{"id":32770,"date":"2026-05-18T03:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdg.turnbull.co\/?page_id=32770"},"modified":"2026-05-22T04:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:07:14","slug":"housing-arrears-and-utilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdg.turnbull.co\/en\/otherservices\/housing-arrears-and-utilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing, arrears, and utilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Housing Access Center \u2013 Cornwall Housing Programs<\/h2>\n<p>340 Pitt Street<br \/>Cornwall, Ontario, K6H 5T9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/social-housing-division.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/social-housing-division.aspx<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:6139336282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-933-6282<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Includes programs like Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP), Social Housing Program (RGI), Rent Supplement Program, and more.<\/p>\n<h2>Housing Services<\/h2>\n<p>550 Ninth Street East<br \/>Unit 1<br \/>Cornwall, Ontario, K6H 2V7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/housing-services.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/housing-services.aspx<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:6139387717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-938-7717<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Offers quality, safe and affordable housing for seniors, families and adults.<\/p>\n<h2>THRIVE (Temporary Relief for Individuals in Housing Emergencies)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sdgcounties.ca\/discover-our-communities\/news-notices\/thrive-new-program-helps-those-facing-homelessness-sdg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sdgcounties.ca\/discover-our-communities\/news-notices\/thrive-new-program-helps-those-facing-homelessness-sdg<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:6139336282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-933-6282 ext. 3305<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The THRIVE program has been launched to help those in need with securing and retaining long-term housing by providing financial support for rental and utility arrears, upfront heating costs, first and last month&#8217;s rent, medical expenses, and other exceptional circumstances.<\/p>\n<h2>United Way SDG \u2013 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unitedwaysdg.com\/what-we-do\/utilities-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unitedwaysdg.com\/what-we-do\/utilities-support<\/a><br \/>Cornwall Electric: <a href=\"tel:6139322051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-932-2051<\/a><br \/>Rideau St. Lawrence: <a href=\"tel:6139322051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-932-2051<\/a><br \/>Hydro One: <a href=\"tel:18554875327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-855-487-5327<\/a><br \/>Union Gas: <a href=\"tel:18554875327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-855-487-5327<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re behind on your electricity or natural gas bill and face having your service disconnected, you may qualify for emergency assistance through LEAP.<\/p>\n<h2>Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ontarioelectricitysupport.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ontarioelectricitysupport.ca<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:18558318151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-855-831-8151<\/a><br \/><a href=\"mailto:help@ontarioelectricitysupport.ca\">help@ontarioelectricitysupport.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reduction on electricity utilities for lower-income households.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Resort Funding \u2013 Cornwall &#8211; Agape Center<\/h2>\n<p>40 Fifth Street West<br \/>Cornwall, Ontario,\u00a0K6J 2T4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agapecentre.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agapecentre.ca<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:6139389297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-938-9297 ext. 126<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One-time funding to help meet an urgent cost that cannot be covered through any other existing support program and helps secure housing or avoid losing housing.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Resort Funding \u2013 Counties \u2013 House of Lazarus<\/h2>\n<p>2245 Simms Street North<br \/>Mountain, Ontario, K0E1S0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hol.community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hol.community<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:6139893830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-989-3830<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One-time funding to help meet an urgent cost that cannot be covered through any other existing support program and helps secure housing or avoid losing housing.<\/p>\n<h2>Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/efryottawa.com\/programs-and-services\/housing-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">efryottawa.com\/programs-and-services\/housing-support<\/a><br \/>Phone: <a href=\"tel:6132377427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-237-7427<\/a><br \/>Toll-Free: <a href=\"tel:18006114755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-800-611-4755<\/a><br \/><a href=\"mailto:info@efryottawa.com\">info@efryottawa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Provides women assistance with housing searches, maintaining housing, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Housing Access Center \u2013 Cornwall Housing Programs<br \/>\n340 Pitt Street<br \/>Cornwall, Ontario, K6H 5T9<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/social-housing-division.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/social-housing-division.aspx<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:6139336282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-933-6282<\/a><br \/>\nIncludes programs like Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP), Social Housing Program (RGI), Rent Supplement Program, and more.<br \/>\nHousing Services<br \/>\n550 Ninth Street East<br \/>Unit 1<br \/>Cornwall, Ontario, K6H 2V7<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/housing-services.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/housing-services.aspx<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:6139387717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">613-938-7717<\/a><br \/>\nOffers quality,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":32612,"menu_order":-18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32770","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Housing, arrears, and utilities - Clinique juridique Roy McMurtry Legal Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Housing, arrears, and utilities - Clinique juridique Roy McMurtry Legal Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Housing Access Center \u2013 Cornwall Housing Programs 340 Pitt StreetCornwall, Ontario, K6H 5T9 cornwall.ca\/en\/live-here\/social-housing-division.aspx613-933-6282 Includes programs like Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP), Social Housing Program (RGI), Rent Supplement Program, and more. 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