Homelessness Outreach Program
Overview
The Homelessness Outreach program works to establish programs and services that aid in preventing homelessness while ensuring that individuals have the necessary tools to assist themselves. The program promotes access to education, employment, health and social services.
Program Goal
This program promotes a ‘continuum of support’ approach to eliminating homelessness while coordinating a community driven approach to addressing homelessness in our community.
Program Objectives
To continue to coordinate and expand outreach services to ensure that the homeless can access all relevant services and supports that are available. To enhance existing supports in accessing, locating and maintaining housing. To secure funding and provide increased access and awareness to services available for the homeless and the at-risk homeless population.
Program Components
A Homelessness Outreach Worker and a community Homelessness Committee comprised of various local community agencies, a dedication to increasing access and awareness to services available for the homeless and the at-risk homeless.
Services Offered
- Food Bank – Hours of operation: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (every 30 days)
Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm - Advocacy and Referrals
- Emergency Transportation Support
- Drop-In Centre
- Emergency Temporary Shelter Assistance
- Emergency Discretionary Fund (rental arrears, utility arrears, start up)
- Breakfast Outreach Program: Monday-Friday 8:30-10:00
HOPE Centre (Out of the Cold) - Stuff-A-Cruiser (Christmas)
Please feel free to call or drop by the U.N.F.C. for more information.
The Homelessness Outreach Program is funded by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services
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Contact
Jennifer Kivimaki, Homelessness Outreach Worker
homeless@unfc.org
Casandra Gilbert, Homelessness Outreach Assistant
homelessnessasst@unfc.org
Phone: (807)274-8541
Fax: (807)274-4110
United Native Friendship Centre
P.O. Box 752
427 Mowat Avenue
Fort Frances, ON P9A 3N1
Food Bank Hours:
Monday – Friday
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & 1:00-3:00 p.m.
All our services are FREE of charge and always confidential.