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”.

Click here to view the full document.  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 Tamara Coleman-Lawrie at 905.528.5629, Ext. 244 should you have any questions.