Mission Statement

The Orillia Housing Resource Centre under the management of the Housing Resource Centre is a charitable non-profit organization that serves all segments of the community who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The centre will assist in identifying and working towards eliminating existing barriers to suitable and affordable shelter.

Services

We offer the following services to residents and landlords in the city Orillia and the following townships of Ramara, Severn, Oro-Medonte, and Mnjikaning:

• Works with individuals and families with complex needs to prevent homelessness and assist in search for permanent housing
• Administers rent/energy bank program to prevent evictions and utility cutoffs
• Processes Winter Warmth applications for Union Gas customers
• Partner in the Emergency bed program
• Provides life skills counseling such as budgeting with the objective of preventing future eviction and homelessness
• Provides information relating to the Residential Tenancy Act (2007) to both landlords and tenants
• Operates a housing registry to match landlords and tenants
• Acts as a resource to groups who are interested in working on solutions to homelessness
• Acts as the representative at a County level to represent the Orillia area issues and needs relating to housing

Hours

The Resource Centre hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm . We are closed for lunch 12 - 1 pm. Please contact us by telephone at (705) 325-3883 or by email nritchie@housinginfo.ca. Appointments are encouraged to avoid waiting for assistance from the Housing Support Worker.

Links

Georgian College - Student Housing

Lakehead University - Campus Housing

Tel: (705)-325-3883
Fax : (705)-325-3576
Email: nritchie@housinginfo.ca