Emergency Shelter

Canadian Mental Health Association

Walk-ins welcome 24/7

648 Huron St., London, Ont. N5Y 4J8

The CMHA’s goals are to promote good mental health, prevent further illness, offer treatment, support recovery, and provide mental health education in the communities of London, Middlesex, Exeter, and Goderich. They work with a number of different agencies in London to provide support to people with mental illnesses. CMHA promotes mental wellness through responsive and innovative services and empower individuals on their recovery journey. They offer a variety of housing for those with various mental illnesses.

Some organizations in association with CMHA are Eating Disorders Residence, My Sister’s Place, Transitional Shared Living Youth Home, and Crisis Stabilization Space.

Tel: 519-434-9191

Email: info@cmhamiddlesex.ca

Anova

For Women and Children Only

24/hr Emergency Shelters: 101 Wellington Rd. South, London, Ont. N6C 4M7

Anova, formerly Women’s Community House and Sexual Assault Centre of London, has a total of 67 beds available at two shelter locations, and there is no charge for your stay.

Anova provides safe places, shelter, support, counselling, and resources for abused women, their children, and all oppressed individuals to find a new start. While in the shelter, women can receive counselling, and are offered programs such as personal safety planning and moving toward a life free of violence, as well as specialized programs for children who have witnessed violence.

Anova operates:

• 2 Emergency Shelters

• A 25-unit Second Stage rent-geared-to-income (RGI) apartment building for abused women and their children

• 24/hour Helpline

• Family Court Support

• Transitional Outreach

• Counselling and Support Services for people affected by abuse and sexual violence

Helpline: 519-642-3000

Tel: 519-642-3003

TTY: 519-963-0427

The Centre of Hope

281 Wellington Street, London ON N6B 2L4

Emergency Shelter for Adults offers 97 beds for men and 21 beds for women on a first come, first served basis. Their clients are supported by 24-hour staff, who provide assistance with housing searches, basic needs, and referrals to community resources, as needed. While staying, clients are encouraged to pursue housing searches, with the goal to secure a home.

Emergency Shelter for Youth from the ages of 16 to 24 can be accommodated in their Emergency Services, where specialized services are available, depending on their individual needs.

Once an individual is registered in an emergency bed, they may request to be put on the waiting list for a transitional room. Transitional room eligibility is assessed on an individual basis, and reviewed at 3 month intervals. The Centre of Hope has 66 transitional rooms for men and women. Transitional rooms are available for a maximum stay of 1 year on a pay-to-stay basis, for a cost of CA $500.00 per month.

Tel: 519-661-0343

Joseph’s House - London Cross Cultural Learner Centre

505 Dundas St., London, Ont. N6B 1W4

Joseph’s House provides temporary accommodation, support, information and orientation programs to newly arrived government-assisted refugees in a friendly, supportive, and multi-cultural atmosphere. Joseph’s House is part of the London Cross Cultural Learner Centre (CCLC) which is a registered charity, with a mission to provide integration services and support to newcomers, as well as promote intercultural awareness and understanding.

It also provides assistance in accessing permanent housing in the community, and settlement resources. Residents are charged rent, according the Ontario Works rates, and they are required to provide their own food, as well as do their own cooking and cleaning.

Tel: 519-432-1133

Email: cclc@lcclc.org

Mission Services - Men’s Mission

459 York St., London, Ont. N6B 1R3

The Men’s Services branch of Mission Services of London is a 146-bed facility that serves men in need. It functions as an emergency hostel for men experiencing homelessness, from age 16 and up (111 beds), as well as a residence for men who require longer term care and support (35 Beds)

In addition to providing the traditional accommodation and meals, Men’s Mission offers rehabilitation counselling, a men’s clothing program, life skills programs, and chapel services.

Note: Mission Services also has the Quintin Warner House, which is a 10-bed addiction treatment centre, providing a four-month live-in program for males 18+. It is a safe and secure place, where men can work to overcome addictions, and address issues such as anger and trauma histories.

Tel: 519-672-8500

Mission Services - Rotholme Women’s & Family Shelter

42 Stanley St., London, Ont. N6C 1B1

Rotholme is a shelter that primarily accommodates families (both two parents and single parent). There is accommodation for approximately 20 families. The length of stay varies from 1 day to 30 days. In some cases, they are able to work with clients to divert a shelter stay, and provide support while a family works towards stability. Rothomle Family Shelter also has a Prevention of Homelessness Among Families (PHAF) program that focuses on connecting with families to keep them housed or find them housing to avoid shelters.

Self or agency referrals are accepted.

24/hour emergency admission is provided for families who are homeless or in personal crisis.

Tel: 519-673-4114

Mission Services - Streetscape

457 York St., London, Ont. N6B 1V7

Streetscape offers a coffee house, free laundry, occasional haircuts, and access to crash beds for people who are homeless and those with psychiatric support needs that are homeless or in unsafe housing. They also provide support workers for the court diversion program and the tenant board. In addition, they may provide assistance in helping clients access food, the Housing Stability Bank, and income assistance support.

Tel: 519-439-7700

The Unity Project

717 Dundas St., London, Ont. N5W 2Z4

The Unity Project provides crash beds, emergency shelter and transitional housing accommodations to men and women aged 16+, in a safe, secular, and home-like setting. The shelter is open and staffed 24 hours every day. They offer comfortable dorms for men, women and couples, and they provide a community of support where residents take responsibility for themselves, for each-other, and for the functioning of the shelter. Front-line support staff support each resident’s unique needs and personal growth with one-to-one counselling to establish, monitor and advance a personal action plan, and they facilitate processes of peer support and empowerment.

They also offer a Housing Stability Program that provides intensive in-home supports to obtain housing and maintain stability in the community. They aim to transform emergency shelter to go beyond merely meeting basic needs and helping vulnerable people to end or avoid their experience of homelessness, through shelter diversion, obtaining housing and helping to maintain stability in community.

Tel: 519-433-8700

Email: info@unityproject.ca

Atlohsa - Zhaawanong Shelter

For Women and Children Only

256 Hills St., London, Ont. N0L 2G0

Zhaawanong Shelter provides 24 hour emergency shelter and support for Indigenous women and their children who are facing or are at risk of violence, abuse, and/or homelessness. They provide a safe and supportive heeling environment, as well as intervention and crisis counselling for women and their children. This includes traditional healing circle, an understanding of the cycle of violence, and the promotion of health and wellness overall.

Zhaawanong Shelter also provides emergency transportation as well as advocacy for their clients and referrals to services outside of Atlohsa.

Crisis Line: 1-800-605-7477

Tel: 519-432-2270