Location:
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 211
Website: http://www.211ontario.ca/
Advocacy Description: 211Toronto.ca is the public, online version of the database used by information and referral specialists for the 211 telephone service.
Help Line and Website for easy access to community, social,...
Tags: help line
Location: Toronto ,
ON
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Mental Health, Multicultural, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 211
Other Telephone: 1-888-340-1001 (TTY)
Website: http://www.211toronto.ca
Advocacy Description: 211 Toronto is a Help Line and website which provides comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information on services provided by nonprofit, community-based organizations or the public sector. In...
Tags: help line
Location: Lindsay ,
ON ,
64 Lindsay Street South
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Housing and Tenants
Telephone: (705) 328-0905
Website: http://aplacecalledhome.org/
Advocacy Description: Offers accommodation to homeless people through their two houses (McMurray House and Pinto House). Services families, single adults and couples with children. Services include 24-hour staffing, meals...
Tags: homelessness, outreach, shelter, support services
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
2 Carlton Street Ste 701
Type(s) of Advocacy: Debt, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Violence
Telephone: 416-598-2656
Website: http://www.acelaw.ca
Hours:
M, T, W, F 9 am to 5 pm; Thursdays 1 to 5 pm
Advocacy Description: Free legal services for low income seniors in the Greater Toronto area. Scope of practice focused on legal issues particularly impacting on seniors including but not limited to health law, consent...
Tags: consumer law, elder abuse, health law, home care, long term care, mental capacity law, retirement home tenancies, tenancy law
Location: Kingston ,
ON ,
302 Victoria St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Crisis Services, Debt, Housing and Tenants, Mental Health, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 613-545-9640
Website: http://www.dawnhouse.ca
Hours:
open 24 hours daily 365 days a year
Advocacy Description: Advocacy support, counselling, meals, personal hygiene items, clothing and household items provided.
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
27 Carlton St. Suite #500
Type(s) of Advocacy: Activists, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Hotline: 416-921-9494
Other Telephone: General Inquiries: 416-646-1772
Website: http://www.torontotenants.org/
Advocacy Description: The Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations (FMTA) is a non-profit Organization which advocates for better rights for Tenants. The FMTA operates the Tenant Hotline, which offers referrals and...
Tags: tenancy rights, tenant advocacy, tenant helpline
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
147 Queen Street East
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Addictions, Employment and Unemployment, Food and Foodbanks, Housing and Tenants, LGBTQ, Violence, Women
Telephone: (416) 369-1199
Website: http://www.fredvictor.org/
Advocacy Description: The Fred Victor Centre provides assistance to men and women who live in extreme poverty and are marginally housed or homeless and works to increase the options and resources available to people in...
Tags: emergency shelter, employment program, employment resource centre, homelessness, homelessness outreach, homelessness prevention, homelessness support, housing support, shelter, social service support, transitional housing, women's housing, women's shelter
Location: Collingwood ,
ON ,
115 Hurontario Street, Suite 203
Type(s) of Advocacy: Housing and Tenants
Telephone: 705-445-0643
Website: http://www.housinginfo.ca/
Advocacy Description: The Georgian Triangle Housing Resource Centre is a charitable non-profit organization that serves all segments of our community who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. The Centre will assist...
Tags: housing advocacy, housing resource centre, tenant advocacy
Location: Richmond Hill ,
ON ,
10271 Yonge St
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance
Telephone: (905) 713 2696
Other Telephone: (416) 410-6051
Website: http://www.housinghelpcentre.org/
Advocacy Description: The Housing Help Centre (HHC) maintains a housing registry to assist individuals in securing affordable accommodation in the rental market. The Community Support program is a source of integrated...
Tags: counselling, crisis counselling, homelessness prevention, housing registry, housing support, ID clinic, social service support
Location: Windsor ,
ON ,
3450 Ypres, Ste 200
Type(s) of Advocacy: Children and Youth, Housing and Tenants
Telephone: (519) 254-4824; Collect calls accepted
Advocacy Description: Housing information, help and advocacy * housing types include co-ops and non-profits, public housing, private market units, barrier free units and home sharing accommodations and transitional...
Tags: homeless youth, homelessness support, housing support, low-barrier housing, low-income housing, social service support, transitional housing
Location:
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Disability, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women
Website: http://www.lifespin.org/
Hours:
Appointments recommended
Monday to Wednesday
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Advocacy Description: We specialize in issues related to ODSP legislation, OW legislation and CPP legislation. We provide assistance with completing applications, gathering medical evidence, internal review/...
