The Vision Forward

New Build, New Future.

The Design

Working with MVW Construction and Architect Glenn Wilcox, we have developed a plan to a new shelter that provides individual rooms as well as space for A Place Called Home to provide better services to those in need.

The Build.

Starting April of 2021 we will tore down our existing administrative building on Lindsay St. South. The plan is to construct the new building and have it operational by Spring 2022.

Why build new?

In April of 2020, with the COVID-19 on the rise, our agency was faced with the reality that our existing shelter couldn’t meet the necessary requirements to keep our residents safe.

Our current shelter was the result of thousands of hours of volunteer labour and broad support from the community. The conversion of these buildings was a massive undertaking and have provided shelter to thousands of people. Unfortunately, when these were developed, a pandemic just wasn’t part of our planning process. Double rooms, shared bathrooms, living spaces and dining areas all make COVID transmission a strong possibility to it was decided to operate the shelter out of a local motel to ensure safety.

We have completely renovated our existing shelter buildings into new transitional rooms, providing further stabilization to our clients moving our of our shelter.