St. Leonard's Place Peel

Website:

http://www.stleonardshouse.com [1]

Geography served:

Peel Region/GTA/Caledon

Target population:

Male Ex-offender
Chronic Homelessness
Mental illnesses (Mood disorders, Schizophrenia)
Men suffering with concurrent disorders

Services provided:

CD specific programs

Clean life — A program that offers assistance to residents to teach them how to identify triggers, develop coping mechanisms, and how to live a â€œclean lifeâ€
Clinician — Onsite weekly for counseling resident's interpersonal issues in a safe and secure setting
Psychiatrist — Onsite bi-weekly to manage residents ongoing psychiatric needs.
Registered Nurse — Onsite 2 days per week to provide ongoing care for residents health concerns
Onsite A.A/N.A meetings — Community groups hosted by St. Leonard's that provide a forum for residents and community members that suffer from similar issues/addictions

All other programs

Choose Life — Life skills based class to assist residents in their daily living.
License 2 Clean- A social enterprise allowing the residents to gain knowledge, develop employment skills, make extra money, create a sense of self worth, and increased self esteem.
Recreational programming — hockey, badminton, basket ball, cards, bowling, movies, ping-pong, group outings, baseball, fitness class, poetry, music, swimming etcâ€¦

Language capabilities:

English, Urdu, Italian, Ashanti, French, Serbian, Nigerian, Vietnamese

Organization description:

With its two main client groups, the homeless and the ex-offender in transition, Sir Robert Williams House, Rotary Resolve House and the Father John Bartlett Home, will provide a community of peers and support who will respect and assist each other in re-integrating into the broader society. The Community will be an integrated, collaborative community in which people help people to reach their full potential.

St. Leonard's Place (Peel):

Enhances each person's sense of dignity and self worth
Fosters a sense of belonging to a community
Ensures the safety of each person and the community
Equips people, through education, to function effectively in the community
Contributes to the physical, emotional and spiritual nourishment of each person
Develops relationships based on trust, respect and honesty
Develops community awareness of the transitional community and St. Leonard's Place (Peel)

Who can refer:

Community agencies
Individual Families
Hospitals
Correctional institutions

How to access:

Call program manager at the phone number listed above OR
Fax completed referral form to the fax number listed above
To get a referral form, call program manager at the phone number listed above or click here http://www.stleonardshouse.com/applynow.php [2]

St. Leonard's Place Peel

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