Campus and Community Resources

Student Assistance Program accessible 24/7 offering mental health counselling, nutrition & financial consultation, smoking cessation, and life coaching.

Customized digital therapy, guided by a registered mental health professional.

An online resource intended to be a one-stop shop for any individual looking to understand more about mental health and how to refer someone to relevant mental health programs.

Focused on student mental health, this site provides resources, webinars with experts, and the latest news on mental health.

The Mobilizing Minds research group offers educational resources about depression and offers treatment options for depression.

Educational resources about suicide prevention.

Offers confidential, non-judgmental, and informed LGBTQQ2SI Peer Support.

Phone: 1-800-268-9688 (6pm to 9pm daily)
Text: 647-694-4275 (4pm to 9:30pm daily)

Provides trans peer support, run by and for trans people.

Phone: 1-877-330-6366

A non-for-profit charitable organization focusing on the well-being and protection of children, which works to reduce harmful circumstances and address areas of concern.

Working closely with other child- and family-focused community agencies, provides coordinated and complementary child welfare services to children, youth, and families.

Phone: 905-525-2012
For service in French: 1-855-550-3571
After-hours emergencies: 905-522-8053

Address: 735 King Street East, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Offers quality programs for children, youth, adults and families with a focus on learning and skills development.

Phone: 905-549-2814

Access the Hamilton Child Care Registry, Financial Support for Child Care, Early Years Programs and Services, and view licensed Child Care Operators.

Phone: 905-524-4884 (Information line)

Serves residents of the City of Hamilton who have serious mental health challenges and are in crisis.

Phone: 905-972-8338
Toll Free: 1-844-972-8338

Provides free, confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario.

Phone: 1-866-925-5454
Text: GOOD@TALKON to 686868

Provides supports to people who have experienced sexualized violence at any point in their lives.

Phone: 905-525-4162 (24/7 Support line)

Address: 75 MacNab Street South - 3rd Floor, Hamilton

Offers practical assistance for children and families, tending to the basic necessities of life; and offers practical supports for people in crisis.

Phone: 905-522-1477 or 1-855-294-4673

Address: 80 Bay Street North, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm

Provides emergency food and hygiene supplies to those with a low income. Bring ID for all family members, proof of address, income statement, rent or mortgage statement, and copies of utility statements (if applicable). 

Phone: 905-528-4212

Address: 196 Wentworth Street North, Hamilton

Welcoming and safe community space offering food-based programs.

Address: 10-310 Lime Ridge Road West, Hamilton

An appointment only, emergency food bank. First-time shoppers must provide ID for all household members, proof of address, and proof of income.

Phone: 905-574-1334 ext. 300

Address: 28 Athens Street, Hamilton

Provides emergency food, and referral to community programs and resources as necessary.

Phone: 905-540-1888 ext. 101

Address: 80 Bay Street North, Hamilton

Provides emergency food. First time visitors are required to bring 2 pieces of ID for the head of household, 1 piece of ID for all other family members, proof of income, and proof of address.

Phone: 905-523-5546

Address: 785 Britannia Avenue, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9am to 12pm

Helps with the application process and maintains the central waiting list for subsidized housing for social housing providers in Hamilton.

Phone: 905-546-2424 ext. 3708
Email: ath [at] hamilton.ca (ath[at]hamilton[dot]ca)

Address: 350 King Street East - Suite 110, Hamilton

Provides homes that are safe, well-maintained and affordable.

Phone: 905-523-8496
Email: cityhousing [at] hamilton.ca (cityhousing[at]hamilton[dot]ca)

Address: 181 Main Street West - 3rd Floor, Hamilton

Offers rental listings, access to financial assistance programs, landlord support, and information relating to housing in Hamilton.

Phone: 905-526-8100

Address: 119 Main Street East, Hamilton

Offers support to individuals experiencing episodic and chronic homelessness, and those who are at risk of homelessness.

Phone: 905-528-5629

Address: 52 Catharine Street North, Hamilton

Information about bed bugs, cockroaches, rats, and pest control.

A citizen program that works to help stop, prevent, and solve crime.

Phone: 1-800-222-8477

Works with low-income residents of Hamilton to improve legal rights and promote access to justice.

Phone: 905-527-4572

Address: 100 Main Street East - Suite 203, Hamilton

Serves and protects Hamilton's residents, making Hamilton a safe place to live and work.

Phone: 905-546-4772

Address: 155 King William Street, Hamilton

Provides counselling, community connection, and education programs to men, women, young, pregnant and parenting women & their partners, infants, and seniors.

