Homeless Hubs and Street Outreach

Information about emergency supports for unsheltered residents is updated daily and available online through The Gap Committee.

Homeless Hubs

Homeless support hubs are a way of providing street outreach support to people experiencing homelessness. With many services in one location, hub models can help people stay connected to available supports including income and employment support, housing outreach, health services, etc. These hubs also act at Community Access Points for Durham’s By-Name List and Coordinated Access System.

Housing-Focused Street Outreach

Housing Focused street outreach teams look for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness with the goal of developing trust, meeting basic needs and ensuring people are connected to Durham’s By-Name List and Coordinated Access System. The goal of housing-focused street outreach is to help people accept offers of help with housing while meeting basic needs to ensure people can move from unsheltered homelessness to housing.

 There are housing-focused street outreach teams across Durham.

 If you are concerned about someone sleeping outside, you can contact one of the housing-focused street outreach teams to make sure they are connected with supports.

Street Outreach Teams

Cornerstone Bridges Street Outreach Program - Oshawa

Phone: 905-433-0254

Primary Care Outreach Program (PCOP) – Mobile Team Across Durham

Phone: 289-979-9428

Mental Health Outreach Program (MHOP) - Outreach counselling/psychotherapy across Durham 

Phone: (289) 927-1979

Carea Welcoming Streets – Oshawa & Ajax/Pickering

Phone: 289-385-6992 or 289-355-8938

Community Development Council Durham - Ajax/Pickering

Phone: 905-686-2661 extension. 147

North House – North Durham

Phone: 289-640-1929