Housing Services

Did You Know?

75% of women experiencing homelessness have a mental illness. 20-25% of people experiencing homelessness suffer from concurrent disorders (severe mental illness and addictions)

Source: Homeless Hub

We Care

Margaret’s housing initiatives help women to find stable and supportive housing, keeping them off the street and better able to manage their mental health challenges.

We Provide a Client-Centered Approach

We listen. We learn. We act, together. We tailor our continuum of supportive housing according to the individual needs of each woman we serve. Our housing options include:

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High-support transitional housing

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Semi-supportive housing

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Congregate “kinship” housing

Through strategic community partnerships, we strive to provide a personalized, safe, and stable space that allows clients to focus on their recovery and reclaim their lives.

High-Support

Transitional Housing

Our high-support transitional housing program is staffed 24hrs, seven days a week. Staff provides intensive support to clients in:

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Managing their conditions and medications

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Developing daily life skills

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Engaging meaningful social interactions

Semi-Supportive

Housing

Semi-Supportive Housing provides self-contained dwelling units in various locations in Toronto, where staff meets with clients on a weekly basis. Among many other services, the team offers:

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Life skill coaching

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Crisis management

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Case management

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Wellness education

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Medication monitoring

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Access to other community services and resources

Congregate

“Kinship” Housing

This unique program recognizes the need for people to live with dignity and interdependently in caring communities. Congregate living allows for clients to live together in a permanent family-like setting where they continue to live and support each other everyday.

Staff supports clients on a weekly basis to help aspects such as:

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Enhancing long-term independent living skills

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Forming lasting bonds and friendships

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Resolving conflicts

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Integrating into the larger community

17 Winchester

At 17 Winchester, we provide 35 self-contained housing units with 24/7 on-site support, creating a safe and stable environment where residents can focus on recovery and rebuilding their lives. Our mission is to foster a compassionate, recovery-focused community where every resident has the opportunity to heal, grow, and thrive.

We are committed to delivering personalized, trauma-informed care that honours each individual’s unique journey. Our holistic programs are designed to build resilience, foster well-being, and support long-term stability, including:

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Harm reduction strategies that prioritize safety, dignity, and empowerment

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Life skills development to encourage independence and confidence

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Counselling and peer support to nurture emotional well-being

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Wellness programming, including mindfulness practices and nutrition guidance

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Community integration initiatives that strengthen social connections

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Weekly weekend brunches, creating opportunities for tenants to connect, build relationships, and foster a sense of belonging

Grant House

Grant House is Margaret’s newest housing program, established in 2024 to support refugee and asylum-seeking women. Located in downtown East Toronto, the program is rooted in Margaret’s Kinship Housing model, which recognizes the importance of dignity, independence, and belonging.

At Grant House, women live together in a permanent, family-like setting where community, mutual support, and stability are central. This shared living environment fosters connection while empowering residents to rebuild their lives, heal from displacement, and establish a strong sense of home and independence.

Barrington

Barrington is one of Margaret’s longest-standing supportive housing programs. Established in 2009, it was created to serve women experiencing chronic homelessness, complex health challenges, and poverty. Located in East Toronto, the program is grounded in Margaret’s Kinship Housing model, which affirms every person’s right to live with dignity, independence, and stability.

At Barrington, residents live together in a permanent, family-like setting where mutual support, connection, and community are central. This shared living environment fosters belonging while providing the foundation women need to stabilize their health, rebuild their lives, and thrive within a supportive home.

Eligibility

To qualify for Margaret’s supportive housing program you must be:

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Be a woman 18 and over

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Be living in Ontario

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Have been diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness

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Be (open to) working towards recovery

Women can be self-referred, referred by a family member, or seek a referral from a professional.

The Access Point is a centralized point where you can apply for individual mental health and addictions support services and supportive housing. It provides coordinated access to several services within a large network of Toronto service providers through one application and intake assessment process.

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Contact

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Office

252 A Carlton Street, Toronto, ON, M5A 2L1

Tel: (416) 463-1481

Fax: (416) 461-4866

Land Acknowledgement

As an organization, Margaret’s acknowledges the land we meet and operate on is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the First Nations Peoples of these territories for allowing us the privilege of meeting on your ancestral lands. We thank you for the opportunity to continue the work of building a more just and equitable society for all.