Housing Support Services

Housing Support Services

Housing First Program

Tungasuvvingat Inuit’s Housing First program serves long term shelter clients who are chronically or episodically homeless. The goal of the program is to move people experiencing homelessness and residing in shelters into permanent housing and then providing additional supports and services through a housing based case management model.

Clients are referred to the program through a centralized matching process administered through the City of Ottawa.

Housing Support Program

The housing Support Program assists Inuit in transitioning to an urban setting and to prevent homelessness in Ottawa’s rapidly growing Inuit community.

Assistance and support with:

  • Housing Searches
  • Applications for Social Housing
  • Landlord Tenant Issues
  • Identification
  • Applying for a Housing First Worker
  • Accessing Emergency Housing
  • Contact Housing Support Program via phone number listed below to set up an appointment.
Inuit man preparing meat in the kitchen

Ancillary Housing Support Services include the following:

  • Non-Insured Health Benefits: Tungasuvvingat Inuit helps clients apply for Non-Insured Health Benefits and find clinics that accept patients covered under NIHB.

  • Community Kitchen: The Community Kitchen is a weekly program focusing on communal food preparation, nutrition, and the importance of a healthy diet. Although there is some country food available occasionally, its purpose is to introduce Southern foods that Inuit are unfamiliar with. It also provides education about the nutritional value and preparation of these foods. To sign up, call number below and ask to speak with the Cultural Support & Programming Worker.

  • Settlement Support: A staff member is available to work with Inuit individuals newly arrived from the north. The worker will assess needs and guide individuals and families through southern systems such as income supports housing school registration and many more.

  • Open Creations: Culturally specific craft groups focusing on traditional Inuit crafts. Painting, drawing, sculpture, beading are all part of group activities. To sign up, call number below and ask to speak to the Cultural Support & Programming Worker at number listed below.

  • (613) 806-4404

  • Monday to Friday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

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