Temporary Winter Emergency Shelter at 180 Greenwich St. opens today

In response to an unexpected surge in demand for emergency shelter services in October, the City’s Health and Human Services staff have been working diligently to increase the City’s capacity to provide emergency shelter beds within our existing Emergency Shelter network.

To ensure emergency shelter is available to those in need throughout the winter months, today the City opened a Temporary Winter Emergency Shelter at 180 Greenwich Street that will be operational from 8:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. each evening from December 2, 2019 until April 30, 2020.

The Temporary Winter Emergency Shelter at 180 Greenwich St. will accept individuals who come directly to the shelter during operating hours, however, the City’s Social Services Support Centre and the Salvation Army are the preferred points of entry to emergency shelter support services and will have the most current and accurate information on bed availability.

If possible, people seeking emergency shelter are asked to contact the Social Services Support Centre directly at 519-756-7009 or visit 220 Colborne Street, Brantford, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or call the Salvation Army at 519-753-4193 after hours.

To learn more about emergency shelter services, please visit the City’s website at brantford.ca/EmergencyShelters.

Media Contact:
Maria Visocchi, Director, Communications and Community Engagement | City of Brantford | Office: 519.759.4150 Ext. 5754 | mvisocchi@brantford.ca