Community Resources
Community Resources
Where to Find Help
CONTACT’s Employment Services is your one-stop Community Employment Centre. Our services are available, at no cost, for anyone who is looking for work or employers who are looking to hire.
Emergency Supportive Services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness
Emergency Housing in Simcoe County consists of emergency shelters such as S.H.I.F.T., David Busby Centre, Elizabeth Fry Society, or the Salvation Army Shelter.
Please refer to the shelter information lower on this page for more information.
EXCHANGE Works Needle Program
CONTACT Community Services is a delivery partner of the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit to provide anonymous, safe needle exchange and provision of safe inhalation kits, and other harm-reduction supplies at our Alliston office. If we do not have something you need, please let us know and we will procure it. In addition, anyone requiring a naloxone kit can obtain one at our Alliston location.
Food Banks
Innisfil Church Food Bank
1571 Innisfil Beach Road, Innisfil
Telephone: (705)436-1611
Call for hours and information
Good Shepherd Food Bank
96 Victoria Street West, Lower Level, Alliston
Telephone: (705)435-3255
Hours of Operation: Monday 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Thursday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 3rd Thursday of each month 6:30 pm -7:30pm
The Angus Food Bank Inc.
Mill Street, Angus
Telephone: (705)424-0204
Hours of Operation: Wednesday 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Friday 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Helping Hand Food Bank
123 Moore Street, Bradford
Telephone: (905)775-2824
Hours of Operation: Friday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Our Town Food Bank
3 George Street, Tottenham
Telephone: (905)936-6293
Hours of Operation: Tuesday 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
South Simcoe Public Library Community Fridges
Innisfil Library – Lakeshore Branch
Innisfil Library – Cookstown Branch
Innisfil YMCA
Free & Low-Cost Meals
Alliston Pentecostal Church Community Dinner
41 Paris Street, Alliston
Every Friday (September – June) at 5:00 pm FREE
Alliston Christian Fellowship
81 Victoria St W, Alliston
Telephone: 705-250-WELL (9355)
Last Thursday of Month (Year Round) at 6:00 pm FREE
Church of the Evangelist
99 Queen St North, Tottenham
Telephone: 905-936-4089
Every Thursday (October -June) from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm $3
Bradford United Church
66 Barrie St, Bradford
Telephone: 905-775-7268
Every Friday (Year Round, including Holidays) at 5:30 pm FREE
Mothercare – Catulpa Community Services
Provides programs which promote the healthy development of children (0 to 6 years) living with parents
Location: Alliston Christian Reformed Church, 28 Downey Street West, Alliston
Telephone: 705-435-5734
Hours of Operation: Tuesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fife for Life
https://www.fife4life.org/
Shelter Information (By Region)
South Simcoe
S.H.I.F.T. (November 15th-April)
Telephone: 705-435-7293
My Sisters Place Alliston
Crisis Line 705-435-3835
Barrie
Salvation Army Bayside Mission Centre Men’s Emergency Shelter Barrie
Telephone: (705)737-2963
Intake: 24 hours daily *
Admittance: Monday – Sunday: In at 4:30 pm; Out at 8:00 am
* times may change depending on weather conditions*
Group counselling: Wednesday evening
Eligibility: Men 21 years and older in need of overnight shelter
Barrie Out of the Cold
Telephone: (705) 331-1396
Barrie Out of the Cold provides safe, respectful and welcoming overnight accommodation and meals to the homeless from November to April
Women and Children’s Shelter Barrie
Shelter Crisis Line: (705)728-2544
Toll Free: 1-800-461-1716
TTY: (705)728-7215
Youth Haven Barrie
Toll Free: 1-877-989-9995
Telephone: (705)739-7616 or (705)739-9930
Orangeville
Choices Youth Shelter Orangeville
Address: 59 Townline Orangeville, ON L9W 1V5
Telephone: (519) 942-5970
Toll Free: 1-866-947-5970
Email: choicesyouth@rogers.com
York Region
Blue Door Shelters
Crisis Line: Toll Free: 1-888-554-5525
Our shelters:
- LEEDER PLACE FAMILY SHELTER – (length of stay is 4 weeks)
- PORTER PLACE MEN’S SHELTER – (length of stay is 4 weeks)
- YORK REGION YOUTH SHELTER – (length of stay is 4 months)
Yellow Brick House
Provides services in York Region to women and children who have experienced violence and abuse.
24 Hour Crisis Line
Toll Free: 1-800-263-3247
TTY: 905-751-1712
Emergency Shelter
Telephone: 905-727-1944
Outreach Programs and Services
Inquiries about our programs and services such as individual and group counseling, legal support services call our toll free number: 1-877-222-8438