Overnight Shelters
Overnight Shelters
The Men's Shelter offers nightly access to men in Yellowknife.
Contact: P: (867)766-3400 W: SA Men's Emergency Shelter
A safe place for youth aged 12-18 years old.
Contact: P: (867)766-HOPE(4673) W: Home Base Emergency Youth Shelter
An emergency shelter for women over the age of 19.
Contact: W: Women's Emergency Shelter
Family Violence Shelter is a secure and anonymous place for women to receive support while they are fleeing violence. Women from across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut can call us so we can assess your situation and safety planning regardless of where you live.
Contact: P: Crisis Line: (867)873-8257 Toll Free: 1-866-223-7775 W: YWCA Allison McAteer
Transitional home for homeless men under governance of the Salvation Army’s Ministry.
Contact: P: (867)-766-3400 W: Bailey House
Housing First approaches to homelessness provide access to housing as a first intervention, without requiring that individuals maintain sobriety or otherwise demonstrate that they are housing ready.
Contact: P: (867)447-4661 W: YKWS Housing First
This program is open to youth 16-24 who are in need of a safe space to live.
Contact: P: (867)446-9606 E: housing@homebaseyk.com W: Youth Housing Program
Offers a space for youth ages 12 - 24 to live should they find themselves without safe or appropriate housing elsewhere.
Contact: P: (867)766-4673 E: operations@homebaseyk.com W: Home Base Youth Dorms
Staff work with families to acquire housing, make positive changes (such as repaying rental arrears and saving for a damage deposit) and learn new skills such as cooking, literacy, budgeting, etc. After a stay of a year or so, newly-stable families move on to permanent housing in public housing or market rentals.
Contact: P: (867)873-5760 W: YWCA Transitional Housing
Lynn's Place is for women who need safe housing after leaving a violent relationship, or who are ready to find stability in a safe environment.
Contact: P:(867)873-5760 W: YWCA Lynn's Place
NWTHC is an agency of the Government of the Northwest Territories offering a wide array of housing programs and options for residents of the NWT. It aims to work in partnership with residents, where appropriate and necessary, to ensure access to affordable, adequate and suitable housing.
Contact: W: Northwest Territories Housing Corporation
The Sobering Centre is a place for individuals who are intoxicated to sleep off their intoxication.
Contact: P:(867)873-3272 E: coordinator@nwtdc.net W: Day Centre and Sobering Centre
Contact: P: (867)447-1095 E: info@arcticindigenouswellness.org
The aim of the Street Outreach Program is to address the needs of the Yellowknife street-involved population, by providing for basic needs, such as water and snacks.
Contact: P: (867)445-7202 W: Street Outreach
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