Housing Resource Centres

July 20, 2019 Services 0

Regional Housing Support Services

Regional Housing Support Services offers housing related services to members of the community of Simcoe County.

Support is offered to community members at risk of homelessness, experiencing homelessness or experiencing rental and/or utilities arrears.

For more information please use the icons below.

Make a housing appointment or receive assistance to apply for funding programs.

Regional Housing First Program

We provide case management support to community members experiencing chronic homelessness.

Tenant Support & Resources

Find helpful resources or make an appointment to receive assistance as a tenant.

Landlord Support & Resources

Being a Landlord comes with a lot of responsibility, and sometimes you may not know where to turn for help or information.

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Staff Name	Position	Years of Service
John Johnson	Community Support Services Supervisor	40 years
Barb Burns	Community Support Worker	40 years
Dianne McLean	Infant and Child Development Support Worker	35 years
Kristi Pitkin	Transition Support Services Coordinator	35 years
Lisa Lawlor	Community Support Worker	30 years
Crystal Donaldson	Community Support Services Site Coordinator	30 years
Kim Hammell-Ramos	Community Support Worker	30 years
Kerry Sommers	Accommodations Support Worker	30 years
Jordanna Meeker	Service Planning Coordinator	30 years
Jennifer Nichols	Accommodations Support Worker	30 years
Sandy Paterson	Community Support Worker	30 years
Kim Martin	Supports and Services Manager	30 years
Diane Uram	Employment Supports and Service Coordinator	30 years
Carrie Nadeau	Supports and Services Supervisor	30 years
Stephanie Mole	Senior Support Worker	30 years
Caroline Pattison	Community Support Worker	25 years
Krista Duguay	Community Support Worker	25 years
Joyce Falcon	Community Support Worker	25 years
Kelly Erb	Regional Housing Supervisor	25 years
Colleen McGinnis	Quality and Innovations Manager	25 years
Cyril Quiambao	Accommodations Support Worker	25 years
Carrie Nixon	Supported Independent Living Worker	25 years
Claire Lavigne	Employment Support Services Coordinator	25 years
Kelly Balkwill	Community Support Worker	25 years
Dawn Theriault	Transition Support Services Coordinator	20 years
Natasha Brown	Housing Access Worker	20 years
Amy Readman	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Tania Walker	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
April McKenzie	Quality and Innovations Supervisor	20 years
Tania Lever	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Shannon Fox	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Courtney Shields	Transitions Support Services Coordinator	20 years
Pamela MacDonald	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Giselle Powell-Guerard	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Carol Virus	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Stacie Swinton	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
J.P. Muldoon	Digital Solutions and Brand Marketing Specialist	15 years
Denise Jarvis	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Aime Vanayan	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Rosemary Beckett	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Dianna Naulls	Senior Support Worker	15 years
Carolann Faris	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Crystal Myers	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Denyse Russell	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Ashley Arnold	Senior Support Worker	15 years
Thea Farrell	Community Participation Support Worker	15 years
Amy Daynard	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
David Canzi	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Helena Ogilvie	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Joan Newell	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Michelle Melville	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Craig Rioux	Property Technician	10 years
Pauline Marin	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Amanda Genier	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Brittney Piercy	Software Implementation Project Lead	10 years
Desiree McKenzie	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Allison Fletcher	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Kelsey Lockman	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Sandra Jones	EarlyON Program Facilitator	10 years
Corrie Patton	Preschool Services Supervisor	10 years
Sandra Urbshott	Community Participation Support Worker	10 years
Meghan Baron	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Breanne White	People and Culture	10 years
Laura Facciolo	EarlyON Program Facilitator	5 years
Dorota Rynkowski	Finance Associate	5 years
Shayne Engel	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Kristina McLean	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Namandeep Singh	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Jackie Schrum	Family Home Support Worker	5 years
Kayla Howe	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Silena Reichert	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Anika Wilks	Supported Independent Living Worker	5 years
Katerina Amos	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Jeff Czetwerzuk	Supported Independent Living Worker	5 years
Kayla Morrison	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Katlin Kitching	Community Support Worker	5 years
Thomas Black	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Matt Leno	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Nathan Packard	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Luke McGann	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Naomi Langfeld	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Kathleen Bazely	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Jacob Taplin	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Tracy Parker	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Linda Cluett	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Cindy Dixon	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Justin MacDonald	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Bukky Oyebanjo-Odofin	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Valerie O’Donnell	Finance Associate	5 years

