These range from four group homes to fourteen apartments and a rooming house. Progress Place programs are designed for both adults and youth with a history of mental health problems. In addition to housing support, Progress Place also offers programs and services which are listed under both the Social and Recreational Supports and the Work and Learning Vocational Supports sections of this publication. All the houses are located in the West End of Toronto, and all provide co-operative living situations. Staff support is flexible and is negotiated between tenants and staff.
Support includes counselling and life skills training.
With an emphasis on life and social skills leading to independent living, the Army offers its Dufferin Residence Program. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health operates a Community Support and Research Unit which is designed to assist people with psychiatric disabilities with both income maintenance and the acquisition of housing. A referral can be made through one of Habitat's many designated referral sources or, if necessary, self-referral can be arranged.