The Cambridge Shelter (The Bridges) is the result of 8 years of very hard work by an incredible number of dedicated, passionate individuals. Our success is a testament to who we are and what we represent to those we serve: HOPE.
Cambridge Shelter Corporation grew out of the “Out of the Cold” program that ran in seven local churches in winter. The Bridges, a facility that now includes a year round emergency shelter, a drop-in centre, and 20 affordable, transitional, bachelor apartments opened in 2005. It is designed to offer a continuum of services and support, and to assist clients in addressing the issues facing them to move forward towards permanent, appropriate, affordable housing.
Cambridge Shelter Corporation operates a daily drop-in centre, where most of the programs and services are delivered. As well, we have 64 emergency shelter beds for men and women experiencing homelessness. We also have twenty bachelor apartments on site which provide full-time support to those transitioning from the shelter to the community.
Cambridge Shelter Corporation believes in a “whole person” approach to serving clients and works in partnership with many other agencies, both in our Region and across Ontario, to ensure that our clients have access to the services they need to achieve personal success.
We’re very pleased to be recognized as an accredited non-profit agency by Imagine Canada.
At the time of this printing, we are presently the only emergency shelter in Canada to be accredited under Imagine Canada’s standards program, and one of only a handful of agencies to be accredited unconditionally.
Imagine Canada’s Standards Program launched in May 2012. Designed to strengthen public confidence in the charitable and not-for-profit sector, the Standards Program is among the first of its kind at a national level, offering accreditation to charities and non-profits that demonstrate excellence in the following five key areas:
For further information please contact the Standards Program Coordinator at standards@imaginecanada.ca, or read more at: Imagine Canada's Standards Program.
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