Winter Emergency Resources In Edmonton: Shelters, Warming Centres, Food & Drop-In Emergency Resources, and Other Services

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1 Winter Emergency Resources In Edmonton: Shelters, Warming Centres, Food & Drop-In Emergency Resources, and Other Services Updated: December 22, 2009 SECTION Drop-In & Food Emergency Response Food Outreach Van Shelters: Families Adults Youth Additional Resources Corrections and New Information: Contact Tamara Turgeon phone: DROP-IN & FOOD Bissell Centre The Mustard Seed Address: Street Address: Street Phone: Phone: Clients Served: All Clients Served: All Hours: Drop-In Hours: Drop-In M/T/T/F - 7am - 3pm W - 7am - 2:30pm Food Monday - Friday: 9 am sandwiches Food Sunday: Inner City Pastoral lunch Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri: 3-4:30pm Mon - Thur: 8-10 pm Friday: 8-11 pm Saturday: 6-11 pm Monday - Friday: 7pm Supper Saturday: 5pm Supper First 3 weds of month - Movies 5-7 pm Other Services: ~Employment Services - 7am Old Strathcona Youth Co-Op PAGE # Address: Avenue 1-2 ~Childcare and family services Phone: ~Mental Health community liason program, Clients Served: Youth, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome supports, Hours: Drop-In 4 thrift shop, community access voucher. Tues - Thurs: 12-5pm 4 ~Showers & Laundry Friday: 2-5pm 5 NOT OPEN MONDAYS 6 Boyle Street Community Services 6 funding provided by Homeward Trust Services: ~ hot beverages, snacks, clothes, Address: Avenue toiletries (drop-in access through side door) ~ student legal services Phone: ~Collective kitchen on Friday Clients Served: All (3-5pm) Holy Trinity - 100st & 84ave * please contact only for changes to or obtain a copy of list Hours: Drop-In (Extended Hours) ~ Housing and Employment Assist. Monday - Friday: 6 am-9 pm Weekends & Holidays: 6 am-9 pm Food Breakfast & Lunch available 7 days ~ Outreach nurses and STD services on Wed. 1pm ~ Art classes Tues & Thurs afternoon ~ Music Jam every Wed afternoon ~ Computer Access Pg. 1 of 6

2 DROP-IN & FOOD CONT'D EMERGENCY RESPONSE Jasper Place Health & Wellness Centre Employment, Immigration Hope Mission Ministry Van - Man Down funding provided by Homeward Trust & Industry Crisis Unit Address: N/A Address: Stony Plain Road Address: N/A Phone: Call 911, EMS will dispatch. Phone: Phone: press 1 Clients Served: Individuals who are unconcious or Clients Served: Homeless people in the West end. Clients Served: Families, singles, and childless difficult to transport. Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9am-5pm couples, subject to assessment Hours: 24/7 Monday: 6pm - 9:30 - dinner provided and suitability. Services: ~ Afternoon and evening patrol. Tuesday - Friday: 7pm-10pm Hours: Call after 4:30pm ~ Provides bag lunches, hot Saturday & Sunday: 5pm-10pm (if called during the day, client will chocolate, clothing and other basic Services: ~ Showers, computer access, be referred to HRE local office.) necessities to those who do not laundry, agency referral, want to go to shelters. sandwiches, coffee and soup. ~ Can not provide transportation ~ Public health nurses Mon & Thurs Services: For emergency situations, will pay unless requested by EMS dispatcher. evenings. for hotel accommodation, food, ~WER van pick up at 8:30pm daily prescriptions, and transport to Red Cross shelters and for medical Address: N/A emergencies, if client is deemed Phone: (M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm) eligible (after hours) Clients Served: All Salvation Army Crossroads Comm. Church Mental Health Crisis Hours: 24/7 funding provided by Homeward Trust Address: N/A Address: Street Phone: Phone: Clients Served: Anyone facing a mental health Clients Served: all crisis. Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am-5pm Hours: 24/7 Friday evenings: 7pm-11pm Services: 72 hours assistance in cases of Sunday church service: 2pm-5pm Services: Mental health assessment. fire, flood, other disasters, evacuation, or housing is Child Welfare Crisis Services: ~ Nurse on Tue afternoons Address: N/A ~Space for up to 50 individuals. Phone: ~Place to rest, warm beverages, Clients Served: Children in imminent risk. food, blankets and clothing. Hours: 24/7 ~Referral services. condemned. Pg. 2 of 6

