Emergency Shelters and Housing Services
General information about emergency shelters and housing services for residents of the City of Windsor and Essex County.
Please Note: Emergency shelter stays are temporary and a permanent residence will need to be secured. For information regarding subsidized or geared to income housing please contact the Windsor-Essex County Central Housing Registry located at 2470 Dougall Avenue Unit 6 in Windsor or call 519.254.6994.
Emergency Shelters and Housing Services
Downtown Mission Sanctuary
519.973.5573
664 Victoria • Windsor Ontario
The Sanctuary provides the homeless a place to sleep for the night.
downtownmission.com/the-sanctuary
Hiatus House
519.252.7781 or 800.265.5142 TDD/TTY: 519.252.2768
250 Louis Avenue • Windsor Ontario
Hiatus House is a social service agency offering confidential intervention for women and their children experiencing domestic violence. Crisis intervention services are available on the phone and in person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
www.hiatushouse.com
Salvation Army Windsor Community and Rehabilitation Centre
519.253.7473
355 Church Street • Windsor Ontario
The Salvation Army Windsor Community and Rehabilitation Centre provides emergency assistance programs, provides food, clothing, emergency shelter and other identified needs, after hours services, daily soup kitchen during fall/winter months, safe cribs to needy families, member of Windsor-Essex County Food Bank Association providing city wide food assistance.
www.salvationarmy.ca
Well-Come Centre for Human Potential Shelter Services
519.971.7595
263 Bridge Avenue • Windsor Ontario
The Well-Come Centre is a community based organization composed of staff, volunteers and board members dedicated to women and children. This facility provides emergency shelter and support to homeless women. In addition to staff support the residents receive outreach services from such agencies as Street Health, Legal Assistance of Windsor and Housing Information Services.
Windsor Y Residence
519.253.3666
1101 McDougall Avenue • Windsor Ontario
The Windsor Y Residence provides single, low-income adult men and women with safe, affordable, permanent housing and temporary accommodations for single men and women who require emergency shelter and who are able to live independently. Our emergency shelter component, consisting of five completely furnished bachelor suites is presently utilized to capacity, with referrals on a daily basis from social service agencies, hospitals and self-referrals.
www.windsoryres.com




