Essential Services

Khalsa Aid

510 Deerhurst Brampton

Donation Hours and Volunteer Pick-up Hours as follows:   

Monday – Saturday 5-8 pm

Sunday 2-8 pm

Note: vegetarian groceries only 

Where can I bring food donations?

The following local food banks are in need of donations:

Knights Table
287 Glidden Road, Unit 4
905.454.8725
Donations accepted Monday - Friday 8 am - 6 pm, Sat & Sun 8 am - 4 pm

Regeneration
156 Main Street North 
Thrift Store, 253 Queen Street East
ted@regenbrampton.com
905.796.5888
Donations accepted Mon-Fri 8 am - 8 pm

United Sikhs

Langar (free vegetarian meal) may be picked up daily.

Contact: 905-672-2245, 905-799-2682 or 647-287-4644

Address: Guru Nanak Mission Centre, 585 Guru Nanak Street

Hours of operation: Mornings 11 am – 1 pm, Evenings 6-8 pm

Shelter and Housing Services

Note: All shelters in Peel are operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and are are health screening for COVID-19 over the phone and in-person. Entry will be denied should persons fail to pass the health screening procedure and additional measures will be taken to assist these individuals specifically. The public is encouraged to call before coming in whenever possible.

Check the Region of Peel's COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Update page for details on the actions that they are taking to prevent the spread of the virus within each shelter.

Ellen House (For single females, 25 years or older)

Address: 30 Ellen St, Brampton

Wilkinson Shelter (For males over 25 years)

Contact: 905.452.1335

Address: 15 Wilkinson Road, Brampton

Our Peel Place (Youth ages 16-24)

Contact: 905.238.1383

Address: 3579 Dixie Road, Mississauga

Brampton Queen Street Youth Shelter (Youth ages 16-24)

Contact: 905.791.2334

Address: 3458 Queen Street East

Interim Place North & Interim Place South (For persons fleeing abuse or violence)

Interim Place North: 905.676.8515

Interim Place South: 905.403.9691

Family Life Resource Centre (For persons fleeing abuse or violence)

Contact: 905.451.4115

Peel Family Shelter (For families and persons accompanied by children)

Contact: 905.281.1272

Address: 1767 Dundas Street East, Mississauga

Cawthra Shelter (For persons over 25, and spouses) Connact: 905.281.1272
Address: 2500 Cawthra Road, Mississauga

Housing Help Live Answer (Housing worker support)
Contact: 905.453.1300
Hours of operations: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Health Services

Region of Peel Outreach and Street - Helpline

Changes to services

• Outreach call centre is available 24hours daily
• Extended Street Outreach hours: services are now available daily from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 10:00 p.m.

Contact
1.877.848.8481

Address
In-person service
Hours of operation
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 9 pm
Weekends, 11 am to 3 pm
Services

• Advocacy for members of the homeless community and those at risk of homelessness. They are the main contact for public service calls regarding homelessness in Brampton.
• Facilitate resources for persons experiencing homelessness and provide in-person assistance with the following services:
  • Mental health support
  • Substance use harm reduction
  • Family transitional outreach
  • Ontario Works services
  • Housing support 

Ontario Addiction Treatment Clinic

Changes to services
No changes to regular service

Contact
905.450.6679

Address
118 Queen Street West
Hours of operation
7 am to 6 pm, seven days a week (no doctors are in on Sundays
Services 

• Doctor walk-in appointments for addiction treatment
• Harm reduction services
• Safe drug use services (Needle exchange, sanitary drug use tools, etc.)

William Osler Urgent Care Centre

Changes to services
Due to COVID-19, William Osler Urgent Care Centre is temporarily closed.

Contact
905.494.2120

Address
20 Lynch Street, Brampton
Hours of operation
8 am to 9 pm, seven days a week
Services 

• Sprains, strains or broken bones
• Allergic reactions, skin rashes
• Asthma attacks
• Minor burns
• Cuts that might need stitches
• Earaches, eye injuries
• Fevers, coughs and colds
• Infections
• Nose and throat complaints 

Region of Peel Public Health

Changes to services
No changes to regular service

Contact
905.799.7700

Hours of operation
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Services 

Can provide referrals to available walk-in clinics

Canadian Mental Health Association Peel and Dufferin

Mental Health Mobile Crisis Centre of Peel

Changes to services
Limitations to in-person services, but increase in phone services.

Contact
905.278.9036

Hours of operation
Phone services operate seven days a week, 24 hours a day

Services
Crisis support for those going through health and/or addiction crisis to assist in bettering the wellbeing of callers through phone support and also referrals to other essential services.