About us
North House is a not-for-profit charitable organization who supports the North Durham townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge through their mission of providing a spectrum of housing supports for those who are at risk or in crisis in North Durham. Established in 2004, North House has been assisting the low-income residents of the community as well as the most vulnerable who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
The North House Registered Social Workers (RSW) and Social Services Workers (RSSW) support clients through various programs and services such as:
- Assistance with housing search
- Provide access to stability funds for rent and utility arrears, last month’s rent and moving costs
- Assistance with rental applications for market and rent-geared-to-income housing
- Landlord and Tenant Board support
- Referrals to government and community resources
- Eviction prevention through mediation with landlords
- Navigation of the Residential Tenancy Act with tenants and landlords
- Income tax preparation
- I.D. replacement
- Advocacy and referral for the Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program
- Referral to an emergency shelter
- Assistance with the Ontario Electricity Support Program and the Low-income Energy Assistance Program applications