Program: Drop-In Services
Organization: John Howard Society of Simcoe and Muskoka - Barrie
Phone Numbers: 705-733-0683
Toll-Free: 1-888-325-6561
Fax: 705-733-9363
Email: Contact@jhssm.ca
Website: www.johnhoward.on.ca/muskoka/
Address:
78 Mulcaster St
Barrie, ON
L4M 3M4
Accessibility:
Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Hours vary
Executives: Hayley Murdoch-Fyke - Executive Director
705-828-5487 * HMurdoch-Fyke@jhssm.ca
Tracy King - Manager of Justice Services
705-828-5670 * TKing@jhssm.ca
Service Description: Drop-In services * Barrie and Orillia locations serve as drop-in spaces for people considered unhoused and low-income

Drop-in spaces include:
  • harm reduction supplies
  • clothing (jackets, pants, snowpants, sweaters, etc.)
  • food and snacks
  • coffee and water
  • safe and judgement free space for people in need to hang out and warm up/cool down
  • access to technology (phones, tablets)
  • hygiene supplies (soap, shower supplies, razors, toothbrushes, etc.)
  • period products
  • first aid supplies
  • referrals to outside agencies
  • information regarding services in Simcoe County & Muskoka Region
  • HEP C and HIV testing and access to certain treatments (ran through the 420 Program)
  • sexual health clinics (partnered with Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit)
  • naloxone (nasal and injectable)



Fees: Free
Application: Call for information
Eligibility / Target Population: People in need of assistance
Languages: English
Area Served: Muskoka District ; Simcoe County
Last Updated: 1/24/2025
Service Profile Web Address: eng/displayService.aspx?id=207070

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