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The Difference Supportive Housing Makes

For those who struggle with housing stability, including those who experience homelessness, life histories are complex and unique.

However, consistent within research on ending homelessness is the fact that many individuals or families require some level of support services to achieve housing stability. This may be supports in relation to physical health, mental health, substance use, trauma, culture, or activities of daily living.

Indwell tenants have a 89% stability rate What does this mean?

With the right supports in place, people are able to not just survive, but thrive.

The impacts of tenant-centred supportive housing are felt within the community too.

Moving on from hospital

As a result of opening a 66-unit supportive housing program in London, 33 people moved from tertiary, psychiatric hospital care to permanent supportive housing. This contributed to reductions in prolonged hospital stays and produced a ripple effect through London’s entire adult mental health system.

80% reduction in police calls

As a result of people having roofs over their heads—integrated with access to the supports they need—St. Thomas' downtown core has experienced a dramatic reduction in emergency calls. Less than 5 months into the program opening, the Police Service reported a 80% reduction in police calls.

Thanks to a recent partnership between Indwell and the City of St. Thomas, we have already experienced an 80%+ reduction in police occurrences in the downtown core. Bringing together community and partners like Indwell is vital in providing the appropriate resources to ensure citizens facing societal vulnerabilities have the supports they deserve. A significant number of our calls for service are mental health and addictions related, and obviously housing, along with wraparound services, play a crucial part of that role. Housing and support programs, not handcuffs or incarceration, is the humane way to successfully address the social challenges we are facing. I definitely look forward to Indwell continuing to enhance their presence in our community.

Chief Chris Herridge, St. Thomas Police Service

50% less emergency department visits

Blending critical health services with housing supports in Indwell’s enhanced housing programs is reducing Emergency Department visits. A sample of 45 Indwell tenants experienced a 50% reduction in Emergency Department visits during the 18 months following their move into an Indwell program, compared to the previous 18 months.

Moving forward in life

Providing a stable and supportive living environment enables people to work toward their goals. In selected Indwell programs, 25% of the people who were homeless and unemployed before moving in have now begun their journey towards education, volunteerism, and part-time employment.

How can we create supportive housing to meet the needs of Canada’s most vulnerable people, particularly those experiencing chronic homelessness and health or mental health challenges?

In 2020, Indwell was awarded a two-year research grant through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)’s National Housing Strategy, to better understand the impact of opening our Woodfield Gate in London on the lives of our tenants there. We partnered with Western University who lead a research team that includes one of our staff.

In spite of the pandemic, our tenants have been amazing participants in this important research project. This interim report published by Western was submitted to CMHC in March 2021.

9 in 10 people who move into an Indwell home are with us beyond the first year.

Housing retention and stability is a key outcome indicator in evaluating interventions that end chronic homelessness. A target of 80% of people served in housing first interventions remaining housed after one calendar year is an established benchmark.

In looking at housing stability of tenants at Indwell coming from circumstances of homelessness we are trying to compare our interventions with the accepted standard for housing retention.

Matt Breimer

Communications Specialist at Indwell

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Making Housing Affordable

A guide for facilitating partnerships with churches and charities to develop affordable housing

We are Indwell

We’re a Christian charity that creates affordable housing communities that support people seeking health, wellness and belonging.

We value the inherent dignity of all people as image bearers of God.

We live out our Christian calling to love our neighbours as ourselves.

Hope is the foundation of all our actions.

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I just wanted to pass along a sincere thank you to all of you at Indwell. I've seen firsthand the positive difference you are making in communities and the lives of individuals in need. It's quite amazing, really, what you've been able to accomplish. I would hope that your model of care and ability to put roofs over people's heads can be the inspiration and a "road map" going ahead for Ontario... and beyond!

Dennis Kalichuk

St. Thomas Resident

I am donating my birthday to Indwell because I think Indwell values the inherent dignity of all people as image bearers of God. I think it is important people who might have trouble finding jobs and affordable housing have a safe to live to live, and I think that Indwell is doing just that.

Victoria

I am so thankful to your staff and the entire Indwell team. My daughter finally found peace and love, and she has gotten way better. She is doing great and we are all so proud of her.

JR and MR

Indwell Supporters

Indwell is high on my list of organizations that I respect because of the positive Christian image they project. This is powerful.

