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I'm asking for ideas to help my family member who is homeless due to addiction and not wanting to change. So best I could do is figure out how to keep them warm during winter and safe and not hungry too. It is not possible they live with me as I have family of my own and the ups and downs in mood make it impossible due to them not wanting to change. I have rented motel rooms and a place of their own but that didn't work out because they are so far gone mentally they were destructive to renting. So my question is what would be best for housing? Does someone have shelter such as a camper, ice fishing shed insulated building I could buy as it would be ruined inside for my family member just to be left alone to live their life as they wish? I don't agree with their choice of life but want to help. And then I'd need a place to put the camper on. It would be ideal if someone had an old camper they want to get rid of and a place to put it where they could live. I can't afford much. I doubt I could afford a hotel room for winter months unless they offered a cheaper rate per number of days like that. I even thought of storage units but can't live in them just would have been cheaper and heated. I believe I've thought of everything from gyms open 24h sheds, just no solution and I realize they got themselves in this mess but as family it's awful watching. Thanks maybe someone has a way of helping.

https://www.samaritanhouse.net/shelter-housing

Thanks. What do the people do in between the hours of 9 am to 7pm when Samaritan house isn't open? I was wondering if buying an old camper would work for them to live in in winter but then I'd need land to put it on? Same as an insulated shed or ice fishing shack to stand the winter and then I thought of any housing for 4 months like heated storage shed or if a motel had a cheap deal for extended months at a time? If I could find someone with an old camper they would allow me to buy and they could live on their property for winter I would. I just hate to see my family member suffer but know I can't take them in. Has anyone else been through this and have any tips? Right now I'm buying gift cards at restaurants where they can pick them up as to eat and have a coffee to stay warm.

There is a safe and warm shelter on the corner of Princess Ave and 8th street that is open 7pm to 7am I believe are the hours. They have coffee, snacks etc and a place to stay warm, have companionship.

Your statement "I don't agree with their choice of life" caught my attention. Addiction is an illness, not a choice. Mental illness is also an illness, not a choice.  
I understand your wanting to help, but you may also need to consider if your helping is enabling them. You are in a very difficult place, having someone you obviously care about who has co-occurring illnesses. You are not alone, there are many people in the difficult place that you are in.  
I would respectfully suggest that you won't find anyone who would want a person with untreated substance use disorder and untreated mental illness, living in a trailer or shed on their property. Also, as zoning would probably not allow this to happen within city limits, your loved one may not want to relocate out of the city.  
I would suggest that you look into some of the supports that are available for family and friends of people struggling with addiction. Here is a link that lists some resources that you may find helpful:  
 
http://mbaddictionhelp.ca/services/family-friends/

I can't help them because they said they don't want to change and like what they are doing and they are over 18 but there has always been mental illness and then later the addictions so they have both. I would feel better if they had a warm place at least for winter 24/7. We'll thanks for the posts everyone

There is Samaritan safe and warm shelter but the max capacity is 41 bed and a bunch of rules to be able to get a bed  
 
There is also the overnight drop in centre on princess Ave no bed it's just a place to stay warm at night.  
 
As for your family member they are using drugs to help there mental illness by self medicating... best education for yourself is westman families of addicts meetings once a month. They have a Facebook group if on there.  
 
Hope this helps

Thank you