About Us

Since being founded in 1983, Shepherds of Good Hope has been meeting people where they are, delivering the services they need without judgement.

Shepherds of Good Hope focusses on a continuum of care that helps people experiencing, or about to experience homelessness by providing food, shelter, and supportive housing, all with wrap-around support that provides dignity, community and hope.

Today, we foster hope and reduce harm in Ottawa by supporting people experiencing homelessness and vulnerable adults. Through our specialized services, programs and partnerships, we help to address challenges with mental health, addictions and trauma. And every day, we:

• Help stabilize people through our specialized shelter programs
• Provide permanent homes with on-site, around-the-clock support in our supportive housing facilities. In 2025 Shepherds will have over 300 supportive housing units, placed strategically throughout Ottawa. This means there will be more people in supportive housing than staying in our shelter.
• Serve thousands at our community soup kitchen and evening drop-in centre
• Provide shelter-based healthcare through our Transitional Emergency Shelter Program and save lives every day by giving people who use drugs a safer alternative in our Supervised Consumption and Treatment Service.

When you support Shepherds of Good Hope, you become part of our vision of;

Homes for all. Community for all. Hope for All.