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: Bradford ,
ON ,
11 Holland Street East
PO Box 1564
PO Box 1564
Type(s) of Advocacy: Employment and Unemployment, Immigrants and Refugees, Workers
Telephone: 905-775-3837
Website: http://awa-ata.ca/
Advocacy Description: The eight regional Agriculture Workers Alliance offices across Canada offer free services including: general labour rights, working conditions, health and safety, preparation of Canadian Income Tax...
Tags: CPP, ei, farmworkers, income tax return, migrant workers, temporary foreign workers, translation, worker's compensation
Location: Leamington ,
ON ,
14 Albert Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: Employment and Unemployment, Immigrants and Refugees, Workers
Telephone: 519-326-8833
Website: http://awa-ata.ca/
Advocacy Description: The eight regional Agriculture Workers Alliance offices across Canada offer free services including: general labour rights, working conditions, health and safety, preparation of Canadian Income Tax...
Location: Simcoe ,
ON ,
44 Peel Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: Employment and Unemployment, Immigrants and Refugees, Workers
Telephone: 519-426-4056
Website: http://awa-ata.ca/
Advocacy Description: The eight regional Agriculture Workers Alliance offices across Canada offer free services including: general labour rights, working conditions, health and safety, preparation of Canadian Income Tax...
Location: Virgil ,
ON ,
1501 Niagara Stone Road
Unit #8
Unit #8
Type(s) of Advocacy: Employment and Unemployment, Immigrants and Refugees, Workers
Telephone: 905-468-8329
Website: http://awa-ata.ca/
Advocacy Description: The eight regional Agriculture Workers Alliance offices across Canada offer free services including: general labour rights, working conditions, health and safety, preparation of Canadian Income Tax...
Location: multiple cities ,
ON
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Immigrants and Refugees, Mental Health, Multicultural, Welfare, Women, Workers
Advocacy Description: CASSA is a social justice umbrella organization working with Ontario’s diverse South Asian communities. They have an extensive service directory with listings of organizations from across Ontario.
Tags: African, childcare, children's aid, clinics, community centres, credit counselling, employment services, intercultural, multicultural, neighbourhood house, south asian, women's centre, women's shelter
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
2141 Jane Street, 2nd Floor
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, LGBTQ, Multicultural, Women
Telephone: 416-533-8545
Other Telephone: AIDS Program: (416) 925-2800 Legal Clinic: (416) 533-0680 Women's Program: (416) 533-6411
Website: http://www.spanishservices.org
Advocacy Description: The Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples serves new immigrants from 20 Spanish - speaking countries and members of other communities.
We serve their needs by offering a variety of services designed to...
Tags: immigration help, Latin American, Latino/Latina, legal aid, legal assistance, settlement support, women's support
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
700 Lawrence Ave. West, Suite 226
CENTRAL PROGRAM OFFICE
CENTRAL PROGRAM OFFICE
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Multicultural, Women
Telephone: 416-784-0920
Website: http://www.nych.ca/
Advocacy Description: North York Community House has been serving the residents of southwest North York for over 20 years. We are committed to working with individuals, groups and neighbourhoods to address the issues that...
Tags: ESL instruction, family support groups, homework program, parenting program, settlement services, women's support groups, youth drop-in
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: Toronto ,
ON ,
20 Dundas St West
Type(s) of Advocacy: Immigrants and Refugees
Telephone: 416-977-8111
Advocacy Description: The Refugee Law Office serves refugee claimants in Toronto and the surrounding area. Its primary function is to provide an alternative service for legally aided refugee claimants and to provide LAO...
Tags: refugee claimants
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
260 Wellesley St E, Ste 109
Type(s) of Advocacy: Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance
Telephone: 416-961-7027
Advocacy Description: Information and referral, including referral to legal services. Paralegal services, assistance with immigration matters. Lawyer available by appointment and in emergencies.
Tags: immigration law, legal assistance, newcomers
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
333 Sherbourne Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Addictions, Children and Youth, Health, Immigrants and Refugees, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Multicultural, Women
Telephone: 416-324-4180
Website: http://www.sherbourne.on.ca/
Advocacy Description: The Sherbourne Health Centre is an urban primary health care centre serving the diverse communities of southeast Toronto since 2003.
We seek to reduce barriers to care by taking a comprehensive...
Tags: community health centre, counselling, homeless health outreach, homeless healthcare, LGBT counselling, LGBT health care, LGBT support programs, newcomers healthcare, newcomers support programs, transgender healthcare, transsexual healthcare
Location: ,
ON
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Health, Immigrants and Refugees, Multicultural, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Women, Workers
Advocacy Description: Specialty clinics:
represent specific individuals (e.g., seniors, people living with HIV/AIDS)
deal with specific area of law
service clients throughout Ontario.
Some clinics also specialize in...
Tags: african canadians, chinese, correctional law, environmental law, HIV/AIDS, income security, industrial accident victims, injured worker, south asian, southeast asian, Spanish, workers' health, workers' safety'
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: 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
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
1651 Keele Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Multicultural, Seniors and Elders
Telephone: (416) 653-5400
Website: http://www.ycservices.com/
Advocacy Description: York Community Services provides integrated health, legal, counselling and community services to residents of the former City of York in Central West Toronto. Established in 1973, we serve people of...
Tags: community health centre, counselling services, immigrant services, legal clinic, people living with disabilities, seniors' services
