How We Help

Learn more about the programs and services we offer to help individuals set goals and to achieve success.

Resource Centre & Activities

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Employment Services & Support

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Niagara's Mobile Closet

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Bike Me Up Niagara

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Welcome to Start Me Up Niagara

At Start Me Up Niagara, we offer services and programs to support people facing significant challenges such as poverty, homelessness, unemployment, disabilities, addictions and mental health issues.

Our goal is to provide opportunities for these individuals to help them increase their level of self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life. Our services range from daily drop in, community lunches, health care, income maximization, arts, garden, and employment development.

Together, we are working to build a community where all are included.

About SMUN   Our Services

  • Start Me Up is hope for the future. They provide help getting a place to live, help finding work, help getting food and clothes. Without Start Me Up, I would have no chance in life. Everyday I need and use the services here. Thank you!
    Dave Stewart
  • The Resource Centre staff member conected me to a worker who helped me attend a viewing in a supportive living building where I now have three meals a day, proved access to a shower and bathroom and my own room. During this process I was able to put my well-being and mental health first and I am now connected with a brain injury support and will be taking part in recreational activities. I will always be grateful to have supports from SMUN.
    Kathy M.
  • The compassion and dedication from this team and program is OUTSTANDING! It has made a difference in so many lives already and continues to grow! I love having somewhere to make donations where I know those in need are not being charged and are being supported, unconditionally! THANK YOU!!
    Anonymous
  • Some of the finest veggies around. From our Garden to yours. The tastiest dinners by our fine Kitchen staff! Always fresh, always delicious.
    Paul Shtogryn
  • We have a lot of homeless patients who have minimal clothes to wear. Part of a safe discharge is to ensure they are properly clothed (shirt, pants, shoes) and if the mini closets did not exist the patient would not have been able to be discharged.
    Anonymous

Resource Centre Details

Housing referrals, support and resources for people experiencing or are at risk of homelessness in Niagara. 

 Location

203 Church St., ON L2R 3E8 (Map)

 Weekday Hours

Monday to Friday  |  9:00AM - 12PM, 1PM - 4PM

 Weekend Hours (door service only)

Sunday | 11:15AM to 1:00PM

How To Help

Our dedicated volunteers, donors and supporters are dedicated to our mission to support and provide opportunities for individuals facing hardships in Niagara. ​If you're interested in getting involved, there are many ways to help. 

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News & Updates

Stay connected with the latest news and updates from Start Me Up Niagara. 

It's Never Just About The Clothing

It's Never Just About The Clothing

Posted May 22nd, 2025 in Programs

On the drive back from events, one of our volunteers started a tradition where we take turns sharing about the amazing people we met that day

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Bike Me Up Niagara, Partnerships Make the Difference

Bike Me Up Niagara, Partnerships Make the Difference

Posted May 22nd, 2025 in Programs

This little bicycle community does not just offer support, we have developed an enviable and enjoyable synergy that really makes it a pleasure to do business together.

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“Start Me Up’s Kitchen tackling food insecurity one child at a time.”

“Start Me Up’s Kitchen tackling food insecurity one child at a time.”

Posted May 6th, 2025 in Programs

The repercussions of food insecurity are profound. For many, school nutrition programs become a vital source of sustenance, sometimes serving as their primary or sole meal of the day.

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Your donations go directly to frontline service and supports for our participants who experience homelessness and other mental health and addictions issues.

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