ON, M6K 1L2
On-site housing support and referrals on a weekly basis by West Toronto Housing Help
Services include:
- finding market rent housing in the west end
- provide rental listings
- prevent possible eviction
- access support to maintain housing
- complete subsidized housing applications
- information and referrals to other city services
Toronto, ON, M6K 1Z9
Health benefits -- prescription drugs, dental care, vision care
- medical supplies, including diabetic and surgical supplies
- transportation to medical treatment if cost exceeds $15 per month
- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Nutritional Allowance
- Extended Health Benefit may be available to clients who are no longer eligible for ODSP income support
- batteries for mobility devices and hearing aids
- guide dogs
- Special Diet Allowance may be available
Employment incentives and benefits -- Employment and Training Start-Up Benefit
- child care costs
- Work-related benefit
- Transitional health benefit
- Employment Transition Benefit
Employment Supports -- job preparation, job search, starting a business
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 1-800-808-2268, Mon-Sun 24 hrs -- automated information and payment details, file status, service not available to TTY users
Welfare Fraud Hotline 1-800-394-7867, [email protected]-- to report suspected cases of social assistance fraud
Toronto, ON, M6R 1A3
Individual and group sessions for settlement support services, referrals, information, and orientation
Mobile Settlement Services in Shelter Program
In-group workshops, individual and group workshops (including providing information, orientation, referral, and needs assessment) for homeless and under-housed newcomers who are Permanent Residents and Convention Refugee families
Newcomer Youth Program
- practice English skills
- employment assistance
- volunteer opportunities
- homework help and mentorship support
- recreational activities including sports, music, arts
- family reunification
- in partnership with other service providers
- individual and group mental health and wellness support
- post-secondary and scholarship support
Toronto, ON, M6H 4A9
Financial supports, social supports, and referrals to employment supports for people receiving Ontario Works in Toronto
All Toronto Employment and Social Services locations provide similar supports
Programs and benefits available through Ontario Works at Programs and Benefits Finder at toronto.ca/humanservices, or visit toronto.ca/ontarioworks for general information
Each location has an Access and Resource Centre where residents can access:
- computers with internet access
- laser printer, scanner, photocopier and telephones
- information about upcoming workshops or events
- onsite services provided by community partners
- information about government services
Financial Supports -- may include money for
- food
- shelter and emergency housing related costs
- clothing and other household costs
- prescription medications
- health costs and funeral expenses
Social Supports -- may include referrals to community and government services, including:
- childcare
- housing
- food banks
- legal services
- newcomer services
- supports for youth, seniors and persons with disabilities
- health and mental health services
- addiction supports
Employment Supports -- accessible through referral to Employment Ontario, these supports may include help to:
- write a resume
- build job-related skills
- participate in training
- gain work experience
- search for a job
People receiving Ontario Works (OW) who have developed an Action Plan with their caseworker may qualify for additional employment benefits available from OW
The services below provide information for people receiving Ontario Works:
MyBenefits -- online service available 24/7 to residents receiving Ontario Works that makes it faster and easier to securely access information on any device (smartphones, tablets and computers)
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) - 1-800-808-2268 for information about payment details, file status, automated service is available 24/7 or call Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm to speak to an agent; service not available to TTY users
Client Services; Information Unit, for information on Ontario Works, including legislation and procedures
Toronto, ON, M6R 1M2
Assistance with
- searching for market rent housing in Toronto
- filling out applications for subsidized housing and housing for people with special needs
- assistance with MyAccesstoHousing
- special priority applications for subsidized housing
- access to Toronto Rent Bank - local access center and liaison to other funding supports
- funded by the City of Toronto
Open to walk-in clients, email and phone service preferred for efficiency, masks no longer mandatory
ON, M5V 2R4
- ID clinic
- youth case management
- youth harm reduction supports
- pregnancy and parenting supports
- youth legal supports
- housing support
- medical and health care
- drop-in centre on Wed 4pm-6pm
Toronto, ON, M6G 1A5
Legal representation, counselling, multilingual interpretation and advocacy
Legal services
- information, advice and consultation on issues of violence against women
- referrals to lawyers
- assistance with all levels of the justice system
- family and immigration law representation
