Emergency Shelter and Support Services

Service offers:

• emergency shelter services including over 675 year-round emergency shelter spaces at 4 locations in Edmonton
• emergency shelter overflow - activation of additional spaces to accommodate more community members in need of shelter during periods of extreme weather (such as extreme cold or significant weather events)
• warming space during the day during extreme cold weather

Hope Mission operates the following emergency shelters on a 24/7 basis:

• Hope Mission Centre (275 spaces) - multiple shelters operate in this facility including gender specific shelters for those who identify as men or women, gender neutral shelter that is non-gender specific, and spaces for couples and family members
• Herb Jamieson Centre (400 spaces) - Men's Emergency Shelter, including intox and low mobility shelter spaces
• CarePoint Wellness Centre (120 spaces) - shelter accepts any gender with designated spaces for couples and individuals who identify as gender neutral, men, and women and offers shelter and supports for refugees / newcomers to Canada
• Karis Centre (84 spaces) - Women's Emergency Shelter
• Emergency Shelter Overflow (Hope Mission Centre; available during select times)

Shelter services offered at Hope Mission Main and Herb Jamieson include:

• services for heavily intoxicated community members to stay and stabilize while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• services for community members with mobility concerns (accessible for those using a wheelchair, cane, or walker) and / or health issues within facility's level of care
• regular emergency shelter spaces
• medical care
• housing support

Shelter services offered at CarePoint Wellness Centre include:

• meals / nutrition
• daytime space (tables, chairs)
• storage
• hygiene services (showers, laundry, clothing, and supplies)
• phone / computer / internet access
• low mobility accessible
• men's washroom, women's washroom, gender neutral shower stalls, and 1 gender neutral and barrier free washroom and shower
• semi-private spaces with partitions between bunk beds
• wrap-around supports
• specific supports on site for refugees / newcomers to Canada who are experiencing homelessness including dedicated staff on-site during business hours to support people with immigration services and documentation

Shelter services offered at Karis Centre include:

• spaces for women, including those with health, mobility, or addiction challenges
• access to laundry services during daytime hours
• basic necessities such as clothing, footwear, and hygiene supplies
• access to showers on a 24 / 7 basis
• phone services during daytime hours
• access to a range of safe storage options for personal items
• support for women with mobility challenges, including a barrier-free washroom and shower
• daytime community hub - daytime supports such as meals and nutrition, hygiene services, social supports, and more
• social work, diversion, and housing services
• identification services
• health services including support with health emergencies on site, connections and referrals to addiction treatment options, clinic events, medication assistance, nursing clinic, and health promotion support and resources

• 16 years and older
• who are experiencing homelessness

• all genders
• and couples

• individuals who identify as male

• all genders
• and couples (designated couples, gender neutral, women, and men spaces)
• who are able to self-mobilize, which can include assistance from a walker, wheelchair, or cane
• and who can self-manage all activities of daily living

• individuals who identify as female

• call for more information

• Homelessness - Homeless Shelters
• Homelessness - Transitional Housing
• Homelessness - Youth Shelters
• Housing - Transitional Housing
• Newcomers to Canada - Refugee Supports
• Newcomers to Canada - Settlement Services
• Youth - Youth Shelters