Neighbourhood Information Post

Office phone: 416-482-4103
Fax: 416-482-5237
E-mail: crct@crct.org
Web site: www.crct.org
Address:
366 Adelaide St E, Ste 230,
Toronto, ON, M5A 3X9
Location: (Intersection) Toronto East (Sherbourne St-King St E)
Ward: Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ward 28)
Officers: Sheryl Lindsay, Acting Executive Director
Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Languages of service: English ; Pashto ; Somali ; Tamil
Eligibility: Support services -- persons 16 years and over with severe mental health problems, and their families

• information and mental health promotion services -- members of the public, community groups, agencies

Fees: None
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible -- call for details

Service description:

Community mental health organization

• direct support services for individuals and their families
• information and mental health promotion services
• assists agencies and groups in developing client-centred approaches to service delivery

Community Support Services -- case management including outreach, relationship building, assessment, referrals, support, advocacy

• also works with families that are homeless, or are at risk of homelessness, when one parent has a mental health problem and there is a child under 18 years
• case management for early intervention program clients

Health Promotion Program -- telephone information on mental health services in Toronto, including housing, treatment options, self help groups, social programs, support groups for families and friends

• publishes Making Choices Resource Guide
• maintains website with resources and searchable database of mental health services and supports
• mental health promotion services to consumer/survivor groups and families, and to programs and agencies that serve people with serious mental health problems
• community and organizational development projects
• education and training

Hostel Outreach Program -- flexible, portable support to homeless women who have experienced significant mental health difficulties

• outreach
• assessment
• case management
• relationship building
• help establishing housing, community contacts, education/vocation, leisure

Mental Health Court Support Services -- based at Old City Hall and College Park provincial courts

• activities to divert people with serious mental health problems charged with low risk offences toward support services in the community
• information, consultation and case management
• housing support

Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity
Subjects: Case management; Community development; Consultants; Court assistance; Court diversion; Family support; Health assessments; Homeless people; Housing facilities; Information and referral; Internet information services; Mental health; Outreach; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Training programs; Women
Record ID: MET0298
Last complete update: 2007-10-09
Last modification date: 2008-06-02

Office phone: 416-968-0990
Fax: 416-504-6927
E-mail: cabbagetown@childdevelop.ca
Web site: www.childdevelop.ca
Address: 162 Parliament St, Toronto, ON, M5A 2Z1
Location: (Intersection) Toronto East (Parliament St-Queen St E)
Ward: Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ward 28)
Officers: Kelly O'Gorman, Supervisor
Contacts: Carolee Cain, Director
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 5:45 pm
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Birth-5 years
Fees: Subsidies may be available
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible
Service description: Licenced child care centre

• child development and parenting support services
• capacity 62

Organization type: Non Profit ; United Way ; Registered Charity
Subjects: Child care; Infants; Parenting support; Preschool children; Subsidies; Toddlers
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET3936
Last complete update: 2008-02-08
Last modification date: 2008-06-04

Office phone: 416-925-4363
Fax: 416-925-1545
E-mail: central@cnh.on.ca
Web site: www.cnh.on.ca
Address:
349 Ontario St,
Toronto, ON, M5A 2V8
Location: (Intersection) Toronto East (Parliament St-Gerrard St E)
Ward: Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ward 28)
Officers: Grace Kingston, Supervisor
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Languages of service: English ; other languages may be available
Eligibility: Birth-5 years
Fees: Subsidies may be available
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms
Service description: Licenced child care centre

• capacity 52

Organization type: Non Profit ; United Way
Subjects: Child care; Infants; Preschool children; Subsidies; Toddlers
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET2171
Last complete update: 2005-10-04
Last modification date: 2008-06-04

Office phone: 416-925-4363
Fax: 416-925-1545
E-mail: central@cnh.on.ca
Web site: www.cnh.on.ca
Address: 349 Ontario St, Toronto, ON, M5A 2V8
Location: (Intersection) Toronto East (Parliament St-Gerrard St E)
Ward: Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ward 28)
Officers: Grace Kingston, Interim Executive Director
Contacts: Tsering Palmo, Executive Administrator
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
Area served: Bloor St E-Lake Ontario; Don River-Bathurst St - Stroke Survivors Day Program -- Toronto-wide referrals accepted
Languages of service: English, other languages may be available
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms
Service description: Social, recreation and education programs for people of all ages

• counselling, information and referral services
• seasonal income tax clinic
• licenced child care
• volunteer tutors for children and youth
• homework club
• family support program
• children's programs -- social and recreation activities, after school program, summer day camp
• youth programs -- social, recreation, arts and education activities
• Wadajir (East African Youth Project) -- weekend activities
• women's program -- weekly group program including life skills, information and support
• Digital Story Telling Program, East African Women's Circle, violence prevention program
• parenting programs for women, child care usually available for participants

Coordinates Metro Voice Mail Project, 416-966-8595 ext 204, sign up at 365 Bloor St E, Ste 1807, Toronto M4W 3L4, Monday, Wednesday 1:30-3:30 -- persons without telephones receive voice mail number to retrieve messages from any touch-tone phone

• $10 for 3 months
• free Internet access

Stroke Survivors Day Program -- Monday-Wednesday, Friday 10-3:30

• for stroke survivors and caregivers
• social and recreation activities, lunch
• small daily fee

