Support House is undertaking the construction of a new 12-unit building at 47 Maria Street, Acton.
As part of our good neighbour policy and our Public Communications Plan, we wish to advise you of construction activities that will be taking place in the neighbourhood while we construct the new building.
Support House Executive Director Paul Gregory was joined by Adam van Koeverden, Member of Parliament for Milton, Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr and Halton Hills Mayor Ann Lawlor to break ground on a new two-storey, 12-bedroom supportive housing building to be built at 47 Maria Street in Acton. Designed by Invizij Architects, the facility will be fully accessible and include a common area and program space to provide on-site support to people who are unhoused and those who need help with mental health and substance use concerns.
Support House is undertaking the construction of a new 12-unit building at 47 Maria Street, Acton.
As part of our good neighbour policy and our Public Communications Plan, we wish to advise you of construction activities that will be taking place in the neighbourhood while we construct the new building.
Christina Jabalee named IPCT Senior Director of Community Health
Secondment role to support launch of new program to enhance access to primary care for vulnerable and unhoused populations
New EPPiC Team will support Halton’s most vulnerable populations through an innovative and integrated approach FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Support House, with the Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team (CCHOHT), Halton […]
Support House is sincerely grateful to the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church for their significant donation. Grace Lutheran Church was instrumental in establishing one of our supportive homes, Grace House, in 1973, and this generous contribution will continue to positively impact the people that we support.
We are incredibly grateful that Irish & Associates Kindness Tour 2024 has chosen Support House, helping us to raise funds to provide the community with a much needed Mobile Outreach Van
Support House would like to congratulate our Board Chair, Alfred Chuang, on being named a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.
This prestigious distinction is awarded to CPAs in recognition of outstanding service, strategic leadership, career achievements and philanthropic endeavors in the CPA profession. Congratulations Alfred!
Thank you to CGC for your generous donation. Safe and affordable housing is essential to the health and wellness of our community. Without the support of passionate organizations like yours, […]
As you’ll read in our Impact Report, by strengthening our services, aligning and developing our housing assets, and better integrating our supports within the care continuum, we’re ensuring that everyone who needs support - receives support.
The Results are In! We'd like to thank everyone who participated in our 2023 Client Integrity Survey!
Check out the full report on our Quality Improvement page.
Housing is an essential part of health care. In order to improve a person’s wellness, people need a safe place to live as well as access to supports. Our Housing First Response Team will connect with people who are unhoused, have mental health and substance use concerns and are in need of crisis support and wrap-around services.
In honor of National Volunteer Week we would like to pass along a great big thank you to our Board of Directors for giving their time, energy, skills, and passion […]
Passionate about building a community where individuals with mental health, and/or addictions have access to support services that meet their needs? Consider applying to our Board of Directors! Click HERE for […]
(L-R) Seth Compton, Mark Caldwell, Erin Russell and Kari Sterling are collaborating to train youth peer supporters. Read the article to learn about Lived Experience Recovery Network (LERN) and OUTLoud North Bay's partnership to bring peer training to youth in Northern Ontario.
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the Support House Lifeskills program! Lifeskills is taking a break over the summer, but will return in September 2022. Date to be […]
"The provincial budget released today neglected to recognize historical underfunding in the community-based mental health and addictions sector. The province has committed $40 billion to hospital infrastructure, while the budget speech remained silent on community-based mental health and addictions services..."
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant We recognize that to create a healthy and diverse workplace and agency we need to benefit from the experiences, knowledge, and skills of all staff, […]
Starbucks recently spoke to Support House's Grace House Supervisor, Kim about how it's FoodShare program makes a real and tangible impact on Support House residents!
Support House call for Directors! Passionate about building a community where individuals with mental health, and/or addictions have access to support services that meet their needs? Consider applying! The Support […]
We celebrate Pride to acknowledge and honour the courage, strength, love and perseverance in the 2SLGBTQ+ communities who continue to fight for equality, visibility and inclusion.
The creation of this toolkit has been two years in the making as our Centre staff team invested their heart, soul, grit and determination to land on this final product. You will find this a resource that has been structured to include multiple parameters of engagement that involve sharing your personal lived experience (patient) and/or family (caregiver) experience for public disclosure.
The Centre's Betty-Lou Kristy speaks to Inside Halton about the opioid addiction and overdose emergency in Halton Region; and how the pandemic is helping to identify gaps and inequities in the system supporting mental health and substance use challenges.
Opening address for Ontario Peer Development Initiative's Peer Support Strong with MPP Vic Fadeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; Mary Davis, CEO of Nippissing Mental Health, Housing & Support Services and Betty-Lou Kristy, Director of the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support.
Support House's Centre for Innovation in Peer Support has been working with CAMH on applying a gender- and trauma-informed lens to digital health solutions to support women.
In this 2020 edition of our Impact Report, we reflect on some of our most significant accomplishments of 2019/2020, and also look forward to what next year brings.
To participate, make a 45 second (max) video of your passes, shots, stops, decks, or dangles – no ice needed! Include the hashtags #StickTogether #JBY #YouthMH.
Maria Estrada, Youth Peer Support Worker at Support House, was quoted in the Toronto Star advocating for more youth supports for at-risk youth and those youth with mental health and […]
