Company Description:

In 1985, Our Place opened a 6-bed residential program in Brampton in response to the community’s growing need for services to help youth at risk for homelessness. Since then, we have expanded to a second location in Mississauga.

From 1989 to 2020, we have continued to grow our resources and our team – this includes opening a 14-bed emergency shelter and launching multiple programs, such as our H.Y.P.E (Helping Youth Prepare Effectively) Outreach Program and our Resource Room. Since opening our doors, we have also successfully implemented our Outreach Initiative aimed at bridging the gap between shelter and community, as well as many more important initiatives.

In 2021, we acquired the Brampton Youth Shelter so that we could provide more support to homeless youth in our community. This allowed us to provide an additional 40 beds to youth – keeping them off the streets, working with them to prevent homelessness, diverting them from emergency shelter when possible, assessing their needs and providing quality service and care in a supportive environment.

Although we are proud of our accomplishments over the last 35 years, we know that there is still a lot to be done and we look forward to continuing to improve the lives of youth who are disadvantaged and experiencing homelessness in the Region of Peel.