Blue Door Support Services
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Mission Statement
Enable housing stability by driving innovative housing, health and employment solutions that prevent and end homelessness.
About This Cause
Founded in 1982 and York Region's largest emergency housing provider, Blue Door, a not-for-profit registered charitable agency, provides lifesaving support to children, youth, adults, seniors, and families at-risk of or experiencing homelessness. To address the root causes of homelessness, Blue Door has developed a three-year strategic plan (2023-2025) made up of the following four priorities: Housing; Health; Employment; Organizational Priorities including Innovation, Advocacy, Education and Leadership. These strategic priorities are captured in Blue Door's ongoing and new services, including: 1. Ongoing and Seasonal Emergency Housing - Leeder Place: 15 families nightly - Porter Place: 30 men nightly - Kevin's Place: 12 male youth nightly - Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold - A Program by Blue Door: A coalition of interfaith communities across York Region who come together from November to March and provide safe seasonal emergency housing, warm hospitality, and wraparound supports such as meals, clothing, shower facilities, medical care, and intensive case management. 2. Second Stage Transitional Housing: Offers longer intended stays ranging from 6-months to 1-year, allowing vulnerable people the time needed to overcome barriers to housing and begin healing from trauma. - Abode: Second stage housing for families - Forward: Supportive housing for senior men - INNclusion: Safe supportive housing for 2SLGTBQ+ youth - Passage House: 18-unit supportive housing for men 3. Health Supports: Includes peer support, psychotherapy, on-site access to physicians, etc. 4. Housing Retention Projects: Aftercare support to help individuals and families retain housing. Programs include: - Housing Retention: Aftercare for men, women, youth, and families moving from Blue Door into a home of their own - Housing to Health: Provides comprehensive services for people experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness. Housing to Health is a proud partnership between Blue Door, The Krasman Centre, and LOFT Crosslinks Housing and Support Services. 5. Construct – A Social Enterprise by Blue Door (www.ConstructGTA.ca): An employment social enterprise providing youth and adults the education, skills training, hands-on experience, and wraparound supports needed for participants to secure well-paying, in-demand careers in construction trades. Blue Door is funded by the Regional Municipality of York, United Way of Greater Toronto, the Government of Ontario, and community and individual donors like you. Help support vulnerable youth, adults, seniors, and families experiencing homelessness in York Region and get involved in our upcoming annual fundraising event: Coldest Night of the Year 2023 - Richmond Hill on February 24th, 2024 - Blue Door’s Coldest Night of the Year, a family-friendly walk raising funds to help youth, adults, seniors, and families experiencing homelessness right here in York Region. Walkers step into the shoes of people experiencing homelessness and walk 2km or 5km on the coldest night of the year on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Walkers have the option to participate virtually or join us in person for a post-walk celebration meal! Stay in Touch! Hear from program participants and get the latest program updates by following Blue Door on social media and signing up for Blue Door’s e-newsletter.