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Basic Needs and Social Supports - Kitchener–Waterloo–Wellesley–Wilmot–Woolwich


Food, clothing and shelter are basic needs necessary to survival. Social programs help people to meet these needs, especially during times of personal hardship, by providing financial and employment assistance, material goods, emergency shelter and affordable housing. Additional social supports such as public education, skills training and advocacy help people to build better lives for themselves and their families.

See also Information Services.

Advocacy and Social Action for Indigenous Peoples
Affordable Housing
Budget and Credit Counselling
Clothing and Household Items
Community Colleges and Universities
Community Food Programs
Community Meals
Continuing Education
Counselling - Family, Couple, Individual
Drop-In Centres for Adults
Drop-In Centres for Youth
Emergency Shelters for Adults
Emergency Shelters for Adults with Children
Emergency Shelters for Youth
Employment Assistance
Employment Assistance for People with Disabilities
English/French as a Second Language (ESL/FSL) Training Programs
Ethnocultural Groups and Services
Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance for Children and Families
Financial Assistance for People with Disabilities
Financial Assistance for Rent and Utilities
Financial Assistance for Seniors
Food Banks
Francophone Community
Gender-Based Violence Shelters
Housing Referral and Rights
Immigrant, Newcomer, and Refugee Services
Life Skills
Personal Identification Assistance Programs
Public Transportation
Social Action Groups
Street Outreach
Transitional Housing
Volunteer Referral Services


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COVID-19 information and resources



 

Warming centres provide shelter for people needing to warm-up during extreme cold warnings.
to better integrate the province’s health care system to help end hallway health care. To support this, we are aligning with 3 other regions in West Ontario so that we can work more cohesively.
Emergency shelters in Wellington County.


Caregiver Exchange