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

  • Acts of kindness come in many different ways. When one charity, like Toolbox, extends a helping hand to another charity it not only strengthens the bonds of compassion but increases the impact of goodwill in the community. Together, we build a brighter future one generous gesture at a time! Thank you Toolbox!!
    Lynn McIntyre-Enns
  • This is to express my gratitude for all the time and resources you spent helping me secure a job. My family and I are forever grateful for your guidance, care, and patience throughout these very difficult seven months without a job. Hopefully, this Job will be the beginning of greater opportunities.
    Innocent
  • As outreach Paramedics, we recognize the incredible stressors and health issues that surround our unhoused population. Being able to address these needs through Toolbox project Niagara's incredible work, we are able to distribute basic necessities to our most vulnerable which sometimes could be the difference between life and death. Thank you, Toolbox Project Niagara, for partnering with the Niagara EMS Street Outreach team!
    EMS Street Outreach Team
  • The compassion and dedication from the Mobile Closet team and program is OUTSTANDING! It has made a difference in so many lives already and continues to grow!
    Anonymous
  • I lost my husband and since then, day-to-day life has been a struggle. I was 10 years behind with my taxes and getting them done was not going to happen due to the price. I am on CPP with limited income. I found Start Me Up Niagara from a friend who connected me with the tax program. I met Sarah and brought my documents in and got my tax back 1 week later. I am now getting benefits I was missing out on. I am grateful for Start Me Up Niagara and their tax program. Everything was so easy, I will recommend this program to anyone who needs help. Thank you!
    Cindy Shaw

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. 

A Season of Impact: Stories, Partnerships, and What’s Ahead

A Season of Impact: Stories, Partnerships, and What’s Ahead

Posted Jan 15th, 2026 in News & Updates

As we reflect on a season of meaningful impact, we’re also looking ahead. From inspiring success stories to the upcoming Coldest Night of the Year, discover how you can be part of what’s next.

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Garden Party Retirement

Garden Party Retirement

Posted Jan 13th, 2026 in From Our Garden

RSVP for the Garden Party Retirement

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Now is the time for us to add some warmth to people's lives

Now is the time for us to add some warmth to people's lives

Posted Nov 7th, 2025 in In The News

The best time to donate winter clothing, whether it’s for Start Me Up or a comparable charity where you live, is right away.

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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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