3 FOOD B's Diner Marian Centre Crystal Kids Address: #6, Avenue Address: Street Adress: Avenue Phone: Phone: Phone: ext 227 Clients Served: All Clients Served: All Hours: Food Hours: Food Clients Served: Youth & Seniors Wednesday: M/T/T/F/Sat: 12:30pm-1:30pm Hours: Mon - Fri: 5pm youth supper 1pm-3pm Lunch Dining room open. (closed Wed.) Wed: 11:30am seniors lunch Sunday: 12:30pm-1:15pm Services: Food Bank pick up location Edmonton Family Worship Bag lunches at back door. must call food bank first Address: Street Phone: (office hours: M-F, 9am-3pm) Hope Mission House of Refuge Clients Served: Inner City residents. Address: Avenue Address: 104 Avenue & 95 Street Hours: Food Phone: Phone: Sunday: 3pm-5pm Lunch Clients Served: Male, female, or couples. Clients Served: All Other Services: Also provides clothing, blankets, Low tolerance for alcohol. Hours: Food and work clothing. Hours: Breakfast: 8-8:45am Supper every day, after Gospel Lunch: 12:00 -!2:45 Edmonton Centre Victory Church Supper: 5-5:45pm Drop-In Address: Street Weekends & Special Holidays 5pm-9pm Phone: Brunch: 11-11:45am Clients Served: All Supper: 4:30pm - 5:15pm Hours: Food * Food at Herb Jamison no longer available to outside clients 8pm-10pm supper service that starts at 7pm. Friday night coffee house: St.Peter's Lutheran Church Fort Road Victory Church 7pm-10pm Address: Avenue funding provided by Homeward Trust Phone: Address: Fort Road Canadian Native Friendship Centre Clients Served: All Phone: Address: Street Hours: Food Clients Served: All Phone: Hot Breakfast: Hours: Food Clients Served: All 7am-9pm Tues/Wed/Thurs Monday - Friday: 4pm-7pm Hours: Food Services: ~ Hot soup, sandwiches, muffins, Wednesday: 6pm-7pm meal Other Services: Provides clothing when available. coffee/hot chocolate, fresh fruit. Friday: 12pm-1pm meal ~ Pickup location for BSCS Van. Pg. 3 of 6

4 SHELTERS - FAMILIES (ALSO SPECIAL NEEDS, SENIORS, AND SINGLES) OUTREACH VANS Operation Friendship Urban Manor Hope Mission Ministry Van - Man Down Address: Avenue Address: Avenue Address: N/A Phone: Phone: Phone: Call 911, EMS will dispatch. Clients Served: Men and women over 55 years old. Clients Served: Hard to house men Clients Served: Individuals who are intoxicated and Hours: Monday - Friday: 8am-6:30pm Hours: 24/7 difficult to transport. Weekends & Holidays: Services: ~ Residence with 75 beds. Hours: 24/7 10:30am-6:30pm ~ On occasion, accepts emergency Services: ~ Rents and operates 5 housing referrals, if space available. facilities for inner-city seniors. Services: ~ Afternoon and evening patrol. ~ Referral services. Outreach program ~ Provides bag lunches, hot ~ Operates McCauley Senior's chocolate, clothing and other basic Drop-In (free meals, all days, and recreation) necessities to those who do not want to go to shelters. ~ Showers and hair cuts once a ~ Can not provide transportation week. Foot care twice monthly ~ Helping hand transportation service. unless requested by EMS dispatcher. Winter Homeless Emergency Van (BSCS) ~ Run a housing registry service. funding provided by Homeward Trust Address: N/A YMCA Phone: (780) ext. 261(8:30am-4pm) Address: A Avenue request Winter Emergency Response Phone: (cell) Clients Served: Families, special needs, pregnant Clients Served: All women and singles. Hours: 2pm-10pm daily Hours: 24/7 Pickup Schedule: Services: Dorm beds ($25/night) - Victory Church: 5pm-6:30pm Single rooms (M $40-$43; F $43/night) - JPHAWC: 8pm-8:30pm Double rooms ($63/night) - Old Strathcona Youth Co-Op: Single rooms per week 9pm - 9:30pm (M $145-$155; F $155) Services: ~ Food, warm clothing, and transportation to shelters and hospitals. Support & Advice to receiving further assistance. Pg. 4 of 6

