Housing Services:
"Helping to prevent homelessness"
Availability: Oshawa, Bowmanville
If You Are Experiencing Any of the Following:
- Facing the threat of eviction
- Unable to find or secure adequate housing
- Unsure of your rights/obligations as a renter
- Unsure of your rights/obligations as a landlord
- Homeless
- No income
- Unable to pay your rent or heating bill
- Unable to manage your money
- Lost your personal identification
- In need of an advocate
- Just released from prison and do not have your personal possessions/I.D.
- No transporation to look for house
Accessing the Program
You can contact our Oshawa or Bowmanville offices to make an appointment with one of our experienced and supportive housing advocates.
Free Services Include:
- Assist with preventing eviction through mediation/advocacy with landlords
- Information/advice on the Tenant Protection Act for both tenants and landlords (your rights/obligations)
- Will accompany tenant to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal
- Provide assistance and support in finding housing
- Provide access to the Rent Bank and Energy Fund with application forms and other funds when available
- Assists with filling out rental applications for market and "rent geared to income" housing
- I.D. replacement Clinic, applications for birth certificates for all parts of Canada
- Post-inmate release assistance
- Advocacy and referral with Ontario Works/ODSP and other agencies as required
- Referral to emergency housing if you are homeless or about to be
- Referrals to out of town emergency hostels
- Transportation for housing searches (* when funds are available)
- Locating food banks in Durham Region
- Referrals to other community resources
- Resource material
Workshops/presentations available upon request for:
- Eviction Prevention
- Budgeting
- Homelessness
- How to search for housing
We will advocate for those in need!
Contact:
Please contact the office nearest you to arrange for an appointment. You may phone, Email, or drop in.
Eviction Prevention Advocate/I.D. Clinic, 905-579-8482
Maggie McCallum (maggie.mccallum@jhsdurham.on.ca)
Housing Advocate (Oshawa), 905-579-8482
Sabiha Abo (sabiha.abo@jhsdurham.on.ca)
Clarington Housing Outreach Advocate, 905-623-6814
Shelley Lawrence (* Part time) (shelley.lawrence@jhsdurham.on.ca)
