Credit Counselling of Regional Niagara

Representatives from Credit Counselling provide free assessment of income and expenses, money management advice, budgeting and a debt management program. Services are available at Project SHARE on Mondays and Thursdays by appointment only.

For further information and to arrange an appointment, call Credit Counselling of Regional Niagara at 905-684-9401.

Niagara Homelessness Initiative

Community outreach workers from Niagara Homelessness Initiative provide emergency response and crisis support in conjunction with all community agencies as each situation requires.

For further information, call Niagara Homelessness Initiative at 905-984-8649

Niagara Nutrition Partners

This agency provides a breakfast program that supports participating schools across the Region.

For further information, call 905-357-5121, Ext. 32.

Other Community Partnerships:

We provide assistance, telephone resource, and advocacy for Niagara residents enrolled with the following groups/agencies:

• Ontario Disability Support Workers (ODSW)

• Ontario Works (OW)

We supply office space, telephone, Internet connection, and resources for representatives of the following agencies as required:

• Credit Counselling of Regional Niagara (two days each week for counselor/client meetings)

• Niagara North Community Legal Assistance (as required)

• Regional Niagara Sexual Assault (one day each week for counselor/client meetings)
  

• Revenue Canada Taxation (annual income tax clinic for low income families)

We work in conjunction with the following services to ensure our programs are current and exceed required standards:

• Community Care

• Food Banks of Canada

• Healthy Living Niagara

• Ontario Association of Food Banks

• Regional Niagara Public Health Department

We recommend the resources of the following groups/agencies which provide critical services within our community as required:

• Bethlehem Projects (low income housing)

• Community Addiction Services of Niagara

• Niagara Community Outreach (provide a hot lunch each day year-round, and a hot dinner each day from November through March)

• Niagara Falls Big Brothers/Big Sisters Nearly New Shop

• YWCA

We have generous support from several community churches who allow us to use their property and facilities for various programs, activities, meetings

We  partner with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Niagara Falls, St. Andrews United Church Shoulder to Shoulder program and Goodwill Industries. Families seeking assistance with clothing or household items are given a voucher or a referral letter from Project SHARE. If the items are in stock families are given what they need free of charge. Families can access this program once every six months. Items of clothing and household goods are limited to essential items only.
Donations of clothing and household items received at Project SHARE are brought directly to the Nearly New Store, St. Andrews United Church or Goodwill.

In conjunction with the following school boards, universities, and college, we provide co-op work opportunities to assist students by teaching them work skills and building their confidence in a work setting:

• Brock University

• District School Board of Niagara

• Niagara Catholic District School Board

• Niagara College

• Niagara University

Free Bus Service is provided twice a month to assist low income families in traveling to our office. For this generosity, we thank:

• Niagara Falls Transit

We provide referrals and information sharing with:

• Niagara Falls Employment Help Centre

• Niagara Women’s Enterprise Centre

• YMCA Employment Services

Translation and information about our services are made available to newcomers to our community through the:

• Multicultural Network of Niagara