Edmonton

Hungry? We’re here to help. At the Hope Mission Centre Community Hub, we serve hundreds of meals, three times a day, five days a week with brunch and dinner on weekends.

Meals are free of charge and available for anyone in the community – you do not need to be staying in shelters to access our meals at the Hope Mission Centre.

Monday through Friday:

-Breakfast at 7:30 am
-Lunch at 11:45 am
-Dinner at 4:15 pm

Saturday, Sunday & Holidays:

-Brunch at 10:45 am
-Dinner at 4:15 pm

The Hope Mission Centre Community Hub space is located through the front doors of the Hope Mission Centre building. The Community Hub is the main drop-in service that Hope Mission offers in the downtown area. It is not just for shelter guests – anyone in the community is welcome to access services offered in this space. Services include meals, health services, ID services, housing support, income support navigation, hygiene, laundry and more.

Community Hub hours of operation are as follows:

Weekdays: 7:30AM-5:00PM

-Breakfast: 7:30AM – 8:15AM
-Opens for Seniors and Low Mobility at 7:15AM
-Closed for cleaning: 8:15AM – 9:00AM
-Drop-in: 9:00AM – 11:30AM
-Lunch: 11:45PM – 12:30PM
-Opens for Seniors and Low Mobility at 11:30AM
-Closed for cleaning: 12:30PM – 1:00PM
-Drop-in: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
-Dinner: 4:15PM – 5:00PM
-Opens for Senior and Low Mobility at 4:00PM

Weekends and Holidays: 7:30AM-5:00PM

-Drop-in: 7:30AM – 10:30AM
-Brunch: 10:45AM – 11:30AM
-Opens for Seniors and Low Mobility at 10:30AM
-Closed for cleaning: 11:30AM – 12:00PM
-Drop-in: 12:00PM – 4:00PM
-Dinner: 4:15PM – 5:00PM
-Opens for Seniors and Low Mobility at 4:00PM

24/7 shelter services are available for men, women and couples. Shelter entrances vary and are as follows:

– Women’s Emergency Shelter: entrance at southwest side of building
– Men’s Emergency Shelter: entrance at north east side of building
– Couples Emergency Shelter: entrance at north side of building through alley

All shelters offer access to clean blankets & towels, storage, clothing (subject to availability), nutrition, water, naloxone kits, showers, laundry, social and health supports, and more.

24/7 Low Mobility shelter beds for female community members are available on the main floor of the Hope Mission Centre Women’s Emergency Shelter. Access is available through the south side of the building. This shelter primarily supports community members who have mobility challenges (use of a walker, wheelchair, cane, etc.), disabilities and/or chronic health conditions within our level of care.

24/7 Intox shelter beds for female community members are available on the main floor of the Hope Mission Centre Women’s Emergency Shelter. Access is available through the south side of the building. Intox shelter spaces are for community members who are heavily intoxicated and in need of additional support services and care.

All shelters offer access to clean blankets & towels, storage, clothing (subject to availability), nutrition, water, naloxone kits, showers, laundry, social and health supports, and more.

Health Services are delivered in two primary ways at the Hope Mission Centre:

1.) The Hope Mission Centre Community Hub Nursing Clinic, which is a drop-in clinic open Monday-Friday from 8:30AM-4:30PM. Staff embedded on-site include Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), Primary Care Paramedics (PCP) or Emergency Medical Responders (EMR) who are able to provide the following types of care:

-Wound care
-Foot care
-Emergency and overdose response
-Health assessments & arranging medical visits
-Arranging prescription delivery
-Connections and referrals to community & health resources
-Connections to/from hospital
-Assistance connecting to addiction and mental health services

*Please note: the Hope Mission Centre Community Hub clinic is a smaller clinic. For additional services, all community members are welcome to access the nearby Herb Jamieson Centre Nursing Clinic during regular hours of operation.

2.) Through the Emergency Response Team (ERT), which operates 7AM-7PM, 7 days per week. This team is made up of Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), Primary Care Paramedics (PCP) or Emergency Medical Responders (EMR). They respond to medical emergencies inside or around the building, provide basic medical care, and connect community members to the appropriate health services.

In addition to these services, Hope Mission works closely with third party providers such as homecare, pharmacies and visiting physicians to provide care.

For more information, email hope.nurses@hopemission.com.

The Hope Mission Centre Housing & Support Hub is located in the Community Hub space. This hub provides a range of housing services, including Diversion, Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and Intensive Case Management (ICM) programs. The housing staff in the hub can provide assistance with ID, income support navigation, housing assessments and program connections, housing searches and placements, connections to addiction treatment and recovery services, connections to community supports and more.

Through the Family Wellness program, we operate a program called the Essentials. The Essentials is an emergency hamper program that gives families the opportunity to pick out a hamper of food, diapers, kids clothes and more. This program is for families with kids 18 & under in their immediate care.

Families can access a hamper up to 6 times a year, once a month. If further supports are needed, we encourage families to connect with our Family Support worker to navigate more solutions.

Brightwood supports local families through a frozen meal program. This program ensures that families have easy access to food once per month