Housing Stability Service System Overview

The housing stability service system overview groups services into related categories. Review the A to Z glossary for a list of key terms and definitions.

This overview is not intended to convey information about eligibility criteria or application processes. Information about how to access programs and services is available in Housing & Shelter and Financial & Employment Support.

  • Homeless Shelters
    • Emergency Shelter Program
    • Transitional Shelter Program
  • Allied Shelter Services
    • 24-hour Respite Site
    • 24-hour Women’s Drop-in
    • Streets to Homes Assessment and Referral Centre (SHARC) Respite
    • Warming Centre
    • Out Of The Cold Program
  • Streets to Homes (S2H) Program
  • Street Outreach Services
  • Streets to Homes Assessment and Referral Centre (SHARC)
  • Central Intake
  • Housing Help Services
    • Housing Help for Shelter Clients
    • Community-based Housing Help
    • Housing Help Centres
  • Eviction Prevention Services
    • Eviction Prevention In the Community (EPIC) Program
    • Tenant Hotline
    • Tenant Defence Fund Program
    • Tenant Relocation Support Services
    • Rooming House Emergency Relocation Program
  • Drop-in Services
  • Financial Support Services
    • Bridging Grant
    • Toronto Rent Bank
    • Financial Trusteeship
  • Pre-employment Supports
    • Community & Economic Reintegration Team (CERT)
  • Furniture Banks
  • ID Clinics
  • Extreme Cleaning Services
  • Follow-up Supports Program
  • Layered Housing with Supports Program
  • Supports to Daily Living Program
  • Habitat Services Program
  • Coordinated Access to Housing & Supports
  • Rent Supplement
    • Toronto Non-Profit Rent Supplement Program
    • Strong Communities Rent Supplement Program
    • Commercial Rent Supplement Program
    • Fixed Rate Rent Supplement Program
  • Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI)
  • Housing Allowance
  • Portable Housing Benefit
  • Social Housing
    • Non-profit Housing
    • Co-operative Housing
    • Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC)
    • Alternative Housing
    • Seniors Subsidized Housing
    • Indigenous Housing
    • Transitional Housing
  • Affordable Housing Program
    • Affordable Home Ownership Program
    • Affordable Rental Housing Program
  • Centralized Waiting List