January 10, 2013 - Giving Back in a Special Way

January 18, 2012 - Wesley Grows into New Role of Receiving Refugees

December 20, 2011 - Charitable campaigns hoping for late Christmas rush

November 8, 2011 - Refugees welcomed to new home: Hamilton

Fall 2011 - Inside RAP newsletter - Page 5 - Wesley Urban Ministries welcomes refugees to Hamilton!

October 15, 2011 - Students set out to discover Hamilton

October 3, 2011 - Consider Code Red gaps in health planning

September 28, 2011 - Grassroots health care: New midwifery clinic for east-end moms

August 30, 2011 - Baseball a hit with the homeless

August 8, 2011 - Health in the Hubs: What really matters to your neighbourhood?

August 4, 2011 - Local kids explore Artasia

Wesley Centre... Consistent and Comprehensive System of Supports

Wesley Centre is Hamilton's ONLY 7 day a week drop-in centre supporting homeless, street-involved, and at-risk men and women move toward healthy independence.

Evidence shows that drop-in centres, particularly consistent programs like Wesley Centre, are effective supports for vulnerable, at-risk and potentially homeless people.  Wesley Centre is working with our shelter and community partners to ensure that there is a facility that will support people with critical services to help people build skills for future success and independence.

We Need Your Help - $1,000 a day is needed in new funding to ensure that over 250 people accessing Wesley Centre every day can be engaged in critical services to support them in positive change and life transitions.

Contact Jacqueline Roth at 905.528.5629, Ext. 244 today to find out how for just $19.24 per week you can Sponsor a Day at Wesley Centre and ensure that this centre is available for people in our community.

Wesley Recommended as 2010 Charity - Page 62

City of Hamilton Council Blueprint for Emergency Shelter Services Report

2010 - Wesley Centre & The Blueprint for Emergency Shelter Services

For some time now, Wesley Centre and other emergency shelter providers in Hamilton have been working on transforming the way we work with homeless men and women.  The results of a number of years of work have been dramatic.  More individuals are being housed and staying housed.  As a result, shelter numbers have been dropping consistently for the last few years.  This work is part of an initiative we are calling the “Shelter Blueprint”.

 

As you will see from the document information (above), one of the resulting changes from the implementation of the Blueprint is that Wesley Centre will become a day-time drop-in only as of August 1st, 2010.  That means we will no longer provide emergency overnight shelter which we have been doing since 1991.

 

To view the City of Hamilton Council Report click here. 

 

Please feel free to contact 905.528.5629 should you have any questions.

Hamilton's Vital Signs

Women & Poverty In Hamilton 2010 Report