Ontario
Ontario
Barrie
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: The Corporation of the County of Simcoe
- Contact: Lora D’Ambrosio
- Phone: 705-722-3132, ext. 1128
- Email: lora.dambrosio@simcoe.ca
- Website: Simcoe County
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness
- Contact: Sara Peddle
- Phone: 705-739-6916
- Email: sara@busbycentre.ca
Belleville
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: The County of Hastings
- Contact: Sheri Gardiner
- Phone: 613-966-1311, ext. 2435
- Email: gardiners@hastingscounty.com
- Website: Hastings County
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Belleville Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Ed Bentley
- Phone: 613-966-8032, ext. 2377
- Email: bentley@cogeco.ca
Brantford
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: City of Brantford – Housing Department
- Contact: Anthony Dolcetti
- Phone: 519-759-4150, ext. 6367
- Email: ADolcetti@brantford.ca
- Website: City of Brantford
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Brantford Community Advisory Board on Homeless Issues
- Contact: Deborah Hill
- Phone: 519-865-9277
- Email: deborahmillerhill@gmail.com
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Brantford Aboriginal Homelessness Alliance
- Contact: Andy Joseph
- Phone: 519-756-2205
- Email: ajoseph@brantfordnativehousing.com
Cochrane District (Timmins)
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board
- Contact: Andy Blomberg
- Phone: 705-268-7722 ext. 260
- Email: blombera@cdssab.on.ca
- Contact: Natalie Hallok
- Phone: 705-268-7722 ext. 206
- Email: hallokna@cdssab.on.ca
- Website: Conchrane District Social Services Administration Board
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Timmins Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Melanie Verreault
- Email: mverreault@trimedaconsulting.com
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: The Ga Beh Shoo In Indigenous Men’s Shelter
- Contact: Pat Dorff
- Phone: 705-272-5248
- Email: patdorff@gmail.com
Dufferin County
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: The Corporation of the County of Dufferin
- Contact: Christine Madden
- Phone: 519-941-6991, ext. 2203
- Email: cmadden@dufferincounty.ca
- Website: Dufferin County
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Dufferin Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Lyn Allen
- Email: lyn@familytransitionplace.ca
- Organization: Dufferin Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Shannon Pride
- Email: shannon@wonaa.ca
Durham
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Regional Municipality of Durham
- Contact: Erin Valant
- Phone: 905-668-4113, ext. 2484
- Email: erin.valant@durham.ca
- Website: Region of Durham
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Durham Advisory Committee on Homelessness
- Contact: Clarence Keesman
- Phone: 905-404-2420
- Email: ckeesman@refugeoutreach.com
Fort Frances
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: United Native Friendship Centre
- Contact: Jennifer Kivimaki
- Phone: 807-274-8541
- Email: jkivimaki@unfc.org
Guelph-Wellington
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: County of Wellington
- Contact: Lori Richer
- Phone: 519-837-2670, ext. 3150
- Email: lorir@wellington.ca
- Website: Wellington County
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Built for Zero Operations Committee
- Contact: Renee Carpino, Acting Executive Director, Wyndham House
- Phone: 519-822-4400
- Contact: Lori Richer
- Phone: 519-837-2670 ext. 3150
- Email: lorir@wellington.ca
Halton
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Regional Municipality of Halton
- Contact: Daryl Kaytor
- Phone: 905-825-6000, ext. 4432
- Email: daryl.kaytor@halton.ca
- Website: Halton Region
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Halton Region Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Daryl Kaytor
- Phone: 905-825-6000, ext. 4432
- Email: daryl.kaytor@halton.ca
Hamilton
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: City of Hamilton
- Contact: Greg Witt
- Phone: 905-546-2424, ext. 4818
- Email: Greg.Witt@hamilton.ca
- Website: City of Hamilton
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: The Housing and Homelessness Planning Group
- Contact: Larry Huibers
- Phone: 905-526-8100
- Email: larry@housinghelpcentre.ca
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Coalition of Hamilton Indigenous Leadership
- Contact: Cindy Sue Montana McCormack
- Phone: 289-527-1712
- Email: csmm@chileadership.com
- Website: Coalition of Hamilton Indigenous Leadership
