Housing and Social Services Department – The City is the Service Manager, responsible for administering Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding in Kingston and the County of Frontenac. It partners with community agencies to prevent homelessness and house people who are experiencing homelessness.
Coordinated Access (Reaching Home): The coordination of resources through activities that enable communities to organize and deliver diverse services in a coordinated manner and support the implementation and management of the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS) and By-Name List including: developing partnerships with service providers and community organizations, establishing governance structures and developing privacy tools, delivering change management activities including training, and managing/maintaining the coordinated access system.
Winter Storage (Reaching Home): Provision of storage options to unhoused individuals who are accessing shelter or other services that are otherwise unable to accommodate the belongings. This includes larger storage bins, as well as storage bags to help keep belongings safe and dry when individuals are not accessing shelter during the day.
Tel: 613-546-2695
https://www.cityofkingston.ca/residents/community-services/housing/homelessness-services
