Emergency Shelters & Drop-ins

Good Shepherd Family Centre
​Housing focused shelter and support for families experiencing homelessness. Interpretation services are available upon request.
143 Wentworth Street South, Hamilton, Ontario  L8N 2Z1
Call 905-528-5877

Good Shepherd Men's Centre
135 Mary Street, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 1K4
Call 905-528-9109

Mission Services Men's Residence
325 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 1H3
Call 905-528-7635

Salvation Army Booth Centre
94 York Boulevard, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 1R6
Call 905-527-1444

Mission Services Emma’s Place
Offering 15 low-barrier emergency shelter. Emma’s Place offers snacks and beverages, harm reduction supplies, emotional support, and assistance with finding housing.
196 Wentworth Street North, Hamilton, Ontario
Hours of operation: Daily from 9pm to 9am
Call 905-528-5100 Ext 1200

Good Shepherd Mary's Place
20-bed emergency shelter for women experiencing homelessness, poverty, mental illness and/or violence. Staff offer referrals and advocacy for medical, legal, and other services; help obtaining permanent housing; recreational and educational activities.
20 Pearl Street North, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2Y8
Call 905-523-6277 Crisis line
Call 905-540-8000 Business line

Womankind Emergency Shelter
Emergency shelter for single women and addiction support.
Call 905-545-9100

Good Shepherd Cathedral Temporary Shelter
378 Main Street East, Hamilton, Ontario
Call 905-540-8000

Good Shepherd Martha House
Emergency shelter specializing in the care of victims of domestic violence. A 28 bed security-equipped transition house for women and children in crisis.
25 Ray Street North, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2X5
Call 905-523-6277 or 905-523-8895

Interval House Hamilton
A transition house for women and children fleeing domestic violence. Provides meals, emergency clothing and personal needs, 7 days a week.
630 Sanatorium Road, Hamilton, Ontario L9C 7S7
Call 905-387-8881 Crisis Line
Call 905-387-9959 Business Line

Mission Services Inasmuch House
Emergency shelter for abused and homeless women and their children, as well as female teenagers over the age of 16.
Call 905-529-8600 Crisis line
Call 905-529-8149 Business line

Native Women's Centre
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 a crisis in their lives due to family violence, homelessness, or conflict with the law.
Call 905-664-1114

Good Shepherd Notre Dame House
There are 11 beds available for males and 9 beds available for females. Laundry facilities and meals are provided. Additional services are provided through their resource centre from 9 to 5 pm daily. These include school, employment counselling, addictions counselling, public health nurse.
14 Cannon Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2B2
Call 905-308-8090

YWCA Carol Annes Place - YWCA (Women only)
75 MacNab Street S, Hamiton, Ontario L8P 3C1
Overnight access for women, open 7 days a week. Limited capacity. First come, first served.

Hours of operation: 10 pm to 8 am
Call 905-517-9326 (answered between 10 pm & 12 noon)

Mission Services Willow’s Place (Women only)
196 Wentworth Street N, Hamilton, Ontario
Provides women and non-binary individuals with access to laundry, shower facilities, a safe place to rest, meals, and harm reduction supplies, as well as emotional and housing support.

Hours of operation: Daily from 9 am to 8:30 pm
Call 905-528-5100 Ext 1200
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The Hub
78 Vine Street, Hamilton, ON (at Vine and Park)

Hours of operation: 

• Daily from 5 pm to 9 pm
• overnight drop-in hours 10 pm to 10 am until March 31, 2023

Indigenous Drop-in Hamilton Regional Indian Centre
407 King Street W, Hamilton, Ontario
A culturally safe & appropriate space for Indigenous people to access housing supports and connect with peers in a community-based setting.
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Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 6:30pm
Services: Light breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Access to traditional medicines, connect with elders/knowledge keepers; identification supports; housing help & resources.

Living Rock
30 Wilson Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1C5

Living Rock has provided programs that engage, encourage and equip youth towards their personal development goals for 37 years in Hamilton
Call 905-528-7625

Wesley Day Centre (ages 22 & older)
52 Catherine Street N, Hamilton, ON
​​​​​​An inclusive drop-in facility offering daily meals and recreation, harm reduction groups, healthcare, professional services, housing support and social engagement programming.
Call 905-528-5640 ext. 195
 

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 4 pm
Closed on weekends, open on Boxing Day