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[27 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Central Housing Registry Windsor and Essex County

SERVICES: coordinated access system, application for housing, centralized waiting list, walk-in

ABOUT: Central Housing Registry Windsor-Essex County (CHR-WEC) assists applicants in Windsor and Essex County seeking accommodation in social or non-profit housing through the use of a coordinated access system. Low income families, individuals and seniors may apply. This is a free service…

Browse Organizations, Community Services, Ontario »

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SERVICES: policy, advocacy, professional development, communications, information, promotes program development

ABOUT: The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to enhance the capacity of communities to plan, manage and …

British Columbia, Browse Organizations, Housing, Housing for PHAs »

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SERVICES: supportive housing, portable rent subsidy

ABOUT: Wings Housing Society provides housing assistance for people with HIV/AIDS including Portable Housing Subsidies (Partial Rent Payment) throughout British Columbia and tenancy in Vancouver’s West End…

British Columbia, Browse Organizations, Housing »

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SERVICES: housing provider, property management

ABOUT: B.C. Native Housing Corporation (BCNHC) incorporated in 1977, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the United Native Nations Society. It contracts with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to deliver social housing programs to Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people within the rural areas of British …

AIDS Service Organizations, Browse Organizations, Ontario »

[13 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: counselling, case management, referral, support group, telephone support group, peer mentors, workshop, nursing clinic, retreat, harm reduction, theatre, treatment fund
ABOUT: Voices of Positive Women (VOPW) is a community based, member-driven agency that provides free and confidential support and advocacy to HIV positive women throughout Ontario. Fundamental to the purpose of the organization is the empowerment of HIV+ women, supporting them to live their lives fully, through support, information and education, skills …

AIDS Service Organizations, Browse Organizations, Housing, Housing for PHAs, Ontario »

[13 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: supportive housing, transitional housing, 24 hour support, short term, long term, mental health and addiction support, nutritional programs, housekeeping, rent geared to income, social events

ABOUT: McEwan Housing and Support Services is a supportive housing and community support program for women and men, aged 16 and older, living with HIV or AIDS, who have mental health or substance abuse challenges or both, and are homeless or at risk of becoming so. It is the only housing program in Ontario dedicated to serving this highly vulnerable population, and one …

AIDS Service Organizations, Browse Organizations, Housing, Housing for PHAs, Ontario »

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Casey House

SERVICES: Hospice/Palliative Care; Complementary Therapy; Counselling; Bereavement Support; Recreational Therapy; respite care; supportive housing; home care; medical care; outreach (women); Sherbourne Health Bus; child care; support group; Education; Research.
ABOUT: Casey House Hospice provides a continuum of care for persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through a comprehensive range of palliative and supportive care services in our residential …

AIDS Service Organizations, Browse Organizations, Housing, Housing for PHAs, Ontario »

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Fife House

SERVICES: Supportive housing, transitional housing, outreach, support services, outreach (homeless), housing search support, case management, life skills, housing provider, complementary therapy, settlement services, meal program, referral, advocacy

ABOUT: Fife House is an innovative, client-focused provider of secure and …

AIDS Service Organizations, Browse Organizations, Ontario »

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SERVICES: counselling, advocacy, pre-release planning, referrals, medical care and support while incarcerated, housing and medical/social support upon release, national hotline, emergency fund, inter-agency support, capacity building, prevention, education, peer education, publication (Cell Count), workshops, training.

ABOUT: Prisoner’s HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN) is a community-based prisoners’ rights organization that strives to provide advocacy, education, and support to prisoners and ex-prisoners in Ontario on HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and …

AIDS Service Organizations, Browse Organizations, Ontario »

[13 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: case management, support group, workshops, resource library, service in a foreign language, referrals, education, advocacy, social events
ABOUT: The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention is a community-based, non-profit, charitable organization committed to providing health promotion, support, education and advocacy in a non-discriminatory manner for those who identify as South Asian living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. ASAAP is a Toronto-based AIDS service organization. It was founded in 1989 as a …