- Independent Legal Advice for survivors of sexual assault
- community education
- systemic advocacy
#AndMeToo Project
- provides women and gender diverse people of precarious status and/or employment who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment in their workplaces with access to summary legal advice, brief services, referrals
Family Court Support Worker Program
- information on the family court process, and assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
Counselling Services
- individual and group counselling
- mindfulness, trauma support
- referrals to community agencies
- housing transition support for women leaving abusive relationships
- Gardiner Expressive Arts Group for survivors of sexual abuse
Interpreter Services Toronto
- language interpretation to access support services in the community and in Domestic Violence Courts
- includes services for clients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
- interpreter training and employment opportunities
Toronto, ON, M6J 1E3
Drop-in for adults experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
- washroom and showers
- laundry, lockers and mail service
- computers, printers and internet access
- coffee, tea, cereal and snacks
- hot lunches on Wednesday and Saturday
Community services
- information and referral
- housing support
- case management
- health clinics (psychiatrist and nurse, by appointment only)
- group activities
- Indigenous cultural programming
- social and recreation programs
- outings
Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)
Toronto, ON, M6H 1L6
Support services
- individual counselling
- support groups
- information and referral
- advocacy, referrals and accompaniment to legal, housing, employment, education, emergency and social services
- income and education support
- support groups including for older Cantonese, Mandarin and Spanish-speaking women
- access to a case support worker
Housing support
- assistance applying for subsidized or market-rent housing
- Housing Connections (see separate entry) Community Partner
Health and wellness programs
- trauma informed counselling
- counselor on site from Jean Tweed Centre
- Inner City Health Associates (ICHA) medical clinic on site (Mon - Thurs varying hours)
- dental referral in partnership with Queen West Community Health Centre at the University of Toronto Dental Clinic
- accompaniment to medical appointment
Social and recreation activities, volunteer opportunities, speakers
Toronto, ON, M5V 3W8
Adult Drop-In
- meals, snacks, beverages
- laundry and shower access Monday-Friday 9 am-12 pm
- 1:1 client support including housing help, Voluntary Financial Trusteeship (application required), information and referral
- clothing bank - Tuesdays 9 am-10 am
- women's group - Tuesdays 12:30 pm-2 pm
- men's support group - 2nd and 4th Monday of month 12 noon-1 pm
- social and recreation activities
- seasonal free tax service
Legal Services
- Downtown Legal Services Satellite Clinic - 3rd Wednesday of month 10 am-12:30 pm
Health services
- nursing services -- Tuesdays 10:30 am-12 noon
- Narcotics Anonymous, Tuesday and Thursday 2 pm-3:15 pm
Spiritual Care
- Sunday dinner 5 pm-6 pm
- Sunday worship service 6 pm-7 pm
- 1:1 counselling support Monday-Friday 9 am-12 noon
Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)
Toronto, ON, M6R 3A9
Matches potential tenants to vacancies in contracted permanent or transitional housing
- administers subsidy program to landlords; funds and monitors 45 boarding homes and 31 apartment units
- monitors and works cooperatively with homes to maintain standards and awareness of tenants' needs
- provides on-site support services including social and recreational opportunities to tenants
Toronto, ON, M5T 2V9
Holiday Hours: Closed December 25, 26, 2025 and January 1, 2026
Drop-in services, including access to medical, mental health, employment, housing support and legal services
- breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack
- access to laundry, showers
- hygiene products
- internal referrals to substance use counselling; harm reduction supplies
- internal referrals to mental health counselling; crisis intervention
- housing support services - assistance in accessing shelters, Streets to Homes
- access to telephones, resource computers
- referral to community partners
- clothing available (dependent on donations)
Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)
Toronto, ON, M6P 1A4
Settlement and accompaniment services for newly arrived refugee claimants including those with refused refugee claims
- navigating refugee process
- connecting to Legal Aid and free immigration legal advice; finding a lawyer
- scheduling Immigration Medical Exam; changing address with immigration
- applying for social assistance income/government benefits
- connecting to English as a Second Language (ESL) schools/English conversation groups
- applying for subsidized housing and other housing supports
- connecting with community resources - finding schools for children, opening bank accounts
Toronto, ON, M5V 2H3
Street outreach, housing assistance, referrals to shelter system and respite, and ID clinic for individuals who are homeless, living on the street or street involved
Housing Walk-in Services
- assistance in accessing permanent housing