Phone: 905-387-3823 ext. 0
Intake Line: 905-387-3823 ext. 279
Email: intake [at] cfshw.com (intake[at]cfshw[dot]com)

Address: 404-460 Main Street East, Hamilton

Provides recovery-focused programs and services for people of all ages and their families.

Phone: 905-521-0090
Email: info [at] cmhahamilton.ca (info[at]cmhahamilton[dot]ca)

Address: 131 John Street South, Hamilton

A centralized intake service for 17 adult outpatient mental health and addiction programs at St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton.

Phone: 905-522-1155 ext. 36499

Address: 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton

Information about property taxes, garbage and recycling, tickets and parking, by-law and enforcement, and more.

Phone: 905-546-2489
Email: askcity [at] hamilton.ca (askcity[at]hamilton[dot]ca)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Delivers local health care services such as home and community care, access to community services and long-term care home placement.

Phone: 905-523-8600
General Inquiries: 1-800-810-0000

Address: 1-211 Pritchard Road, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Sunday, 8:30am to 8:30pm

Offers harm reduction, health and wellness programs, and support and community development.

Phone: 905-522-3233
Email: administration [at] hucchc.com (administration[at]hucchc[dot]com)

Address: 181 Main Street West, Hamilton

Provides temporary financial and employment assistance for people who are in financial need.

Phone: 905-546-4800
Toll Free: 1-855-999-8729
Email: ontarioworks [at] hamilton.ca (ontarioworks[at]hamilton[dot]ca)

Address: 250 Main Street East, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Offers various clinics and services, information about health topics, specialized classes, and more.

Phone: 905-546-2489
Email: publichealth [at] hamilton.ca (publichealth[at]hamilton[dot]ca)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Get your Driver's License, health card, birth certificates, register a birth, and more.

Phone: 416-326-1234
Toll Free: 1-800-267-8097

Offers programs for children & youth, seniors, and community, as well as a food bank and thrift store.

Phone: 905-525-5824
Email: info [at] welcomeinn.ca (info[at]welcomeinn[dot]ca)

Address: 40 Wood Street East, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Phone: 905-521-2100

Address: 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton

Care for all ages, from pre-birth to end-of-life.

Phone: 905-521-2100

A program to help Ontarians without a family health care provider find one. Refers people without a family health care provider to physicians and nurse practitioners who are accepting new patients in their community.

Toll Free: 1-800-445-1822

Learn more about Health Care Connect

Phone: 905-389-4411

Address: 711 Concession Street, Hamilton

Phone: 905-521-2100

Address: 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton

Phone: 905-522-1155

Address: 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton

Provides primary care to high risk populations without stable housing and who have complex health problems, within shelters and transitional housing programs, drop-in centres, addiction facilities, and mental health facilities.

Phone: 905-526-7137
Email: admin [at] shelterhealthnetwork.ca (admin[at]shelterhealthnetwork[dot]ca)

Address: 82 Stinson Street, Hamilton

Serves patients with non-threatening injuries and illnesses. Patients are encouraged to visit Urgent Care only if and when their conditions cannot wait for a scheduled doctor's appointment.

Phone: 905-573-7777

Address: 2757 King Street East, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Sunday, 8am to 10pm

Get connected to health care 24/7. Check your symptoms, get health advice, find a health service, or search the medical library.

Toll Free: 1-866-797-0007

Walk-in medical care for patients with urgent health concerns that cannot wait for a family doctor.

Phone: 905-521-2100

Address: 690 Main Street West, Hamilton

Provides a safe environment in the community for individuals who are experiencing mental health and/or substance use crisis and who do not require a hospital stay.

Mental Health Crisis Support: 905-529-7878
Toll Free: 1-844-777-3571
Women's Services: 905-523-6277

Learn more about the Barrett Centre

A housing-focused shelter for families experiencing homelessness in the Hamilton area.

Phone: 905-528-9442

Address: 143 Wentworth Street South, Hamilton

Offers emergency overnight accommodation for up to 54 men including meals and laundry services, overflow spaces for up to 10 men, case management and referrals to appropriate community resources.

Phone: 905-528-9109

Address: 135 Mary Street, Hamilton

Helps youth who are street-involved or homeless due to family violence, conflict, abuse, neglect, poverty, and exposure to mental health and addiction issues.

Phone: 905-308-8090

Address: 14 Cannon Street West, Hamilton

Provides shelter and crisis services for physically, emotionally, financially, and sexually abused women and their dependent children.

Phone: 905-332-1593
Crisis Line: 905-332-7892
Email: info [at] haltonwomensplace.com (info[at]haltonwomensplace[dot]com)

A shelter for women-identified and non-binary people with or without children in their care who are experiencing abuse and/or homelessness.

