis support to adults, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. Wellington-Guelph supports a Housing First philosophy and works closely with community agencies to rehouse individuals as quickly as possible and to prevent homelessness, where possible. The County of Wellington funds Stepping Stone (formerly the Drop In) and Wyndham House to support homelessness prevention, crisis response and housing stability. If you are in need of emergency shelter, please call HERE 24/7 1.844.437.3247 or reach out to an emergency shelter listed below.
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The County of Wellington Housing Stability team administers funding and monitors compliance for the Housing Stability Programme, the Rent Bank, Emergency Energy Fund (EEF), and Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). To find out more information about programme eligibility, please contact 519.837.2670 x3712
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The County of Wellington currently has formal service agreements with Housing with Related Supports providers in the City of Guelph and throughout Wellington County. The Housing with Related Support providers support eligible tenants of the Retirement Homes, Wyndham House Youth Homes and the Pregnancy Care Centres that require assistance with daily living. Support services include 24-hour supervision, medication administration, life skills, parenting supports and community integration. A Housing Stability Caseworker will meet with any client applying for financial support in order to determine initial and ongoing eligibility.
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Wellington-Guelph Coordinated Entry System-Homelessness Prevention-Built for Zero |
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Wellington-Guelph Coordinated Entry System
The graphic illustrates how a individual or family experiencing homeless can access supports through the Coordinated Entry System: Step One: Go to a Door Agency Step Two: Complete an assessment Step Three: Consent to be added to the By-Name-List (BNL) Step Four: Accept referrals to appropriate housing services and supports.
Homelessness Prevention Tremendous efforts have been made to end chronic homelessness in Wellington-Guelph since the introduction To find out more about Homelessness Prevention Initiatives in Wellington-Guelph, please refer to our Homelessness Prevention Initiatives.
Built for Zero-Canada (BFZ-C) Building on the success of the 20,000 Homes Campaign, the County of Wellington joined the Built for Zero Canada (BFZ-C), a national change movement to end chronic homelessness. Through BFZ-C, we are improving our homelessness service system through coordinated community actions and evidence-based decision-making. “Homelessness is a complex issue but together with a common goal and a coordinated community response, we can make significant impact. We believe ending chronic homelessness is possible in our community” To find out more, review our Built for Zero data and resources.
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If you are concerned about an individual, you see on the street in need of assistance, please call HERE 24/7 1.844.437.3247 (Local Number: 519.821.3582) or the Wellington County OPP non-emergency line at 1.888.310.1122.
If it is a life-threatening emergency call 911.