Multi-Disciplinary Access To Care & Housing (MATCH) provides ongoing intensive support to individuals referred from the Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Team (M-DOT) and Coordinated Access to Care for the Homeless (CATCH) teams who require the ongoing involvement of an interdisciplinary team.
Who We Are and What We Do
The MATCH program provides ongoing intensive supports to individuals referred from the Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Team (M-DOT) and Coordinated Access to Care for the Homeless (CATCH) teams who require the ongoing involvement of an interdisciplinary team to support their success in the community.
The MATCH team consists of Case Managers, Peer Support Workers, Registered Nurses (RN) and part-time ICHA Psychiatrists providing ongoing care and support for clients referred through M-DOT, CATCH or The Access Point.
MATCH HFRESH (Housing First For Encampments and Street Homelessness)
MATCH HFRESH is an expansion of the MATCH model. HFRESH is an interdisciplinary team that follows a Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) model of care to address clients’ health and social care needs. The team consists of Mental Health Case Managers, Peer Support Worker,2 Registered Nurses, Personal Support Workers, and part-time ICHA Psychiatrists who connect with individuals where they are in the community.
The MATCH HFRESH program provides ongoing intensive support to individuals referred to the City of Toronto program.
HFRESH also has a research component conducted by the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and the City of Toronto. The project is looking to evaluate a new housing and support program for people in encampments and other unsheltered locations who have moderate or high needs for support.
Eligibility for match hfresh
- 18 years of age or older
- Experiencing unsheltered homelessness
- Unmet mental health or substance use needs
- Unmet needs necessitating case management support 4 times per week or more
How to Make a Referral to the Program
Referrals for the MATCH program are accepted directly from the Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Team (M-DOT) and Coordinated Access to Care for the Homeless (CATCH) teams.
Referrals for the MATCH HFRESH program come directly from the City of Toronto Coordinated Access Program, PATHs.
If you are in need of case management services in the City of Toronto, please contact The Access Point at 1-888-640-1934 or online at www.theaccesspoint.ca.