A Helping Hand Always Inc.	Allandale Pharmasave Pharmacy	Alvin Moore	Amy St. John
Andrea Dickins	Angela Brown	Anna Rinaldi	Arlette Utton
Arnold Veen	Ashley Polischuik	Ask4Care Support Services Inc.	Av Utukuri
Barbara Warne Estate	Barbara Woodrow	Barrie Fire Community Projects	Bayfield Carpet Inc.
Bertram Construction (Ontario) Ltd.	Boathouse Eatery	Boston Pizza Foundation	Bradanick Construction Services Inc.
Cakes by Design	Cari Whyne	CL & F Consulting	Compu-SOLVE Technologies Inc.
ComVida Corporation	Constance Kain	Cowan Insurance Group	Dale Rowe
Daniel and Ann Johnston	Desjardins Insurance	Donald Matheson	Don McIsaac - Mayor of Orillia
Dorvict Home and Health Care Services	Dr. Mitchell Whyne	Empower Simcoe Employee Giving	Enbridge Inc.
Equitable Life of Canada	Eric & Narumi Hyatt	Essa Painting	Fully Promoted Barrie
Glenn Meeuwisse	George Lunan Foundation	Gilda Ann Whyne	Helen Capastrand
Helen Thompson	Hicks Morley LLP	Humberview Mobility	Ilene Taillefer
Investigative Risk Management	IODE West Gwillimbury Chapter	James S. Deitch	Jennifer Moore
Jessica MacDonald Architect Inc.	Jessica Skinner	Jet Lag Voyages	Johanne Messner
John & Marie Ritchie	Joseph McIsaac	J.P. Bickell Foundation	J Plumbing
Just Junk	Kim Taitt-Meikle	Kiwanis Club of Barrie	Kelly Houston
Lake Country Office Solutions Inc.	Lorrie Truen	Lothar and Brigitte Thiemann	Lynn Lafrance
Marika Brousseau	Marilyn Ulrick	Margaret Good	Mary-Jane & Serge Gravelle
Michael E. Reed Professional Corporation	Michele Kapteyn	Michelle Kozinetz	Muriel Flynn
Nathan Robertson	NEXIM Healthcare Consultants Inc.	Nicole Mulholland	Northern Performance Windows and Doors
Optimist Club of Barrie	Petro-Canada Caremakers	Phyllis Fletcher	Pooran Law
Powell Jones LLP - Chartered Accountants	Raed Abdullah	RBC Foundation	RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities
Retired Teachers of Ontario District 17	Richard Ellis	Ron Ptasiuk	Rose Mary and Thomas King
Rotary Club of Barrie Huronia	Sandy Cove Drug Store	Scarlett Cuthbertson	Sheldon C. Barris
Shelley Rhyno	Simcoe County Road Supervisors Association	Sue Tedesco	Sunshine Carpet & Flooring
SUPERIOR Home Health Care Barrie	Surbhi Warach	Surelock Homes Ltd.	Tom Richardson Electric (Stroud) Ltd.
Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club - Community Relations	Trellis Social Enterprises Inc.	United Way Simcoe Muskoka	Vancouver Foundation
Victoria Harbour Lions Club	Victoria Ptasiuk	Wendy Stephens	WHS Automotive
William Dorey

Risk Identification	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place)
Risk Identification Labour shortage of employees in various departments and programs and at all levels	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place) Ongoing recruiting drive. Ensuring competitive wages and benefits. Advocate for cost of living funding increase. Seek Employee feedback on how to improve work conditions.
Risk Identification Lack of cost of living funding increases resulting in the erosion of quality and capacity of service delivery over time.	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place) Consistent dialogue and advocacy with funders. Reliance on fundraising to supplement government funding shortfalls. Invest in efforts to improve efficiency and productivity.
Risk Identification Labour disruption.	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place) Union negotiations with the support of labour relations lawyer. Work stoppage/contingency plan.
Risk Identification Cyber Security Breach.	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place) Employee cyber security training. Invest in up-to-date cyber security technology and best practises. Off-site backups. IT audits.
Risk Identification Temporary or permanent loss of funding from main funders.	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place) Consistent dialogue and advocacy with funders. Maintain contingency fund. Maintain fundraising efforts.
Risk Identification Major disruption to operating environment due to natural disasters, pandemics, war, terrorism and other catastrophic events.	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place) Pandemic planning, business continuity planning, insurance, contingency fund.

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Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP)

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Housing Retention Fund (HRF)

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Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

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