Senior Supports
We believe every senior deserves to age with dignity and security.
We foster resilience for our community’s aging population through the Seniors Support Team. Our programs are tailored to meet the needs of older adults, including:
Supportive Housing
Social Connections
Activities and events to reduce isolation and build community; nutritional guidance.
Eviction Prevention
Assistance with accessing healthcare; mobility support.
HOPES
Housing Outreach Preventing Evictions for Seniors
Our goal with HOPES is to see vulnerable older adults 55+ and seniors maintain housing in safe and stable environments. This program consists of a Program Coordinator and a Program Navigator, who work to provide assistance and/or connections to supports that address hoarding, noise levels or other disturbances to other tenants and issues maintaining the cleanliness of the unit.
- The program seeks to maintain relationships with landlords, social service and agency partners, and supports residents throughout the housing process. We also provide follow-up case management and will gladly reopen any client file if a landlord has concerns.
- The Seniors Support Navigator works directly with the client to understand issues and create a solution that is helpful to all parties involved. At St. Matt’s, we stay connected to clients for a total of three months to ensure ongoing support. Furthermore, we are always able to reopen a file to ensure that the landlord and client are both happy with the living arrangement.
Housing Focused Outreach Team
In partnership with the City of Hamilton’s Housing Services Divison
We work on building trusting relationships that assist individuals who are experiencing homelessness to connect or reconnect with community services and supports.
Housing Focused Street Outreach Workers work with individuals who are experiencing homelessness and face barriers to engaging with services within the community.
Housing Focused Street Outreach workers assist individuals in connecting to programs providing housing, income, health care, and other appropriate community supports.
Housing Focused Street Outreach Workers meet individuals where they are to provide client-centred services using a harm-reduction approach.
Looking for more information?
Please contact the team to learn more or to refer someone to this service:
unsheltered@hamilton.ca
905-546-2424 x. 2828
Seniors First Response Team
The Seniors First Response Team offers immediate support to seniors 55+ needing a rapid response.
The Senior Support Navigator helps to support vulnerable seniors in the community facing a crisis in food, housing or income security issues.
- The Food Security Response Team connects older adults to emergency food, prepared meals and regularly-scheduled mobile food market, as well as the intervention worker to triage supports in the right direction.
Looking for immediate support?
If you are looking for immediate respose for a senior aged 55+ please contact our team today.