Casa emergency shelter
Supporting people who are unhoused since 1984
Shelter for women and gender diverse people who identify with women's services
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a safe, accessible and compassionate response to homelessness and food insecurity for neighbours in the Greater Fort Erie community, ensuring dignity and respect in connecting them to essential services and pathways towards stability and integration.
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Our vision is to be a welcoming community that utilizes a social medicine model and collaboration to ensure our neighbours have access to secure shelter, food, support and opportunities to rebuild their lives with dignity, hope and belonging.
Our History
Mission Statement
Our History
Casa El Norte was founded by local families moved to action after meeting Isaac, a
young refugee who survived violence in El Salvador and arrived at the Peace Bridge.
Since 1984, this spirit of compassion has empowered a volunteer-led movement that
has supported over 10,000 asylum seekers with shelter, safety, and a fresh start.
A Space of Welcoming and Inclusion
CASA's 10-bed shelter and programs are designed with a trauma-informed, decolonial, and anti-racist lens. The shelter supports women, Indigenous women, Queer and Trans people, gender diverse people who identify with women-oriented services, newcomers, and children.
As a shelter designed for accessibility, CASA supports women w
ith disabilities, new mothers, and anyone with limited mobility.
If you have any questions about accessibility or inclusivity, don't hesitate to email us at information@casaelnorte281.com.
Donations Needed:
Non-perishable food, coffee, sugar, flour, diapers, feminine hygiene products, childrens school supplies, hygiene products, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, and soap.
See the full list in our FAQ page of items that will have the most impact!
Thank you for your generosity; however, due to our limited space CASA is unable to accept dishes, cups, mugs, utensils, pots and pans, clothing, bedding, other fabric items, electronics, mattresses, or furniture.
Donate through:
Canada Helps: click on the link below
e-transfer: office@casaelnorte281.com
cheque: please email us at information@casaelnorte281.com to organize drop-off.
Land Acknowledgement
We are grateful to be here
CASA stands in Fort Erie, Ontario on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Attawandaronk Peoples. This land is protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum, a covenant calling all who share this territory to care for the land, the waters, and one another. We commit to follow its three principles: to take only what you need, leave enough for others, and always keep the dish clean.
We are also situated within the territory recognized by the Two Row Wampum and the Treaty of Niagara, agreements rooted in respect, peaceful coexistence, and mutual responsibility.
We acknowledge that this land was never ceded. We recognize the ongoing presence, resilience, and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples in this region, and we are mindful of the deep connection between colonization, displacement, and the housing and food insecurity we work to address today. The crisis of homelessness is bound up in histories of dispossession that Indigenous communities have known for generations.
As a shelter rooted in dignity, compassion, and justice, we commit to welcoming people through our doors with cultural humility, cultural safety, and respect. We commit to learning, to listening, and to building relationships with Indigenous Peoples in the spirit of reconciliation. We do not take this privilege lightly.
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CASA
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Please email for further information.
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