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Indigenous Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Marilyn Wright
- Phone: 905-560-6125
- Email: m.wright91251@hotmail.com
Kenora
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Kenora District Services Board
- Contact: Josee Mantle
- Phone: 807-223-2100, ext. 2224
- Email: jmantle@kdsb.on.ca
- Website: Kenora District Services Administration Board
Kingston
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
- Contact: Bhavana Varma
- Phone: 613-542-2674, ext. 1101
- Email: bvarma@unitedwaykfla.ca
- Website: United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Kingston Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Allen Prowse
- Phone: 613-542-1147
- Email: prowsea@cogeco.ca
Lambton
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Corporation of the County of Lambton
- Contact: Valerie Colasanti
- Phone: 519-344-2062, ext. 5407
- Email: valerie.colasanti@county-lambton.on.ca
- Website: County of Lambton
London
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: The Corporation of the City of London
- Contact: Craig Cooper
- Phone: 519-661-2489
- Email: ccooper@london.ca
- Website: City of London
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: London Homeless Coalition
- Contact: Jackie Seeler
- Phone: 226-377-9212
- Email: jseeler@slwar.ca
- Website: London Homeless Coalition
Midland
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre
- Contact: Nicole Wakelin
- Phone: 705-526-5589
- Email: outreach@gbnfc.com
Moosonee
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Timmins Native Friendship Centre
- Contact: Kim Drouin
- Phone: 705-268-6262, ext. 347
- Email: kdrouin@tnfc.ca
St. Catharines, Niagara and Thorold
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Regional Municipality of Niagara
- Contact: Maggie Penca
- Phone:905-984-6900 ext. 3863
- Email: margaret.penca@niagararegion.ca
- Website: Niagara Region
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Niagara Homeless Advisory Board
- Contact: Tim Rigby
- Phone: 905-328-8508
- Email: tim.rigby@niagararegion.ca
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Abbey House
- Contact: Melissa Jack
- Phone: 905-684-9736
- Email: abbeyhousepd@nrnc.ca
Nipissing and North Bay
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: District of Nipissing Social Service Administration Board
- Contact: Rhea Funnell
- Phone: 705-474-2151, ext: 3346
- Email: Rheanon.Funnell@dnssab.ca
- Website: District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Nipissing District Homelessness and Housing Partnerships
- Contact: Lana Mitchell
- Phone: 705-472-1337
- Email: lipi@lipinipissing.com
- Organization: Nipissing District Homelessness and Housing Partnerships
- Contact: Doug Davidson
- Email: ddavidson@crisiscentre-nb.on.ca
Ottawa
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: City of Ottawa
- Contact: Jean Sorensen
- Phone: 613-580-2424 ext. 44153
- Email: jean.sorensen@ottawa.ca
- Contact: Steve Bulgin (HIFIS)
- Phone: 613-580-2424 ext. 41651
- Contact: Angela Jones (HIFIS)
- Phone:613-580-2424 ext. 43027
- Email: hifis@ottawa.ca
- Website: City of Ottawa
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Ottawa Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Paul Lavigne
- Phone: 613-580-2424, ext. 43206
- Email: paul.lavigne@ottawa.ca
- Contact: Tyler Fainstat
- Phone: 613-789-7418
- Email: tfainstat@jhsottawa.ca
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
- Contact: Tina Slauenwhite
- Phone: 613-748-0657, ext. 203
- Email: slauenwhite16@gmail.com
Peel
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Regional Municipality of Peel
- Contact: Lisa Marie Middleton
- Phone: 905-791-7800
- Email: lisamarie.middleton@peelregion.ca
- Website: Region of Peel
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Contact: Michelle Bilek
- Email: michelle@caeh.ca
Peterborough
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: United Way of Peterborough and District
- Contact: Rhonda Gilchrist
- Phone: 705-742-8839, ext. 27
- Email: rgilchrist@uwpeterborough.ca
- Website: United Way of Peterborough and District
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Peterborough Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Dorothy Olver
- Email: dolver@peterborough.ca
Sault Ste. Marie
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board
- Contact: Jeffrey Barban
- Phone: 705-759-5004
- Email: j.barban@socialservices-ssmd.ca
- Website: District of Sault Ste. Marie
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Contact: Gary L. Vipond