Phone: 905-529-8600 (Main line)
Phone: 905-529-8149 ext. 125 (Reception)
Text: 289-212-6399

Provides emergency shelter, safety planning and support services for women with or without children that have experienced abuse or violence.

Phone: 905-387-9959
Crisis Line: 905-387-8881
Email: info [at] intervalhousehamilton.org (info[at]intervalhousehamilton[dot]org)

An accessible 40-bed emergency shelter for women and their children who are homeless and fleeing violence and abuse. Also provides referrals and advocacy for legal, medical, financial, employment, housing, and community services.

Phone: 905-523-8895
Crisis Line: 905-523-6277

Address: 25 Ray Street North, Hamilton

A 20-bed emergency shelter for women 18 years and older, who are dealing with homelessness, poverty, mental illness and/or violence. Also provides safety planning and advocacy for medical, legal, and other community services, as well as assistance in establishing permanent housing.

Phone: 905-540-8000
Crisis Line: 905-523-6277

Address: 20 Pearl Street North, Hamilton

Emergency shelter for men-identifying people over the age of 18 years old.

Phone: 905-528-7635

Address: 325 James Street North, Hamilton

Provides safe, emergency shelter for all women regardless of age, ancestry, culture, place of origin or sexual orientation with or without children who are experiencing crisis in their lives due to family violence, homelessness, or conflict with the law.

Phone: 905-664-1114 or 1-888-308-6559

Address: 1900 King Street East, Hamilton

Emergency shelter for homeless or transient men. Provides short and long term transitional accommodation, an enhanced hosteling program with case management, financial management, and referral to counselling.

Phone: 905-527-1444

Address: 94 York Boulevard, Hamilton

A safe, low-barrier space for all women-identifying folks experiencing homelessness, precarious housing, and social isolation. Emma's Place offers 15 low-barrier beds to women and non-binary people from 9pm to 9am.

Phone: 905-528-5100 ext. 1200

Address: 196 Wentworth Street North, Hamilton

Offers services and education to people living in the communities of Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand, Norfolk, and Brant.

Phone: 905-528-0854
Toll Free: 1-866-563-0563

Address: 140 King Street East - Suite 101, Hamilton

Anonymous and rapid HIV tests. No health card or appointment needed.

Phone: 905-528-5894

Provides testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, low-cost birth control, and free condoms.

Phone: 905-528-5894

Provides expert care to pregnant women at any or all stages of having a baby.

Phone: 905-528-5553

Address: 100 Main Street West - 3rd Floor, Hamilton

Provides supports to people who have experienced sexualized violence at any point in their lives.

Phone: 905-525-4162 (24/7 Support line)

Address: 75 MacNab Street South - 3rd Floor, Hamilton

Provides compassionate, confidential health care for children, adolescents, women, trans persons, and men who have experienced sexual assault and/or domestic violence.

Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 73557

A fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Phone: 905-522-8392 (Hamilton)
Phone: 905-631-8784 (Burlington/Oakville)

Strength and hope for friends and families of those dealing with problematic drinking.

Phone: 905-522-1733

Provides information, counselling, group programs, methadone case management, referral to residential treatment, and more.

Phone: 905-546-3606

Address: 21 Hunter Street East - 3rd Floor, Hamilton

Provides community-based substance use and addition treatment services that engage and mobilize youth ages 12-25 and their families.

Phone: 905-527-4469
Email: admin [at] ay.on.ca (admin[at]ay[dot]on[dot]ca)

Address: 38 James Street South - 2nd Floor, Hamilton

A safe place that welcomes men who are struggling with substance use problems.

Phone: 905-527-9264

Address: 595 Main Street East, Hamilton
Hours: Available 24/7

Suntrac Wellness & Addiction Treatment Program incorporates best practices in the treatment of substance use. Serves individuals of all genders aged 19 and older.

Phone: 905-528-0389

An international, community-based association of individuals recovering from drug addiction.

Phone: 1-888-811-3887 (English)
Phone: 1-888-385-7247 (French)
Phone: 1-888-377-7881 (Farsi)

Work one-on-one with a Smokers' Helpline Quit Coach to create a quit plan that works for you.

Phone: 1-866-797-0000
Text: Text iQuit to 123456

Offers a range of gender responsive programming and supports to women seeking change with their substance use.

Phone: 905-545-9100
Email: womankindinquiries [at] stjoes.ca (womankindinquiries[at]stjoes[dot]ca)

Address: 431 Whitney Avenue, Hamilton

A confidential service that travels anywhere in Hamilton and is available at a requested meeting spot. Delivers new needles and harm reduction supplies, and offers safe disposal of any used harm reduction supplies.

Phone: 905-317-9966
Text: 905-317-9966

Hours: Monday to Sunday, 7pm to 11pm