Adams House is a supportive housing program located in downtown Toronto that provides rent-subsidized accommodation and seven days/week on-site Cota supports to 20 men and six (6) women living with mental health challenges. Each tenant has their own bedroom and shares a bathroom and kitchenette with two or three other tenants. There is also a large common area with a living room, kitchen and dining room on the main floor.

For more information or to make a referral: Please call The Access Point at 1-888-640-1934 or visit their website at www.theaccesspoint.ca.

Bailey House is a supportive housing program, located in Parkdale that provides rent-subsidized accommodation and seven days/week on-site Cota supports to 15 adult men (16+ years) living with serious mental health challenges, co-occurring diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions and who are homeless or at significant risk of becoming homeless at the time of referral. Each tenant has his own bedroom (with an en-suite bathroom) and shares communal kitchen and lounge with other tenants.

For more information or to make a referral: Please call The Access Point at 1-888-640-1934 or visit their website at >http://theaccesspoint.ca/www.theaccesspoint.ca.

Dual Possibilities is a 24/7 supportive housing program for 10 individuals with a dual diagnosis (a developmental disability and co-occurring mental illness). The program, which is offered in partnership with Vita Community Living Services, provides a wide range of supports to the residents including rent subsidized accommodation, assistance with meal preparation, medication management and skill-building activities that help them to build their independence. The program also offers case management services which help clients to create individualized goal plans and to access community resources/services as needed.

For more information or to make a referral: Please contact Developmental Services Ontario-Toronto Region, 1-855-372-3858.

Our Mental Health & Justice Supportive Housing Program provides rent-subsidized housing and support to adults (16+) living with mental illness who are homeless and are involved with, or, are at significant risk of involvement with the justice system. Cota provides housing support to tenants through scheduled individual visits and coordinated group activities to assist tenants to develop an individual safety and housing support plan and assist them to achieve/maintain optimum health and wellness while pursuing personal recovery.

For more information or to make a referral: referrals to this program are only accepted from designated priority referral sources, which include: Mental Health Court Support Services, police, probation/parole services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Law and Mental Health (CAMH – LAMH) Program, Ontario Shores’ Centre for Mental Health Sciences and other designated Mental Health & Justice funded services.

Where appropriate, these agencies can make a referral by calling The Access Point at 1-888-640-1934 or visit their website at www.theaccesspoint.ca.

In partnership with Neighbourhood Link, Cota provides Geriatric Mental Health (GMH) Case Management services to tenants of their Community Link House supportive housing site. The GMH Case Manager works collaborative with Neighbourhood Link staff to plan and provide assistance with activities of daily living, life skills coaching, activities to decrease isolation and the development of mutual support programs. GMH Case Management is available to all residents of the site and is provided on an individual one-to-one basis and via group support.

To make a referral: This Cota service is offered to the tenants living in the building at 2802 Danforth Avenue.

Cota’s Step By Step Supportive Housing Program provides rent-subsidized accommodation and support to people living with mental health challenges in the Scarborough community. Each tenant occupies their own apartment or housing unit and Cota provides support to tenants through individually scheduled visits and coordinated group activities. Our supportive housing staff work collaboratively with tenants, their families, landlords and other service providers, as appropriate, to assist tenants to develop an individual safety and housing support plans and assist them to achieve/maintain optimum health and wellness while pursuing personal recovery. This service is available to adults living with a serious mental illness who are 16+ years of age and are homeless, or at significant risk of becoming homeless assessed as being able to be safely supported by the program.

To make a referral: contact The Access Point at or visit their website at www.theaccesspoint.ca.

Cota is a community partner within the City of Toronto’s Streets to Homes initiative. S2H works with street-involved, homeless individuals and its goal is to end street homelessness within the City of Toronto utilizing the Housing First approach.

Cota’s role within this program is to support to individuals who have been housed by S2H, but who may have extremely complex needs (addictions, acquired brain injury, mental health issues, etc.) and who require intensive follow-up supports in order to remain successfully housed.

This is a closed referral system. All referrals come from the >City of Toronto’s Streets to Homes unit: Street Outreach Program officer.