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Indwell Community Homes: Hope and Homes for All in Hamilton and Ontario

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Homelessness

Addictions

Community-Based Solutions

Supportive Housing

Mental health

References

(1) Indwell. (n.d.). About us. https://indwell.ca/about-us/

(2) Tapestry Community Capital. (2024, March 28). Indwell — Investing in housing. Retrieved September 11, 2025, from https://tapestrycapital.ca/indwell/#:~:text=For%20Indwell%2C%20the%20housing%20crisis,1%2C200%20tenants%20across%20the%20province

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(4) Oudshoorn, A., Van Berkum, A., Rolfe, S., Marshall, C. A., Krywucky, A., Crockett, M., Caxaj, S., Thuemler, N., Gilliland, J., McLean, S., Ezukuse, V., Ariba, Y., & Befus, D. (2022). Indwell: Making supportive housing work for Canada’s most vulnerable: Final report. Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion, Western University. https://indwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Indwell-Project-Final-Report-Feb-9-2023.pdf

(5) Ellmen, E. (2024, December). Affordable housing: No place like home. Hamilton City Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2025, from https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/affordable-housing-no-place-like-home/

(6) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. (2024). Housing shortages in CanadaUpdating how much housing we need by 2030. Retrieved September 11, 2025, from https://assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/sites/cmhc/professional/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-research/research-reports/2023/housing-shortages-canada-updating-how-much-we-need-by-2030-en.pdf

(7) Indwell. (2022). Impact report 2022: September 2020–August 2021 [Annual impact report]. Indwell Community Homes. https://indwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AnnualReport21-22-_WEB-Updated-March23.pdf

(8) City of Hamilton. (2024). Hamilton Opioid Information System. Retrieved September 11, 2025, from https://www.hamilton.ca/people-programs/public-health/alcohol-drugs-gambling/hamilton-opioid-information-system#opioid-related-deaths

(9) Indwell. (n.d.). Our model. https://indwell.ca/our-model/

(10) Indwell. (2021). Summer/Fall 2020 newsletter [Newsletter]. https://indwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SummerFall_Newsletter_2020_WEB.pdf

(11) Ryan, J. (2024, March 18). Moving from homelessness to stable housing: How does trauma affect the mind? Indwell. Retrieved September 12, 2025, from https://indwell.ca/2024/03/18/moving-from-homelessness-to-stable-housing/

(12) Indwell. (n.d.). The Oaks – Heartwood Apartments [Program page]. Retrieved September 12, 2025, from https://indwell.ca/heartwood

(13) Indwell. (2023). Annual impact report 2023: September 2022–March 2023 [Annual report]. Indwell Community Homes. https://indwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/INDW-Annual-Impact-Report-Sept-2022-March-2023-WEB.pdf

(14) Indwell. (n.d.). Affordability calculator. https://indwell.ca/affordability-calculator/

(15) Neven, J. (2024, February 8). Delegation to Region of Peel Council, February 2024. Indwell. Retrieved September 12, 2025, from https://indwell.ca/2024/02/08/delegation-to-region-of-peel-council-february-2024/

(16) City of Hamilton. (2024). Housing and Homelessness Action Plan—2024 annual report. City of Hamilton. https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/homelessness-hhap-annual-report-2024.pdf

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(18) Indwell. (n.d.). King William Flats [Program page]. https://indwell.ca/programs/king-william-st-project-with-cityhousing/

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(21) City of Hamilton. (2025, July 31). Housing and Homelessness Action Plan: Annual report 2024 (pp. 3–4). https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/homelessness-hhap-annual-report-2024.pdf

(22) City of Hamilton. (2023, December 12). Hamilton is Home initiative. https://www.hamilton.ca/people-programs/cityhousing-hamilton/development-revitalization/development-stories/hamilton-home

(23) London Community Foundation. (2025, May 13). Vision SoHo Alliance announces new name: Village SoHo. https://www.lcf.on.ca/vision-soho-alliance

(24) Indwell. (2021–2024). Indwell’s strategic plan 2021–2024 [Strategic plan summary]. https://indwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Indwell-Strategic-Plan-Summary-2021%E2%80%932024.pdf

(25) Tapestry Community Capital. (2024, March 28). Indwell — Investing in housing. Retrieved September 12, 2025, from https://tapestrycapital.ca/indwell/#:~:text=Now%2C%20Indwell%20is%20working%20on,affordable%20housing%20in%20Hamilton%2C%20Ontario

(26) Ross, M. (2024, August 12). Hamilton mayor ignores brutal statistics of supportive housing buildings while federal and provincial officials ignore pleas for oversight. Mind You: Reflections on mental illness, mental health and life. Retrieved September 12, 2025, from https://dawsonross.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/hamilton-mayor-ignores-brutal-statistics-of-supportive-housing-buildings-while-federal-and-provincial-officials-ignore-pleas-for-oversight/

(27) Coleman, J. (2025, January 12). City of Hamilton Releases December Encampment Stats. TPR Hamilton. Hamilton’s Civic Affairs News Site. https://thepublicrecord.ca/2025/01/city-of-hamilton-releases-december-encampment-stats/

‌(28) City Of Hamilton. (2024). Reducing Homelessness and Managing Encampments [Report]. https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=421499

(29) City Of Hamilton. (2025). Point-in-Time Connection findings highlight urgent need for housing and support services. Hamilton.ca. https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/news-notices/news-releases/point-time-connection-findings-highlight-urgent-need

 

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Admin, S. (2025). Indwell Community Homes: Hope and Homes for All in Hamilton and Ontario. ScienceReach. Retrieved from https://sciencereach.ca/community-publications/2JszHatkPgEV6wujUMThuK

About The Organization

Indwell is a Canadian Christian charity that has been supporting vulnerable adults dealing with mental health challenges for over 50 years. We are the fastest growing developer of new supportive affordable housing in Ontario. Indwell’s communities support over 1300 tenants in regions across Southern and Southwestern Ontario—with several projects currently under construction or pre-development. Indwell empowers tenants to achieve health and wellness goals, and to constructively engage with their communities.

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