Our Place Peel
Emergency Youth Shelter, Transitional Program
Record #:
CDR0172
Last Modified:
26 Aug 2019
Last Full Update:
26 Aug 2019
Phone
| Office Phone | *Administration 905-238-1383 |
| Fax | Shelter: 905-238-6916 Head Office: 905-624-4046 |
| After Hours Phone | 905-238-1383 |
| Crisis Phone | *Emergency Youth Shelter 905-238-1383 |
Address/Location Info
| Address | 3579 Dixie Rd Mississauga, ON L4Y 2B3 |
| Located In Community | Mississauga |
| Intersection | Dixie Rd and Burnhamthorpe Rd E |
| Transit Information | 26 Burnhamthorpe or 5 Dixie |
| Accessibility | Not Accessible |
| Mailing Address | c/o Our Place Peel 5170 Dixie Road Road E, Ste 206 Mississauga, ON L4W 1E3 |
Description/Eligibility/Service Details
| Description | 20-bed emergency youth shelter provides crisis counseling and referral services within a supportive environment for young people (16-21yrs). The shelter, located in Mississauga, offers assistance by trained staff (Mon-Sun 24 hours). The length of stay is three weeks. The goals of the Emergency Youth Shelter are: * To provide safe shelter and crisis counseling to homeless youth within their community, enabling them to remain close to family, friends, school and employment contacts. * To facilitate family reconciliation, if feasible. * To make referrals to ongoing clinical support and necessary counseling. * To help youth take responsibility for themselves, their actions, behavior and future within a supportive environment. * To offer Outreach services for youth 16-24 in need of supports to prevent homelessness, or those who are experiencing unstable living situations. * To offer a Family Reconciliation Program, that helps youth and their families work though breakdown to avoid or prevent homelessness. Provides access to a Resource Room offering: Computer and Internet Access; Job Search Support; Job Skills Training and Development; Educational and Future Planning. |
| Hours | * Youth shelter Daily 24 hours * Office Mon-Fri 8am-4pm |
| Areas Served | Peel Region |
| Eligibility | Ages: 16 year(s) - 24 year(s) |
| Application | Self referral, referrals can be made by calling 905-238-1383 |
| Fees | None |
| Languages | English |
Contact Information
| Social Media | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Our-Place-Peel/127995940603120 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourplacepeel/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurPlacePeel Website: www.ourplacepeel.org |
| info@ourplacepeel.org | |
| Website | www.ourplacepeel.org |
| Primary Contact | Dani Mills, Shelter Manger; Phone: ext 202; Email: dmills@ourplacepeel.org |
| Primary Executive | Christy Upshall, Chief Executive Officer; Phone: ext 201; Email: cupshall@ourplacepeel.org |
Other Info
| Established | 1989 |
| Funding | Regional / Municipal - Peel Region ; Provincial - Ontario Ministry of Family, Community & Children's Services ; Donations ; United Way - Peel Region ; Foundation - Ontario Trillium Foundation ; Regional/Municipal - Peel Region; Donations; United Way - Peel Region |
| Service Level | (50) Non Profit |
Subjects
| CDRCP_CSI_HEADINGS | Shelters/Housing |
| Subjects | Counselling ; Homeless people ; Information and referral ; Job search training ; Life skills training ; Residential care ; Volunteer opportunities ; Youth |
| Service Categories | Job Search Resource Centres ~ Young Adults ~ Homeless Men ; Juvenile/Youth Shelters |