- individual plan development and intense ongoing advocacy
- assists with obtaining social assistance
- accompaniment to appointments including social assistance, housing, health care, legal consultation
- landlords recruitment
- rent negotiations assistance
- arranges long term supports for tenants and landlords
- Housing Connections (see separate entry) Community Partner -- assistance with housing search and application process
Street Respite Services
- accessible through central intake 416-338-4766, 1-877-338-3398
- 24 hour drop-in with access to showers and snacks
- laundry facilities
- capacity 8
Walk-in Homeless Shelter Referral Service
- phone available to walk-in clients for self referral to shelter system
For assaulted women's shelter referral, contact Assaulted Women's Helpline 416-863-0511 (see separate entry)
Toronto, ON, M5T 2L9
Corner Drop-In
- breakfast, lunch
- showers, laundry, phones, mail services and computers
- assessment and support of OW/ODSP/CPP applications
- identification and legal support
Medical services
- community nurses
- vaccination clinic
- psychiatrist
- primary care
- general practitioner
Mental health and substance use services
- case management
- safer drug use supplies
- overdose prevention site
- information and referral for issues related to HIV/Hep C
Toronto Community Addiction Team -- Intensive case management
- peer training and development
- skill building and training, strengthening of support networks, and improved navigation of services
Trustee program
- money management assistance
- harm reduction
- follow-up support services for participants referred through the Streets to Homes program
L L Odette Place
- supportive housing for chronically homeless men
- application through CASH
Employment program
- support, employment readiness and job matching services
- employment, volunteering and educational opportunities
Group programs
- Acudetox, social action, mindfulness meditation and wellness group
- Sunday afternoon movie
- peer supports
- social, recreational and volunteering opportunities
Toronto, ON, M6G 1L1
Support and advocacy in the areas of housing, education and employment for all youth using traditional Indigenous healing techniques
Supportive services
- youth in transition
- youth outreach
- youth justice
- Aboriginal Youth Employment Skills Building Program
- GED program
- access to Native Learning Centres
Drop-in services
- meals and snacks and food support including a community kitchen
- crisis and anger management
- life and social skills development
- housing support and advocacy
- employment support including resume writing
- financial literacy
- cultural activities, ceremonies and learning
- recreational activities
Toronto, ON, M6H 4K3
Women-led organization providing support to South Asian and racialized women in the language of the client's choice
Violence Against Women Program: counselling and referral for assaulted women, social assistance, crisis intervention, immigration assistance
- health education and promotion
- multicultural wellness support groups
- life skills support group; sewing collective
- seniors group for all South Asian women
- youth group for girls, homework club for children
- first language literacy instruction
- job search workshops, employment assistance and counselling
- legal clinic -- advice on family law, immigration, custody, child support, abuse, legal education workshops
Intersectional Services
- settlement services, information and referral, translation and interpretation, advocacy, group activities
- Housing Connections (see separate entry) Community Partner -- assistance with housing search and application process
- year-round income tax clinic for individuals and families with low incomes
- food bank, member of the Daily Bread Food; emergency food including South Asian dry goods provided to those in need on alternate Tuesdays; call ahead for details
- volunteer opportunities
Satellite location at Frontline Community Services (see separate listing), 2761 Markham Road, Scarborough
Toronto, ON, M6G 2M3
Mentorship, housing, mental health, education and employment support; online list of youth resources
Homelessness Prevention
- housing grants
- move-in support
- facilitating connections with extended family and community members for long-term housing
Mentorship Program
- one-to-one long-term adult volunteer mentors and supportive networks
Mental Health Program
- counselling
- access to trauma-informed psychotherapist
- support in accessing community services
Toronto, ON, M5T 3M4
Coordinates central waiting list and assesses eligibility for subsidized rental housing
- administers housing programs with private landlords, including Rent Supplement
- online application form, online update of current applications, and housing listings
- information on social housing opportunities, waiting lists
- help making housing choices and form filling
- determines eligibility for RGI Priority Access Housing for people who are terminally ill, tenants exiting supportive housing, youth 16-17 years at time of application who are heads of household, and Indigenous people
- determines eligibility for Special Priority Program survivors of domestic abuse and human trafficking (see separate listing)
MyAccesstoHousingTO
