Fire At Bridge House

UPDATE: July 12, 2023 

In April 18, 2022, one of our worst nightmares happened, the Bridge House caught fire. The 3-alarm fire sent one resident to hospital and the other five residents immediately homeless. Thanks to the quick and brave work of the Hamilton Fire Department the fire was suppressed and did not impact the neighbouring buildings.

This was a tragic loss for our residents who had just started turning their lives around. All
of their belongings were lost due to fire, smoke and water damage. We want to thank the
Community of Hamilton for rallying around the Bridge during our greatest time of need.

The Red Cross stepped in immediately to provide emergency shelter for our residents who came home from work to find out they were suddenly left homeless.
The summer of 2022 saw the house completely gutted with demolition complete by
September. The Engineers have done their work and we are waiting patiently for permits to be able to start the restoration phase of work.

We have been generously provided with capitol funding from the Ontario Trillium
Foundation (OTF) for repairs that we need for work on the foundation.

We have had many people ask when our transitional housing program will begin again.
We know how hard it is for our clients being released from prison who have no where to
go. As anyone who has been involved in renovations know, there is no way to predict the
exact date when we will open our doors. But we are doing all that we can to make it
happen as soon as possible. In the meantime as of this printing, we have secured a
temporary office space at 399 Barton Street East in which to meet clients and hold our
other much needed programs.

Thank you for your ongoing support,

The Bridge Team _________________________________________________________________

May 25, 2023- We are excited to announce we have found a temporary home for The Bridge until our 319 Barton St E space is restored. You can now find us at 399 Barton Street East. 

Drop In Hours: Monday and Thursday 1-3 PM

Mental Health and Addiction Support Group: Tuesdays 1-3 PM

Please contact us at 905-522-0283 or info@hamilton-bridge.ca for more information. 

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On April 18, 2022, The Bridge caught fire. We will be using this page to keep everyone updated.

We would also like to thank everyone who has supported us during this difficult time for our clients. Please know that our staff are doing everything we can to support our clients through this, and we couldn’t do this without you.

Much appreciation,

The Board, Staff, Clients, and Volunteers of The Bridge.