The City of Greater Sudbury helps support several initiatives in the downtown core to provide hot food and a warm shelter for those experiencing homelessness.
This is a breakdown of what is being provided.
Youth experiencing homelessness can find support in the downtown at the Sudbury Action Centre for Youth (SACY) Warming Centre and Temporary Youth Shelter.
This services is available seven days a week from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. until the end of April. The shelter has four beds and seating for 10. It is open to those age 16 to 24. This service is funded with $175,000 from the provincial Social Services Relief Fund Phase 2
Besides the warming centre and shelter, SACY provides programs and activities to support young people facing challenges. Learn more here.
Operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Off the Street Emergency Shelter at 200 Larch St. is open seven days a week from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. and provides a warm place to sleep with light refreshments, outreach and referral services to individuals who are homeless. Formerly city-owned, the building was transferred to CMHA, while an interest-free loan was also provided to support the renovation. For more information, click here.
An overnight warming centre at the YMCA, which opened Nov. 16, provides a safe, warm place for people to stop in, with access to washrooms and light refreshments. It’s open seven days a week, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. This service is funding with 200,000 from the Provincial Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI) and Federal Reaching Home funding initiative.
As well, the city partnered with the Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury (CSCGS) and the Homelessness Network to open a daytime drop-in warming centre at 19 Frood Rd., which opened in early October. The program operates seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. until May 31, 2021. For more information on the Day Centre, click here.
