Residence for young male offenders, aged 16-18, serving an open custody disposition of the court (10 beds).

        Residence and resource centre for young offenders serving a disposition of the Youth Court (9 beds).

        Residence for federally sentenced men serving day parole, full parole or mandatory supervision (25 beds).

        Residence for men released from a correctional facility.

        Helps solve housing problems, including providing advice on legal matters, discrimination in housing, and property standards, helps people with applications for rent-geared-to income housing, maintains vacancy listings and offers free information sessions on tenants' rights. The agency primarily serves francophones and the eastern area of Ottawa-Carleton.

        Works to promote mental health, develop and implement support systems and services, encourage public action to strengthen community mental health services and related policies/legislation. Services include: telephone information and referral; community mental health support services for individuals with a serious mental health problem and homeless or at risk of homelessness; a volunteer community support programme; co-ordination of the Mental Health Community Support Services; consultation, training and community development about the needs of individuals with serious mental problems; education, training and distribution of mental health materials.

        Represents over 35 co-operatives in the City. CHASEO's mission is to provide community development, resource development and educational services for member co-operatives and their individual members. Bilingual services provided.

        Provides a one-stop, drop-in service for all residents of Ottawa-Carleton who have housing problems. Assistance and advocacy services regarding housing emergencies, eviction, discrimination, locating housing, applications to subsidized housing, maintenance and repair problems, and illegal rents. Housing Help keeps a rent registry and vacancy listing for Ottawa-Carleton. Public education publications, presentations, and the Homelessness Maze are also available. Services are also provided at the Ottawa-Carleton Immigration Services Organization, the Women's Shelter, the Youth Services Bureau and the Nepean Community Resource Centre on a weekly basis. Please call the main office for the schedule.

        Referral for long-term and emergency housing.

        Undertakes research and public education on social issues including tenants' rights. OPIRG publishes the "Ottawa-Carleton Tenants' Guide" that provides information on tenant rights and available resources.

        Administers the Tenant Protection Act, which sets terms and conditions regarding residential rental accommodation. 

        A cross-disability, consumer-controlled resource centre for all persons with disabilities. Information and referrals for housing and other services in the community, peer networking, individual advocacy, research and service development.

        Provides information on housing, social services, health, community programs, education for young single parents with children.

        The Registry is the centralized applications centre for subsidized housing in Ottawa-Carleton. The Registry provides services to nearly 50 social housing providers including the Ottawa-Carleton Housing, municipal and private non-profits and some co-ops in the Region. These providers have homes for all household types, provided the applicant is at least 16 years of age. Many providers also have some market units where rents are similar to those charged by private landlords. To apply for these units, you must apply directly to the housing provider. Registry staff can tell you how. For more information see the Social Housing section of this Directory.