1. Services
1.1. Emergency Housing
1.1.1. First, families are given the proper concealing, support and health care.
1.1.2. Second, families are supported to be able to live independently in the community.
1.1.3. Residents are given the resources and the time they need to heal and to achieve their goal of independence.
1.1.4. Most families stay between 1 night to 6 months.
1.2. Children's Services
1.2.1. Over 50% of beds at the Red Door Shelter are currently taken up by children
1.2.2. Since many children are coming from difficult situations, taking care of a child’s emotional and psychological well-being is a high priority for at the Red Door. The Shelter offers child and youth programming with a focus on healthy childhood development, education and recreation to support young residents through what is a very painful and often frightening experience.
1.2.3. Preschool, after-school and Teen programs are offered.
1.2.4. It costs $360,000 per year to run these services which help end the cycle of poverty and abuse.
1.3. Moving Services
1.3.1. Many families arrive with little to no possessions which increases the difficulty of starting anew.
1.3.2. The Red Door Shelter provides moving services to help families lower the costs of moving
1.3.3. The Red Door Shelter provides some household basics such as tables, couches, etc that are gently used.
1.3.4. The service saves proximally $1800 per family. This frees up families to use their start up money on other necessities such as food.
1.3.5. It costs $595 for us to move one family, but the donated furniture and items famliies receive saves them more than $1,800 in costs. That means for every $1 donated to the Moving Program, one is giving a family $3 in savings.
1.4. Food bank
1.4.1. Part of an effective transition to independent living is supporting families once they leave the shelter
1.4.2. Last year 20 families who had recently moved out used the Red Door Shelter food bank program weekly.
1.4.3. Operates twice a week for families and once a week for the women's shelter
1.4.4. Provides fresh food and grocery gift cards
1.4.5. Provides TTC (transit) fare to account for the transit costs associated with accessing the food bank
1.5. Other Services
1.5.1. On-site medical assistance and referrals Child care Counselling Case management, safety planning, education Legal, immigration assistance, and advocacy Youth educational programming, school liaison, workshops Parenting and life skills training Assistance to find housing Ongoing caseworker support and accompaniment