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Mission United hub Services
MONDAY-FRIDAY
Safe Sleep area: 10am-3pm
A quiet place to rest your head. Located in the chapel and managed by Durham Mental Health Services
There are eight cots in the daytime safe sleep area. Mental health supports and housing help is available. If you need some time to talk or rest, the DMHS team is here for you!
There are eight cots in the daytime safe sleep area. Mental health supports and housing help is available. If you need some time to talk or rest, the DMHS team is here for you!
Medical Clinic: 10am-3pm
Mission United Durham Program
See the healthcare team (Doctor and Nurse Practitioner) for any physical or mental health concerns.
Carea
Hep C Testing
See the healthcare team (Doctor and Nurse Practitioner) for any physical or mental health concerns.
Carea
Hep C Testing
Addiction Counselling Supports: Onsite Monday and Thursday 10am-12pm
Pinewood Centre
Access anti-withdrawal medications and addiction counselling support.
Access anti-withdrawal medications and addiction counselling support.
Housing Supports & Shelter Referral: 10am-3pm
The Back Door Mission is part of the Coordinated Access System and can add people onto the By-Name List.
Mental Health Supports: 10am-3pm
Durham Mental Health Services
Mental health and crisis support and referrals to other community resources.
Mental health and crisis support and referrals to other community resources.
Harm Reduction and Supplies: 10am-3pm
John Howard: Monday to Friday 10am-3pm
Peer Support and Outreach
Primary Care Outreach Program (PCOP)
PCOP continues to provide Outreach in Durham Region 8-4 Monday to Friday, in collaboration with Mission United.
Back Door Mission Peer Support Workers
Promotes the safety and comfort of service users by providing non-judgmental, experience-based oversight, support and counselling. The Peer Support Workers will provide flexible and tailored support based on each service user's needs, including advocating for their wellbeing, by building trust and understanding, and using experience based knowledge to guide them to a plan of recovery.
PCOP continues to provide Outreach in Durham Region 8-4 Monday to Friday, in collaboration with Mission United.
Back Door Mission Peer Support Workers
Promotes the safety and comfort of service users by providing non-judgmental, experience-based oversight, support and counselling. The Peer Support Workers will provide flexible and tailored support based on each service user's needs, including advocating for their wellbeing, by building trust and understanding, and using experience based knowledge to guide them to a plan of recovery.
Financial and Social assistance: MWF 10am-3pm
Ontario Works
Our workers can help you with issues related to your social assistance including:
· Questions about benefits
· Updating your file
· Applying for any financial income
· Contacting your caseworker
· Referrals to other agencies
· Case management
· Filing your taxes
· Assistance completing and submitting other government applications and forms
· Use of a phone/iPad for contacting other agencies, friends and family
Our workers can help you with issues related to your social assistance including:
· Questions about benefits
· Updating your file
· Applying for any financial income
· Contacting your caseworker
· Referrals to other agencies
· Case management
· Filing your taxes
· Assistance completing and submitting other government applications and forms
· Use of a phone/iPad for contacting other agencies, friends and family
Who we serve
- Persons on limited, set old age or disability pensions insufficient to meet living expenses
- The unemployed and marginally employed
- Individuals living on the street with no income or assistance
- Residents of rooming houses and other marginal or low income housing
- Persons, some in recovery, rendered unemployable by addictions, mental illness, or other medical conditions
- Men and women with poor literacy and few job-related skills
- Individuals released from government facilities to look out for themselves, but unable to do so on limited government assistance
- Transients and migrant workers without stable employment, often seeking work
- Individuals from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including First Nations and the LGBTQ community.