Hamilton Search

Housing & Shelter

Preventing & Ending Homelessness

Preventing and Ending Homelessness

The City of Hamilton funds and monitors programs that together work to support individuals and families in stabilizing housing and preventing homelessness wherever possible and in quickly ending experiences of homelessness.

Emergency and Violence Against Women Shelters & Drop-ins Programs

There are many emergency shelters, violence against women shelters and drop-ins across the City for those at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

Winter Response Strategy

Review the comprehensive Winter Response Strategy to better address the needs of those experiencing homelessness during the winter months.

Approved Temporary Shelter Expansion

Providing necessary emergency supports by adding 192 new temporary shelter beds, and developing a temporary low-barrier outdoor shelter site.

Resources for Individuals at Risk of and Experiencing Homelessness

Review available resources for individuals at risk of and experiencing homelessness

City of Hamilton Encampment Response

The City is committed to ensuring people experiencing homelessness receive support, while ensuring public spaces remain safe and accessible to all residents

Housing & Homelessness Action Plan

10-year, solution-focused, person-centred plan that will guide decision making to address affordable housing and homelessness issues.

Hamilton’s Homelessness Ending Strategy

Homelessness is a complex but solvable problem. In Hamilton’s Systems Planning Framework: Coming Together to End Homelessness, our community has laid out a roadmap for ending chronic homelessness by 2025.

Resources for Homeless-serving partners

Policies and processes guide in coordinating access to resources within Hamilton’s homeless-serving system.

Housing Emergency Fund

Program to help ODSP & OW recipients, as well as people with low income maintain their existing housing.

Housing & Homelessness Dashboard

The state of homelessness and access to affordable housing in Hamilton.

Point in Time Connection

City of Hamilton joined communities across Canada in participating in Everyone Counts. Review the results of the Point-in-Time Count.

Date modified

April 01, 2025