What We Do
Our ethos is simple: together, we can achieve more. We take a multifaceted approach to addressing homelessness, convening sectors and focusing on both immediate needs and long-term systemic change.
Coordinating Stakeholders
Barrie Cares unites community forces to drive effective and coordinated solutions to homelessness.
Barrie Cares serves as a catalyst for change, uniting diverse stakeholders — public, private, and non-profit — to create a powerful collective dedicated to addressing homelessness. Through our collaborative model, we break down silos, facilitate partnerships, and accelerate progress, ensuring a more effective and coordinated response to homelessness in Barrie.
Empowering Solutions
Barrie Cares champions policies and programs that address the root causes of homelessness to drive impactful change.
We actively champion change. We advocate tirelessly for policies and programs that tackle the true root causes of homelessness in Barrie, such as increasing affordable housing, expanding mental health and addiction support, and providing accessible job training.
We also secure financial resources to fuel essential programs and services, empowering local service providers and the public sector to implement sustainable solutions.
Inspiring Change
Barrie Cares believes in the power of knowledge, to raise awareness, challenge stigma, and inspire action towards ending homelessness.
We believe knowledge is the key to lasting change. We are dedicated to raising public awareness about the realities of homelessness in Barrie and across the country. We challenge stigma and promote a compassionate, human-centered approach to addressing the critical issue. Our goal is to inspire everyone to be part of the solution.
A Private-Non-Profit-Public Partnership.
Why it Works.
We harness the unique strengths of each sector to implement solutions that address root causes of homelessness in Barrie
Streamlined Process
By working together, partners identify and eliminate redundancies, leading to more efficient and effective service delivery.
Shared Expertise
The partnership allows for the pooling of knowledge and skills from different sectors, leading to innovative solutions that might not be possible otherwise.
Agility & Reponsiveness
The combined resources and expertise of the partnership enable quicker responses to emerging needs and challenges.
Our Partners