Organization type: Non Profit, United Way, Registered Charity
Subjects: Adult day care; African community; Children; Community centres; Counselling; Day camps; Family support; Family violence; Income tax clinics; Life skills training; Parenting support; Recreation; Reduced cost services; Strokes; Tutoring; Vocational counselling; Voice mail; Women; Young adults; Youth
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET0228
Last complete update: 2007-07-12
Last modification date: 2008-03-31

All Saints Church Homes for Tomorrow Society
Office phone: 416-368-7930
Fax: 416-368-9119
Email: allsaints2@bellnet.ca
Address: 319 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON, M5A 2A2
Location (Intersection): Toronto East (Sherbourne St-Dundas St E)
Hours: Monday 9-1, Tuesday 2-5, Wednesday 9-1, Thu 2-5
- after hours -- staff on call for emergencies only
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Persons who are homeless or hard to house
How to apply: Apply through Housing Connections 416-981-6111
Fees: Rents geared to income
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washroom - designated and street parking close to entrance
Service description: Affordable permanent housing

• cooperative setting
• tenant participation encouraged
• 60 bachelor units
• also 70 Pembroke St, 15 bachelor, one and two bedroom apartments

Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity
Subjects: Homeless people; Low income housing; Single adults
Record ID: MET4212
Last complete update: 2007-09-10
Last modification date: 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-928-3334
Fax: 416-928-2044
Email: info@bellnet.ca
Web site: www.416dropincentre.com
Address: 416 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON, M5A 2A8
Location (Intersection): Toronto East (Parliament St-Dundas St E)
Hours: Monday to Sunday 8 am - 4 pm - open statutory holidays
Languages of service: English, Filipino, Korean, Spanish
Eligibility: Women 16 years and over, including women who are transient, homeless, socially isolated or single mothers
Fees: None
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible
Service description: Drop-in crisis centre

• laundry and shower facilities
• mental health case management and crisis intervention
• recreation and craft activities
• breakfast, lunch
• clothing
• telephone
• medical clinic -- Tuesday, Thursday afternoons
• trusteeships
• outreach services including drug prevention
• liaison with other community agencies and government services

Food Bank -- call for details

• member of Daily Bread Food Bank

Organization type: Non Profit
Subjects: Case management; Clothing; Crisis intervention; Drop-in centres; Drug addiction; Food; Food banks; Free services; Health services; Homeless people; Laundry facilities; Mental health; Outreach; Recreation; Shower facilities; Single mothers; Socially isolated adults; Telephones; Voluntary trustees; Women
Record ID: MET0001
Last complete update: 2007-08-10
Last modification date: 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-967-0133 Crisis phone 416-967-6060
Email: info@streethaven.com
Web site: www.streethaven.com
Address: 87 Pembroke St, Toronto, ON, M5A 2N9
Location (Intersection): Toronto Central (Sherbourne St-Dundas St E)
Contacts: Marie Tapper, Supervisor
Area served: Downtown Toronto
Languages of service: English, interpretation for other languages
Eligibility: Women 16 years and over with substance use issues
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible
Service description: Assessment, referral, community outreach

• individual and group counselling
• aftercare, relapse prevention counselling, case management
• family/social support networking

Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity
Last complete update: 2008-01-17

St Lawrence Cooperative Day Care - School Age Program
Office phone: 416-363-9425
Fax: 416-363-0381
Email: slcd_sa@yahoo.com
Address: St Lawrence Community Centre, 230 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON, M5A 4J6
Location (Intersection): Toronto Central (Sherbourne St-Front St E)
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 6 pm
Languages of service: English, Filipino, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Eligibility: 5-12 years
Fees: Subsidies may be available
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms
Service description: Licenced child care centre

• cooperative
• capacity 104

Organization type: Non Profit
Last complete update: 2004-06-09

Office phone: 416-363-9506
Fax: 416-363-5235
Email: slcd-sa@yahoo.com
Address: 2 Princess St, Toronto, ON, M5A 4G6
Location (Intersection): Toronto Central (Sherbourne St-Front St E)
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 6 pm
Languages of service: Amharic, English, Japanese, Polish
Eligibility: 18 months - 5 years
Fees: Subsidies may be available
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible
Service description: Licenced child care centre

• integrated program for children with developmental or emotional disabilities
• cooperative
• capacity 50

Organization type: Non Profit
Last complete update: 2004-06-12

Office phone: 416-868-1493
Fax: 416-868-6042
E-mail: new_visions_toronto@on.aibn.com
Web site: www.newvisionstoronto.com
Address: 250 The Esplanade, The Mill, Ste 101, Toronto, ON, M5A 1J2
Location (Intersection): Toronto Central (Sherbourne St-Front St E)
Ward: Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ward 28)
Officers: Don Walker, Executive Director
Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Children (3 years and over) and young adults who have severe developmental disabilities, with both mental and physical disabilities

• no destructive or severe behavioural problems

How to apply: Call Administrative Assistant at 416-868-1493 ext 225
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - street parking
Service description: Residential program -- 12 accessible units in 4 buildings

• total capacity 50
• 24 hour staff support
• volunteer opportunities

Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity Subjects Children; Dual diagnosis disabilities; Residences; Young adults; Youth
Record ID: MET0727
Last complete update: 2007-09-10
Last modification date: 2008-03-31