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Indian Friendship Centre
- Contact: Paul Gouge
- Phone: 705-256-5634, ext. 2136
- Email: hp@ssmifc.ca
Sudbury
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: City of Greater Sudbury
- Contact: Gail Spencer
- Phone: 705-674-4455
- Email: gail.spencer@greatersudbury.ca
- Website: City of Greater Sudbury
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Community Advisory Board for Homelessness Initiatives
- Contact: Nancy Dubé
- Phone: 705-674-2324
- Email: nancyfdube@gmail.com
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Contact: Sean Longboat
- Phone: 416-956-7575
- Email: slongboat@ofifc.org
- Website: Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Sudbury Indigenous Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Olivia Parry
- Phone: 705-674-2128, ext. 230
- Email: nfc_outreach@bellnet.ca
Thunder Bay
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Lakehead Social Planning Council
- Contact: Bonnie Krysowaty
- Phone: 807-624-1725
- Email: bkrysowaty@lspc.ca
- Website: Lakehead Social Planning Council
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Thunder Bay Housing and Homelessness Coalition
- Contact: Cynthia Olsen
- Phone: 807-625-2942
- Email: colsen@thunderbay.ca
- Contact: Alice Bellavance
- Phone: 807-624-4221
- Email: alice@bisno.org
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
- Contact: Charlene Baglien
- Phone: 807-345-5840
- Email: charlene.baglien@tbifc.ca
- Website: Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Urban Aboriginal Advisory Committee
- Contact: Tracey Lawrence
- Phone: 807-344-2478
- Email: tracey.lawrence@kinna.clcj.ca
- Contact: Michelle McGuire
- Phone: 807-623-3442, ext. 8546
- Email: mmcguire@onwa.ca
Toronto
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: City of Toronto
- Contact: Don Nichols
- Phone: 416-397-4399
- Email: don.nichols@toronto.ca
- Website: City of Toronto
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness – Coordinating Committee
- Contact:Mark Aston
- Phone: 416-364-8228
- Email: maston@covenanthouse.ca
- Contact:Kira Heineck
- Email: kira.heineck@taeh.ca
- Website: Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness
Community Entity – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle
- Contact: Glenda "Sam" Maracle
- Phone: 613-771-1627
- Email: ed@alfdc.on.ca
- Website: Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle
Community Advisory Board – Indigenous Homelessness
- Organization: Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Steve Teekens
- Email: steekens@namares.org
- Organization: Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Frances Sanderson
- Email: nishnawbehomes@rogers.com
Waterloo and Kitchener
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Regional Municipality of Waterloo
- Contact: Ann Crawford
- Phone: 226-753-4327
- Email: acrawford@regionofwaterloo.ca
- Website: Region of Waterloo
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Waterloo Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Chris McEvoy
- Phone: 519-897-3529
- Email: cmcevoy@regionofwaterloo.ca
- Organization: Waterloo Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Ann Crawford
- Phone: 226-753-4327
- Email: smcdermid@lutherwood.caacrawford@regionofwaterloo.ca
Windsor
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: Corporation of the City of Windsor
- Contact: Kelly Goz
- Phone: 519-255-5200, ext. 5362
- Email: kgoz@citywindsor.ca
- Website: City of Windsor
Community Advisory Board – Designated Community
- Organization: Homeless Coalition of Windsor Essex County
- Contact: Kelly Goz
- Phone: 519-255-5200, ext. 5362
- Email: kgoz@citywindsor.ca
York and Newmarket
Community Entity – Designated Community
- Organization: United Way of Greater Toronto
- Contact: Adaoma Patterson
- Phone: 416-407-5291
- Email: apatterson@uwgt.org
- Website: United Way of Greater Toronto
Community Advisory Board - Designated Community
- Organization: York Region Homelessness Community Advisory Board
- Contact: Lori Kerr
- Phone: 905-967-0357, ext. 2218
- Email: lkerr@loftcs.org
Non-Designated Communities
Community Entity – Rural and remote homelessness
- Organization: United Way Simcoe Muskoka
- Contact: Tally Lajeunesse
- Phone: 705-726-4897 ext. 2012
- Email: reachinghome@uwsimcoemuskoka.ca
Regional Advisory Board - Rural and remote homelessness
- Organization: Regional Advisory Board
- Contact: Debra Swan
- Phone: 519-508- 3663 ext. 1008
- Email: debra@thelocalcfc.org
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