5 SHELTERS - ADULT Herb Jamieson Salvation Army Women's Emergency Address: A Avenue Address: Avenue Accommodation Centre (WEAC) Phone: Phone: Address: A Avenue Clients Served: Male only (with no other resources) Clients Served: Men only Phone: Sober only (zero tolerance) Must be sober Clients Served: Women only (including trans- Hours: Open: 7pm May consider wheelchair-bound gendered) 18 and up. Must register for service. (depends on staffing and extent of Must be sober. Last take-in: about 2am client service needs). Hours: 24/7 Foyer opens at 10:30pm-11pm Hours: Open: 8am approx. - 9pm curfew unless other for warming. Intake ends around 8pm. arrangements made. Clients leave: 8am - Be there by 9pm to see if space Services: ~ Max capacity of 329 available. First-come, first-served. Services: ~ Dorm Beds ($20/night, $110/week, - referrals taken from community Hope Mission Intox $435/month) throughout the day (if a bed is Address: Avenue ~ Includes meals available, must speak with Phone: say "intox" or "wems" Soup line: Wed, 2:30-3:15pm Supervisor on call). Clients Served: Male only, under the influence. Services: ~ 66 beds and 9 mats. Hours: Open: 8:30pm ~ will not take over 75 Intake stops at 12am. Clients leave: 6:45am ~ meals provided. ~ Health Nurse: (breakfast at Hope Mission) The George Spady Centre Mon-Wed, 8:45am-11:45am Services: 70 mats Address: A Avenue Friday, 8:45am-11:45am Phone: ~ Various services available and Hope Mission (WES/WHIMS) Clients Served: Male or female will be given upon registration. Address: Avenue Under the influence Phone: Hours: Open 24hrs a day for the very Hope Mission Overflow Clients Served: Male, female, or couples. intoxicated. Address: N/A Low tolerance for alcohol. Otherwise, open at 4pm. Phone: Hours: Opens: 8:30pm Contact Herb Jamieson Intake stops at 12am Services: ~ 10 female mats; 50 male mats Clients Served: Male only Clients leave: 6:45am ~ Detox beds Low tolerance for alcohol. Breakfast: 8:00pm - 8:45pm (4 for women; 17 for men) Hours: Intake at Herb Jamieson Services: ~200 for men (15 are for couples) ~ Coffee at 4pm-7pm every day. Services: 150+ at Marv Holland ~65 mats for women Pg. 5 of 6

6 SHELTERS - YOUTH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Hope Mission Youth Boyle McCauley Health Centre - RN Nurse Boyle McCauley Health Centre Address: Avenue, 2nd floor Address: N/A Address: Street Phone: Phone: x 267 Phone: Clients Served: Youth, Cecilia Blassetti Clients Served: Inner-city residents. Intoxicated youth (drugs or alcohol) Clients Served: People without AHC Hours: Clinic: Hours: 9:30pm-8:15am Intake until 2am Mental health Monday - Thursday: 9am-9pm Services: ~ Room for 65, Food service, Addictions Friday: 9am-4:30pm Outreach service Womens health promotion Saturday: 9am-12:30pm Hours: Mon:Mustard Seed 3pm-4pm Saturday Youth Clinic: 2pm-6pm Inner City Youth Housing Project Spady, 6pm-9pm Services: ~ Medical assessment, treatment. Address: Street Tues: Salvation Army E3C 2pm-4pm ~ Operates a clinic at WEAC, usually Phone: Wed: Bissell 10:00am-noon 1pm-4pm Mon/Wed/Fri (subject to Clients Served: Youth, Footcare 1:00pm-4:00pm change). This is open to women and Services: 20 Available beds Thurs: Jasper Place HWC 10:00am-noon children in the community, not just 5 high-risk beds and Spady, 4pm WEAC residents. Youth Emergency Shelter Society Friday - Sunday: Off The Support Network Address: Avenue Edmonton Emergency Relief Address: N/A Phone: Address: Street Phone: 211 Clients Served: Youth, 15-18: somewhat alcohol tolerant Phone: Clients Served: All Hours: Open: 9pm Clients Served: Fire victims or victims of other Hours: 24/7 Last intake: 4am Clients leave: 8am disasters. Services: ~ Register every day at 9pm. Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10am-3pm ~ 16 beds, male and female, Services: Clothing, household items and Services: Information referral line. showers, breakfast and supper, bag lunches, bus tickets, clothing furniture. and personal care items. ~ Access to Resource Coordinator SAGE - Senior Safe House and AADAC Mobile Counselor, Phone: referrals to other programs. Clients Served: Senior facing abuse ~ Access to doctor on Wed. night Hours: 9am - 4pm regular hours Mon - Fri. (book ahead). Services: Provide Safe House for elders who ~ Access to Intervention Services are facing abuse. Worker (mental health issues). Pg. 6 of 6