Emergency Youth Shelters

Our Emergency Youth Shelters provides shelter, basic needs, counselling and case management for youth, ages 16-24, in the Peel region who are experiencing homelessness. Youth residing at our shelter have access to basic needs, goal planning, well-being and emotional supports, as well as connections to resources and programming. We provide shelter to youth from a wide cross-section of youth from a range of family structures, including recent immigrants, and others who are escaping abusive relationships and trauma-driven home environments. During their stay, youth are provided with many of the basic needs they otherwise may not receive. Our aim is to have each youth meet with a care worker who helps support their personal goals with a primary focus on how to manage housing after leaving our shelter. Our Place provides a supportive environment where youth can be themselves and develop goals to work towards family or natural support connections and housing. The shelter has clear expectations and structured programming to support youth to be successful in achieving their goals.

Resource Room

Transitional Housing Program

Transitional housing for youth aged 16 -24 years old in Brampton. Our program offers 17 individual, rent-geared-to-income bachelor units, with support services including life skills, employment, education, harm reduction, and housing support for up to 18 months. Aftercare and rental subsidies are available upon graduation from the program.

Applications are available online or by contacting us at: transitionalintake@ourplacepeel.org.

Mental Health and Harm Reduction

Our Mental Health and Harm Reduction Program provides counselling, assessments, access to resources, and system navigation to youth impacted by substance use and mental health challenges. The program focuses on intervention, safety and recovery, offering individualized support based on the youth’s needs.

Outreach Programs

Refresh Program

What was once the “Family Reconciliation Program” has changed and expanded over this past year. While fine-tuning the scope of the program and making necessary adjustments based on both best practices, as well as input from our youth, it is now called the “Refresh Program” and is made up of 3 sub programs.

Refresh Your Network – Focuses on mediation and counselling services for youth who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, and their identified family and natural support. The goal is to help youth and their ‘networks’ develop and maintain healthy, supportive relationships, and where possible, prevent youth from entering or remaining in the shelter system.

The REFRESH Zone – Born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, The REFRESH Zone is a virtual ‘safe-space’ group for youth to come together from throughout the region, and connect with their peers in a space that is designed for youth to speak their minds, help each other, and receive guidance from a qualified counsellor. Though developed to support through the pandemic, the need has always been there and we are happy to be supporting youth and providing this space.

Refresh Your Skills – Refresh Your Skills is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioural training intervention. This program provides psycho-educational learning where youth will examine how they think, develop more effective skills, and use these skills in their daily lives. This program is delivered through virtual group work, and cycles a few times throughout the year.

H.Y.P.E. (Helping Youth Prepare Effectively)

An outreach and after-care program designed to support youth who have lived at the shelter as well as at-risk youth living in the community. The program offers a range of flexible and accessible community-based support systems. These support services include connecting youth to resources such as food banks, registering for school, as well rehousing, and housing sustainability support. The primary focus of our housing program is to help our youth obtain appropriate housing, while transitioning from homelessness to independent housing. Advocacy is a significant component of the work we do to ensure all youth have access to safe housing and are knowledgeable of their rights and responsibilities. This includes having our staff liaise with the landlord and/or property management to maintain a positive relationship between them and the youth. The housing team also provides ongoing support for youth living independently in the community, ensuring that they are building on their life skills and remaining on-track with their personal goals.

iRise Program

The iRise Program provides intervention, education, awareness, and supports to youth at risk of or involved in violence and/or gang activity. Through interactive workshops, the program helps youth understand the impacts of violence and develop essential skills to navigate challenging situations.

iRise is a collaborative program with partner organizations including Our Place Peel, Victims Services of Peel, Associated Services of Peel, and the Peel District School Board.

This program is made possible through the funding and support of the Region of Peel and Public Safety Canada: Building Safer Communities Fund.

To learn more about our various programs please contact us by phone at 905-238-1383 or email at outreachreferrals@ourplacepeel.org

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nCourage

nCourage is an Integrated Service Hub that provides low-barrier, trauma-informed, and client-centered services for victims, survivors, and individuals at-risk of sexual exploitation. nCourage provides and coordinates access to integrated Anti-Human Trafficking services, with a 24/7 response protocol through community partnerships, to offer dedicated pathways for trusted responses to those in need.

Our Place Peel, in partnership with EFRY Hope & Help for Women, work together to provide wraparound supports and services for anyone aged 12 and older.

To learn more about nCourage, please visit: www.ncourage.ca