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Health Outreach for People Experiencing Homelessness
659 Dundas St
London, ON
N5W 2Z1
London, ON
N5W 2Z1
519-660-0874
Fax: 519-642-1532
Administration: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Program times vary
Program times vary
Last updated: Mar 21, 2023: Suggest an edit
Application
Call and ask to speak to a Systems Navigator * appointments required for some programs * no referral required
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
Varies per program
Fees
Free
Executives
Scott Courtice - Executive Director
519-660-0875 * scourtice@lihc.on.ca
Greg Nash - Client Services Manager
519-660-0875 ext 1400 * gnash@lihc.on.ca
519-660-0875 * scourtice@lihc.on.ca
Greg Nash - Client Services Manager
519-660-0875 ext 1400 * gnash@lihc.on.ca
Languages
English ; French ; Arabic ; Persian ; Polish ; Spanish ; Bosnian ; Nepali
Language Note
French programs and publications offered * interpretation in French and other languages available upon request
Area(s) Served
London and area
Accessibility
Partially Accessible
Accessibility Note
Wheelchair accessible at Marshall St entrance (rear of building)
Description of Services:
Health, social services and daily programming for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness
- addictions assessments and referrals to treatment
- harm reduction education and support
- housing referrals and loss prevention
- ID clinic
- Ontario Works and ODSP applications (only available for clients registered to primary care team)
- mail services
- Anonymous HIV/AIDS Testing - Options Clinic HIV information and free, confidential and anonymous rapid testing * outreach services and education across the City of London * rapid testing available to people who are more vulnerable to contracting HIV or within priority popoulations: Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, cis and trans, Ontarians from Africa and the Caribbean, Indigenous populations, people who inject drugs, women (trans and cis) * results for rapid testing are available in minutes
- Daily Programs Daily programming, including art activities, health and wellness, education, and training * monthly schedule available on website
- Hepatitis C Care Program Partnership between London InterCommunity Health Centre and Regional HIV/AIDS Connection * program designed for persons at high risk for Hepatitis C infection due to drug use and those who are Hepatitis C positive who have complex addiction and/or social issues * outreach worker, peer support worker, nurses and social worker support all aspects of clients life - physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual * referrals to other community agencies * screening, prevention, care and treatment of Hepatitis C * dispenses free naloxone take-home kits - lifesaving medication that can restore breathing of a person who has overdosed on heroin or prescription opioid medication
- Naloxone Training Training program * trains people to administer naloxone medication to prevent opioid drug overdose
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Last updated: Mar 21, 2023: Suggest an edit