Empower Simcoe

Site : Barrie Head Office - 39 Fraser Crt

Service : Regional Housing Support Services

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No. de dossier : BAR0342
Dernière mise à jour complète : 10 Jul 2025

Contacts

Office Phone 705-739-0485, Regional Housing Support Services
Toll Free Phone 1-833-726-9082
E-Mail housingcalls@empowersimcoe.ca
Website https://www.empowersimcoe.ca/regional-housing-support-services
Social Media Facebook Facebook, Instagram Instagram, LinkedIn LinkedIn, YouTube YouTube
Primary Contact Kelly Erb, Regional Housing Supervisor; Phone: 705-726-9082 ext 2309; Email: kerb@empowersimcoe.ca
Alternate Contact Jamie Hall, Corporate Communications Manager; Phone: 705-726-9082 ext 5280; Email: jhall@empowersimcoe.ca
Hours

Office: by appointment Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Drop-in: see Outreach Locations - Drop-in

Description and Service

Former Name Barrie Housing Support Services ; Simcoe Community Services
Description (Service)
 

Empower Simcoe helps people in Simcoe County who are having trouble finding or keeping a place to live. Their housing support services are for people who:​

  • Are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
  • Need help finding affordable housing
  • Are landlords looking for support and resources to work with tenants

Housing Resource Centres offer many types of help, including:

  • Weekly housing list of available rentals
  • Support with housing applications and finding a safe, affordable place to live
  • Help understanding your rights and responsibilities as a tenant
  • Landlord/tenant mediation
  • Resources and advice for landlords to build strong relationships with tenants
  • Access to the RentSmart Course, a free workshop that teaches renters how to be successful tenants
  • Referrals to Redwood Furniture Bank
  • Guidance with filling out applications for programs like the Housing Retention Fund or Energy Assistance Programs (Empower Simcoe does not run these programs, but they can help you apply)

 

Outreach LocationsHousing Access Workers also provide support through other community agencies
Eligibility
  • Age Requirement: 16 yrs and up
  • Young adults and adults who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, low income or having a special need that affects ability to obtain or maintain adequate affordable housing
  • Rent Supplement or Housing Allowance: for tenant eligibility and unit eligibility click here
Application
  • Call to make an appointment and to get an application form
  • Drop-in at Outreach Locations
  • Referral - social agency
  • Referral - self
  • Applications for heating assistance (electric or gas) are accepted from Oct-Apr
  • Landlord Partnership Program: fill out form on website by clicking here.
Languages English
Fees None

Location Information

Areas Served Barrie ; Oro-Medonte ; Springwater ; See catchment area map
Description (Site) Cross street: Patterson Rd and Morrow Rd
Located In Community Barrie
Address & Map
39 Fraser Court
Barrie, ON
Canada L4N 5J5
Intersection Patterson Rd and Morrow Rd
Mailing Address 39 Fraser Court 
Barrie, ON 
Canada L4N 5J5
Physical Access Fully Accessible

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