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Emergency Shelters

Below is a list of emergency shelters located in Muskoka and it's surrounding areas.  Emergency Shelters offer short-term accommodation individuals and often other supports including counselling, meals, recreation and emergency transportation. Some shelters also provide longer-term accommodation. Please call the shelters below for more information.

Shelter Location Contact Information

Muskoka Interval House

24-hour anti-violence crisis shelters for abused women and their children.

Bracebridge   

705-645-4461

www.mwag.ca

Chrysalis

24-hour anti-violence crisis shelters for abused women and their children.

Huntsville

705-789-8488

www.mwag.ca

The Table Men's Hostel

The Table Men’s Hostel is currently an 8 bed emergency shelter that welcomes males aged 16 and older.

Huntsville

705-349-3788

https://thetablefoundation.ca/mens-shelter-1-1 

Esprit Place

Emergency shelter and assistance for women and children in the District of Parry Sound who find themselves in crisis. Priority is given to women leaving abusive situations.

Parry Sound 

705-746-4800

www.espritplace.ca

The Guesthouse Shelter

Mission & Vision:  To provide food and shelter in a safe familial environment within North Simcoe that cares for those in physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual need.

Midland

705-528-1096

www.theguesthouseshelter.ca/home.html 

La Maison Rosewood Shelter

An emergency shelter providing residential and non-residential support to abused women and their children.  A limited number of spaces are made available to women who are homeless.

 

Midland

705-526-4211

www.huroniatransitionhomes.ca/ 

Shelter Now - Hartog House

Shelter now helps transition homeless people to self- sufficiency. We do this by providing housing, connections, support and opportunities.

Midland

705-528-6941

http://shelternow.ca/ 

Green Haven Shelter for Women

Green Haven Shelter for Women is a feminist organization dedicated to promoting the rights of women, with or without dependent children, to live in an environment of mutual respect. Through public education and advocacy we affect social change and will eliminate violence against women.

Orillia

705-327-7319

http://greenhavenshelter.com/ 

The Lighthouse Soup Kitchen and Shelter

Offers temporary emergency shelter to 28 men and 20 women.

Orillia

705-329-2265

http://orillialighthouse.ca/ 

Couchiching Jubilee House

Transitional housing for homeless women and their children.

Orillia

Admit through application only.

www.jubileehouse.ca/couchiching-jubilee-house/apply 

Barrie Bayside Mission

Salvation Army Shelter

Offers temporary emergency shelter to 26 men, 21 years of age or older who are experiencing homelessness, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Barrie

705-728-3737

http://salvationarmybarrie.com/ 

Women & Children's Shelter of Barrie

A 27-bed shelter location for women who have left abusive relationships with or without their children and an off-site location for women in the community who are seeking support. 

Barrie

705-728-2544 or toll-free 1-800-461-1716

http://barrieshelter.com/ 

David Busby Centre

David Busby Centre is a community not-for-profit organization working from a non-judgmental approach to advocate for and improve conditions for individuals and families within the County of Simcoe who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.

 

Barrie

705-739-6916

Outreach Van: 1-877-845-0840

www.busbycentre.ca/ 

My Friend's House - Domestic Violence Shelter

Women 16 years and older with or without children experiencing violence and abuse in their home or at risk of violence due to homelessness.  Homeless women afraid to go back to their home for fear of violence.

Collingwood

705-444-2511 or toll-free 1-800-265-2511

www.myfriendshouse.ca/ 

Crisis Centre North Bay

A 19-bed, emergency shelter. Once your urgent needs are met, we connect you to Ontario Works, give you counseling, and help you find housing.

North Bay

705-474-1031

www.crisiscentre-nb.on.ca/services-and-programs/shelter-four-elms/ 

Nipissing Transition House

Nipissing Transition House is a 20 bed shelter located in North Bay, Ontario, dedicated to ending violence against women and the toll it takes on families and our community.

North Bay

705-476-2429

https://nipissingtransitionhouse.com/ 

Hope Awaits Men's Shelter

A 7 bed men's shelter located in North Bay, Ontario.  At their program they work with men in need to take them from a state of homelessness and work with them until they are independent and self-sufficient members of society

North Bay

705-494-5465

www.hopeawaitsministries.com/

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