Tags: CPP, homelessness prevention, low income, ODSP
Location: London ,
ON ,
866 Dundas Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Disability, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women
Website: http://www.lifespin.org/
Hours:
Appointments recommended
Monday to Wednesday
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Advocacy Description: We specialize in issues related to ODSP legislation, OW legislation and CPP legislation. We provide assistance with completing applications, gathering medical evidence, internal review/...
Tags: CPP, homelessness prevention, low income, ODSP
Location: ,
ON
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Welfare, Workers
Advocacy Description: Community legal clinics provide representation, public legal education, law reform and community development services to low-income individuals and groups within a defined geographical area. Social...
Tags: community development services, community legal clinics, housing law, public legal education, social assistnance
Location: St. Catherines ,
ON ,
216-479a CARLTON STREET
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Addictions, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Mental Health, Prisoners, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Workers
Telephone: 905-934-2233
Hours:
Hours: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Advocacy Description: WE PROVIDE FREE ADVOCACY WITH GOVERNMENT OFFFICES (O.D.S.P., ONTARIO WORKS, WSIB) ALSO PROVIDE COUSELLING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADDICTIONS. ALSO FAMILY COUNSELLING. WORKING WITH IMMIGRANTS AND...
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
1266 Queen Street West
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Violence, Welfare, Workers
Telephone: 416-531-2411
Website: http://www.parkdalelegal.org
Advocacy Description: Parkdale Community Legal Services is a community legal clinic located on Queen Street in the west end of Toronto, Canada. They provide free legal advice, assistance and representation to low income...
Tags: Criminal Injury Compensation, ontario disability support program, Workers’ Compensation
Location: Kingston ,
ON ,
23 Elm Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: Children and Youth, Housing and Tenants, Women
Telephone: 613-548-8466
Website: http://www.ryandale.org/
Advocacy Description: Ryandale Shelter for the Homeless is the only shelter in Kingston to offer emergency support to men, women and families with children, all under the same roof. Our eleven-bed shelter has operated at...
Tags: emergency housing, emergency shelter, homeless support
Location: Chatham ,
ON
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Addictions, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Housing and Tenants, Welfare
Telephone: 519-354-1430
Hours:
9 to 4 Monday to Friday
Advocacy Description: Homelessness and Emergency Housing, evictions, Landlord/TenantMediation, Landlord Registry, Advocasy, Utility Crisis, referrals to appropriate programs and agencies, 24/7 After Hours Assistance...
Location:
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance
Advocacy Description: Student Legal Aid Services Societies (SLASS), funded by LAO, operate out of Ontario's six law schools. With the supervision of full time lawyers, volunteer law students provide legal advice and...
Tags: minor crimes, student legal aid, students, tribunals
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
519 Church Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Activists, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, LGBTQ, Seniors and Elders, Women
Telephone: 416-392-6874
Website: http://www.the519.org/
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Advocacy Description: The 519 has over 300 groups using meeting space, providing community services and offering self help programmes. There are trans meal programs, an ID clinic, homelessness outreach, legal clinic,...
Location: Cobourg ,
ON ,
1005 Elgin Street West
Suite #200
Suite #200
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Debt, Employment and Unemployment, Food and Foodbanks, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Welfare, Workers
Telephone: 905-372-2646
Website: http://www.thehelpcentre.ca
Advocacy Description: The Help Centre of Northumberland (THCN) carries out its mission to further and promote social justice, equity, and the right to self-determination through services provided through two sister...
Tags: Canada Pension Plan, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Employment Insurance, Employment Standards, evictions, ontario disability support program, Ontario Human Rights complaints, Ontario Works, rent bank, tenant hearings, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Location: Welland ,
ON ,
26 East Main Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Workers
Telephone: Welland: 905-732-5337
Other Telephone: Niagara Falls: 905-356-2249
Advocacy Description: Since 1976 the Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre has assisted thousands of immigrants overcome barriers to integration and watched with pride as they build new lives for themselves...
Tags: emergency housing, immigration services, settlement counselling
Location: Niagara Falls ,
ON ,
5485 Victoria Avenue
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Workers
Telephone: Welland: 905-732-5337
Other Telephone: Niagara Falls: 905-356-2249
Advocacy Description: Since 1976 the Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre has assisted thousands of immigrants overcome barriers to integration and watched with pride as they build new lives for themselves...
Tags: emergency housing, immigration services, settlement counselling