- To access online application form for rent-geared-to-income housing with the City of Toronto, visit My Access to Housing Toronto Login to register or to report changes
Access to Housing Resource Centre
- In-person information and support on how to apply for rent-geared-to-income housing and how to maintain status in application process; call for appointment, or book appointment online to speak to housing staff or use self-serve computers; alternate options to online form completion available upon request
Toronto, ON, M5T 2Z5
Services may include:
- nursing
- nurse practitioner
- personal support
- physiotherapy and occupational therapy
- speech and language therapy
- social work
- nutrition and food counseling (dietitians)
- palliative care
- medical supplies and equipment
- access to long-term care homes
- access to supported living (adult day programs, supportive housing, retirement homes and assisted living)
- health support in the school
- specialized services for people living with specific health conditions
- referral to other community supports
Information and Referral - thehealthline.ca provides online access to health care information and services in Ontario, or call the referral phone service at 310-2222 - in English or 310-2272 - in French
Services and Programs:
- North Community Care Clinic
- Sherbourne-Wellesley Community Care Clinic
- Storefront Humber Nursing Clinic
- Thorncliffe Health Hub - Community Nursing Clinic
- West Toronto Community Care Clinic
- Women's College Hospital Community Care Clinic
Toronto, ON, M5R 2S7
Advocates for and provides support and services to children, youth and adults with an intellectual disability
Children and Youth
- information on early childhood programs, school placement, registration, education plans
- help in accessing funding and programs
- development of a plan to ensure consistency between home, school and community programs
- employment programs for youth
Adults
- skills development including literacy, money management, social skills, and travel training
- job placement
- Case Management Program (Formerly Adult Protective Service Worker Program (APSW))
- supportive services, including counselling and advocacy, for adults 18 years and older living or planning to live independently in the community
Families
- Family and parent support groups
- in-home consultation and collaboration with other professionals to plan for services
Residential Services
- supported group living
- supportive home share
- supportive independent living
- LIGHTS, www.lights.to -- helps families explore community residential options and funding eligibility
Respite Services
- adult fee-for-service programs
- residential respite for children and adults
- summer camps
ConnectABILITY, www.connectability.ca -- online information, tools and workshops for people with a developmental disability, their families and support networks
Toronto, ON
Assistance for women in accessing and maintaining safe, affordable housing, and in developing community support networks including support for women with children who have experienced or survived violence, practical support to women who have been homeless or lived in poverty for a long period, assistance for women with mental health or substance abuse issues to live independently in the community, and support for women with disabilities
- information, referrals, community links including immigration and legal information
- family advocacy
- individual and group support
- workshops and seminars
- community development and outreach
Transitional Housing Support Program
- includes assistance with application process for subsidized housing in Toronto, as well as Durham, Peel and York regions
- safety planning, crisis support, advocacy
- connections to community resources
- assistance with finding furniture and household items
Toronto, ON
Provides advocacy, crisis intervention, and shelter to adults and children experiencing violence
Emergency shelter, capacity 32
- counselling and referrals
- advocacy and follow up
- court and immigration escort
- children's program and counselling
- legal and housing assistance
Transitional Housing and Outreach Support Program (TH&O)
Community-based support in applying for affordable housing, including counselling, safety planning, assistance accessing food supports, outreach and workshops
Brampton, ON, L6T 4B9
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Emergency and transitional shelters, street outreach, support services and help to find permanent housing
Bracebridge, ON, P1L 1N3
A discretionary fund available to provide individuals in the District of Muskoka, who are experiencing or are at-risk of poverty, emergency financial assistance with modest one-time grants to address basic needs including:
- Basic Needs (clothing, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene supplies, and footwear)
- Transportation (gas gift card, taxi voucher, bus ticket, medical transportation, and vehicle expenses)
- Social Integration (access to a cellphone or phone cards)
- Health and Wellness (medication, emergency dental and eyeglasses)
- Housing Start-up Costs (furniture, bedding and mattress)
- Family Supports (childcare, formula and diapers, and school supplies for children/youth)
- Food Security (grocery gift card and baby food)
Requests for assistance will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
