Safety Tips: 1. When possible, walk in groups, as this will reduce your chance of becoming a victim. 2. Know your area, stay visible, avoid walking into alleys alone. 3. Know where the closest working phone is. 4. For police assistance in an emergency call 911 from any phone booth or cell, no coins or minutes needed. 5. Know what time the shelters open and remember once they’re full, no one else is allowed in. 6. Don’t flash your cash or valuables. 7. Know where you are going and the safest way to get there. 8. Have a plan of action if a dangerous situation happens. 9. Carry a whistle and use it if you are in danger.
Call 9-1-1 for an emergency or a crime in progress. For any non-emergencies, call #377 from your mobile device or 780-423-4567 from a landline.
07/16
Street Safety
GUIDE Have you recently found yourself without a home & nowhere to go?
Who can help me, where can I eat, how do I survive? This pamphlet contains basic information that can help with your temporary survival on the street. WHERE CAN I FIND A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT? Hope Mission 9908 - 106 Ave, 780-422-2018 Men, Women and Couples Mat Program Intake 8:30 pm to midnight Youth Mat Program Intake (16-24 yrs) 9:30 pm – 2 am Herb Jamieson Centre (Men) 10014 - 105 A Ave, 780-429-3470, Intake daily at 3 pm and 7 pm – until full Women’s Emergency Accommodation Centre (WEAC) 9611 - 101 A Ave, 780-423-5302, Intake daily 9 pm George Spady Centre (Men & Women) 10015 - 105 A Ave, 780-424-8335, Intake 8 pm I NEED HELP WITH ADDICTIONS: DETOX: TREATMENT:
AADAC Addiction Recovery Centre 10302 - 107 St, 780-427-4291, 1-866-332-2322 24hr. help line , Assesment Hours 9:30 – 10:30 am George Spady Centre Detox 10015 - 105 A Ave, 780-424-8335 24hr. phone access Addiction Counseling and Prevention Services 1 0010 - 102A Ave, 2nd floor, 780-427-2736, 1 -866-332-2322 (after hours line)
I NEED HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH: The Support Network 24 hour Distress Line 780-482-4357 24 hour Adult Mental Health Crisis Response Team 780-342-7777 Children’s/Youth Mental Health Crisis Response Team 780-427-4491 I NEED HEALTH INFORMATION AND SUPPORT Health Link Alberta (24 hours) Toll free 811 WHERE CAN I FIND MEALS? Hope Mission 9908 - 106 Ave, 780-422-2018, Breakfast 8 am, Lunch 12 noon, Supper 5 pm, Weekends and Holidays Brunch 10:30 am, Supper 4:15 pm Mustard Seed Church 10635 - 96 St, 780-426-5600, Supper Mon - Fri 7 pm, Sat 5 pm Boyle Street Co-Op 10616 - 105 Ave, 780-424-4106, Light lunch 11:30 Mon - Fri Bissell Centre 10530 - 105 Ave, 780-423-2285, Light snack 10am, Light lunch 2 pm WHERE CAN I FIND CLOTHING? Bissell Centre Community Closet 10530 - 96 St, 780-423-2285 Ext 122, Intake 8:15 am – 3:45 pm Mon - Fri Mustard Seed Church Community Support Centre 10568 - 114 St, 780-426-5600, Intake Mon & Thurs 1 – 3:30 pm, Wed 5 – 7:30 pm I’VE LOST ALL OF MY IDENTIFICATION, WHERE DO I GO?: Several agencies can assist you to replace your lost ID. Please inquire for the identification worker at each of the following agencies: Boyle Street Community Services 10616 - 105 Ave, 780-424-4106 Boyle McCauley Health Centre (Alberta Health Care Card) 10628 - 96 St, 780-422-7333 #3 Operation Friendship (Operation Friendship Seniors Society) 9526 - 106 Ave, 780-429-2626 Salvation Army 9611 - 102 Ave, 780-429-4274 I AM UNDER 18, ARE THERE SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR YOUTH MY AGE? Hope Mission Youth Mat Program (16-24) 9908 - 106 Ave, 780-422-2018, Intake 9:30 pm to 2 am Youth Empowerment and Support Services (15-21) 9310 - 82 Ave, 780-468-7070, Intake 9 pm, First come first served EYC Inner City Youth Housing Program (14-17) 780-479-7075, 9 am - 5 pm I WANT OFF THE STREET, WHO CAN HELP? Jasper Place Health and Wellness Centre 780-481-4001, Mon - Thurs 9 am – 3 pm Boyle Street Community Services Housing Program, 10616 - 105 Ave, 780-424-4106 Bissell Centre, Outreach Housing Team 780-423-2285 ext 372, 7 am - 4:30 pm I WANT LOW COST HOUSING, WHERE CAN I GO? Salvation Army Residential (Men only) - 780-429-4274 (extension 222), 9611 - 102 Ave Dorm bed: $12 a night, $84 a week, $360 a month Food: $15 a day, $100 a week, $350 a month YMCA Downtown Housing Facility (Men & Women) - 780-421-9622, 10030 - 102 A Ave - Housing rates vary from $54 to $72 a day/ Weekly rates from $163 to $215 - $10 deposit for key to all rooms - Men’s dorm room - $40 per night * Both Salvation Army and YMCA Transitional housing require picture identification