YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka

Site: Barrie - Bayfield St

Service: Simcoe County Housing Support for Newcomers

Record #: BAR5402
Last Modified: 21 Aug 2025
Last Full Update: 12 Aug 2025

Description

Description (Service)

Free housing navigation services to support newcomers in understanding the local housing system and accessing available resources

Services include:

  • assistance understanding how to look for housing and what to expect
  • information about tenant rights and responsibilities
  • referrals to communtiy services and housing-related supports
  • guidance on how to access emergency or temporary housing options

Funded by the County of Simcoe

Service Details

Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Areas Served Muskoka District ; Simcoe County
Eligibility Permanent Residents; Refugee Claimants; Convention Refugees; Temporary Residents
Application For information call 705-241-2501 or email kseniia.tymchenko@sm.ymca.ca

To book an appointment, call or text 705-241-2501
Languages English; Arabic - Reception, Interpretation; Dari - Reception, Interpretation; English; French - Reception; German - Reception, Interpretation; Urdu - Reception, Interpretation; Farsi - Reception, Interpretation; Other - Have staff that speak these languages; Portuguese - Reception, Interpretation; Romanian - Reception, Interpretation; Russian - Reception, Interpretation; Spanish - Reception, Interpretation; Ukrainian - Reception, Interpretation
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Barrie
Address & Map
320 Bayfield St, Suite 63A
Barrie, ON
Canada L4M 3C1
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone 705-241-2501, Immigrant and Youth Services Reception
E-Mail communityprograms@sm.ymca.ca
Website www.ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/immigrant-services/#Im1
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/YMCAofSimcoeMuskoka
Instagram Instagram: https://www.youtube.com/user/YMCASimcoeMuskoka
Primary Contact Kseniia Tymchenko, Housing Navigator; Phone: Cell 249-288-3455; Email: kseniia.tymchenko@sm.ymca.ca
Alternate Contact Fatme El Sabbagh, Program Manager-Immigrant Services; Phone: Cell 705-791-6378; Email: fatme.elsabbagh@sm.ymca.ca
Mailing Address 320 Bayfield St, Suite 63A 
Barrie, ON 
Canada L4M 3C1

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