It is good to see your organization flourishing thanks to the awesome work that people like you continue to do. I remain thankful that those I care about had a safe and supportive place to live. A blessing in very unfortunate and complicated circumstances throughout the years.

Indwell Supporter

I love what this organization is doing! Breaking down barriers, showing their residents God's love, creating healthy communities to live in, taking measures to remove the "broken window" effect, The list goes on and on!

Tyler

Through your gifts you are providing affordable housing, supports, and community for Indwell tenants. This helps each person achieve health, wellness and belonging.

Indwell is a Hamilton-based Christian charity that has been supporting vulnerable adults dealing with mental health issues for nearly 50 years. We are one the fastest growing developers of new supportive affordable housing in Ontario. Indwell’s communities support over 1111 tenants in regions across Southern and Southwestern Ontario—with several projects currently under construction or pre-development. Indwell empowers tenants to achieve health and wellness goals, and to constructively engage with their communities.

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Your privacy is critically important to us.

Personal information may be received by Indwell through correspondence, forms (online and hard copy), donation cards, and other forms of donations. This information may be shared within Indwell as needed for specific purposes—at all times respecting the confidentiality of such information. Personal information will not be shared outside of Indwell unless required by law, or for the purposes of processing a donation, such as a credit card transaction.

How we protect your privacy

At Indwell we treat your personal health information with respect and sensitivity in accordance with the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and any other laws that we are required to follow.

We take steps to protect your personal health information from theft, loss and unauthorized access, copying, modification, use, disclosure and disposal.
We perform audits to monitor and manage our privacy compliance.
We take steps to ensure that our staff and everyone who performs services for us protects your privacy.

Collection of personal health information

We collect personal health information about you directly from you or the person acting on your behalf. The personal health information that we collect may include, your name, date of birth, address, health history, medication history, allergies, etc.

Uses and disclosures of personal health information

Your request for care from us implies consent for our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal health information for the following purposes:

To support your health care when we are providing health care services such as medication administration, wound care, vital signs monitoring, diabetic education and support, and lab follow-up.
To communicate or consult about your health care with other health care providers when we are providing services to you, which could include for example: lab results, hospital discharge summaries, medications that have been prescribed to you, allergies, etc., including from electronic medical information systems. If you would like more information about the electronic medical information systems, please speak with our Privacy Contact.
To receive payment for services including from OHIP, WSIB and private insurers.
To plan, administer and manage our internal operations.
For quality improvement and patient safety activities for our services.
In order to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
To fulfill other purposes that are permitted or required by law.

Your choices

You may access and/or request that corrections be made to your records of personal health information, or withdraw you consent for some of the above uses and disclosures (subject to certain legal obligations) by contacting our Privacy Contact.

For more information or to raise a concern, please contact our Privacy Contact at:

Steven Rolfe
1430 Main St E, Hamilton ON L8K 1C3
Phone: 905-529-0454 ext. 230
Email: steven@indwell.ca

For more information about your privacy rights, or if you are unable to resolve a problem directly with our Privacy Contact:

Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
2 Bloor St E, Suite 1400, Toronto ON M4W 1A8
Phone: 1-800-387-0073
Email: info@ipc.on.ca

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Mailing Address:
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Matt Breimer

Communications Specialist at Indwell

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The Difference Supportive Housing Makes

Indwell tenants have a 89% stability rate What does this mean?

With the right supports in place, people are able to not just survive, but thrive.

Moving on from hospital

80% reduction in police calls

50% less emergency department visits

Moving forward in life

9 in 10 people who move into an Indwell home are with us beyond the first year.

Making Housing Affordable

A guide for facilitating partnerships with churches and charities to develop affordable housing

We are Indwell

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Collection of personal health information

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Your choices

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Indwell tenants have a 89% stability rate What does this mean?

With the right supports in place, people are able to not just survive, but thrive.

Moving on from hospital

80% reduction in police calls

50% less emergency department visits

Moving forward in life

9 in 10 people who move into an Indwell home are with us beyond the first year.

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Making Housing Affordable

A guide for facilitating partnerships with churches and charities to develop affordable housing

We are Indwell

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Privacy and Security

How we protect your privacy

Collection of personal health information

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