Housing

The Emergency Shelter Intake Services will support individuals and/or families in seeking shelter-bed availability within the City of Brantford and Brant area. With staff available to support individuals Monday-Thursday between the hours of 4:30pm and 8:00am and Friday between 4:30pm and Monday at 8:00am, individuals and/or families of all ages will receive the following services:

The Housing Resource Centre supports individuals and their families who are at risk or who are experiencing homelessness in seeking permanent housing options within the City of Brantford and Brant area. If you or someone you know is looking for support in finding permanent housing, please call 1 (888) 621-0034 or email housing@st-leonards.com for support Monday-Friday between 8:30am-4:30pm. 

Cornerstone House offers two separate programs, a 10-bed shelter and a Transitional Housing program. 

The Shelter Program provides temporary housing for people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness. We offer a safe and supportive co-ed environment for people between 18 and 29 years of age.

The Transitional Housing Program provides support to people exiting the shelter system or people at risk of homelessness. Transitional Housing is a 12-bed co-ed, all-inclusive semi-independent program for people between 18 and 29 years of age who are ready to learn the skills they need to live independently. 

Station House provides a safe place to stay for young people who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness. Station House offers a safe and a structured environment for young people between 15-17 years of age.  The program will work with youth, their families and community supports to develop an individualized plan for success. 

Supportive housing helps people who are at risk of homelessness, promoting self-sufficiency while preventing housing loss. People are connected to landlords and are set up in a private self-contained apartment where they are the lease holders of their unit under the residential tenancy act. The program is offered for one year with an opportunity for extension, supporting independent sustainability of the unit.