City of Toronto Christmas Bureau;
If you are looking for individual or family assistance,
you can contact
a) your local Salvation Army Branch, church group or
community organization.
OR
b) As of November 1st, you may also try contacting
the City of Toronto Christmas Bureau at 416-3923601, and they will attempt to link you with an
agency that can apply on your behalf. They have a
network of agencies for each neighborhood in
Toronto. They will serve anyone in need and are
very friendly.
Toronto Star Gift Boxes;
Toronto Firefighters
For Francophone Families:
You need to become a member/client in order to access
the services. You also need to be a francophone (does
not matter if you are a resident of Canada for services
below). Allow some time for support to be set up.
Contact Catherine Tambu [number is below] and she will
provide you with further information.
Free children's clothing counter (children 0 to 12
years)
Francophone families who live on a low-income or who
are newly arrived in Toronto may use the clothing
services counter where they can get free new or used
clothing for their children from 0 to 12 years of age.
Shoes and toys are also available.
The clothing counter welcomes donations of new or used
clothing for this same age group.
The clothing counter is open on appointment Wednesday
afternoons at 22 College St.
Information or donation drop-off: Catherine Tambu,
Social Worker, 416-922-6624, Ext. 235.
Christmas baskets
We wish everyone a very happy festive season. The team
at the Centre francophone makes sure that disadvantaged
francophone families will be able to enjoy it as well.
A few days before the beginning of festivities, we
distribute Loblaws grocery vouchers to Toronto
francophone families through the Christmas basket
program.
If you know of a family in need or wish to make a
donation, contact:
Catherine Tambu, 416-922-2672, Ext. 235
Norbert Piché, 416-203-1220, Ext. 234
Laurence Makanda, 416-203-1220, Ext. 231
Food Banks
Food banks provide free, emergency food for people in
need. Call the food bank before you go. Each food bank
has different hours and days that they are open, and
most serve people in their immediate neighborhoods
only. They will ask you for identification or something
with your name and address on it. To locate a food bank
or food program in or around your neighbourhood, you
may call:
FoodLink Hotline:
416-392-6655
Foodlink also provides information on community gardens
and kitchens, meals-on-wheels programs, pet food banks,
and nutritional information.
Daily Bread Food Bank
416-203-0050
If you have any problems getting help at the food bank
or if you don’t have required documents to access food,
contact Maureen Tracey, Director of Agency Relations at
Daily Bread.
If the Daily Bread Food Bank is closed, you may try
calling 211 to locate a food bank near you.
There are approximately over 200 emergency food
programs in Toronto. The following agencies have
confirmed that they do indeed serve non-status people.
Most are located in the west end
The STOP Community Food Centre
Office phone:
(416) 652-7867
Fax:
(416) 652-2294
E-mail:
general@thestop.org
Website:
www.thestop.org
Address:
1884 Davenport Rd, Rear
Entrance, Toronto, Ontario, M6N 4Y2
Mail Address:
Box 69, Stn E, Toronto,
Ontario, M6H 4E1
Location:
Toronto West (Lansdowne
Ave-Davenport Rd)
Area served:
St Clair Ave W-Bloor St W;
Dovercourt Rd-Keele St
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9-5 * drop-in
Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 9-3 * food bank -- Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 12
noon-3 * breakfast -- Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 9-10 * lunch -Mon, Thu 12 noon-1 * community kitchen -- Tue 10-12
noon * Healthy Beginnings -- Wed 9:30 am-1 pm *
community gardens and other kitchens -- call for hours
Language of service:
English, Spanish
How to apply:
Drop in
Fees:
Free
Physical access:
Wheelchair accessible -call for details
Service description:
Community food centre
providing services, programs and advocacy to address
the problems of food access and hunger * most programs
initiated and developed by participants * open to
community ideas for use of resources * member of Daily
Bread Food Bank
Morning drop-in * community dining * afternoon drop-in
and food bank * community gardening * community
kitchens * Healthy Beginnings -- prenatal nutritions
and support * Good Food Box distribution -- see
separate entry FoodShare * advocacy with welfare,
landlords and other agencies * information and referral
Syme-Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Centre
Food Bank
Office phone:
(416) 766-4634
Fax:
(416) 766-8162
Website:
www.symewoolner.org
Address:
190 Woolner Ave,
Basement Recreation Room, Toronto, Ontario, M6N 1Y3
Location:
City of York (Jane St-St
Clair Ave W)
Area served:
Jane/Woolner,
Eglinton/Keele
Hours:
Tue, Thu 9-12 noon *
closed 1st full week of month
Language of service:
English, Spanish, Polish
How to apply:
Identification required
Service description:
Food bank (member of Daily
Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank). Food
is distributed by appointment Mondays and Wednesdays,
10 am to 2 pm.
Food Bank also located at main office at 2468 Eglinton
Ave. West (Eglinton Ave W & Keele St.)
Oasis Dufferin Community Centre
Office phone 416-536-3197 ; 416-536-4431
Fax 416-536-0122
Email oasisdufferin@rogers.com
Web site www.oasisdufferin.org
Address 1219 Dufferin St, Toronto, ON, M6H 4C2
Location (Intersection) Toronto West (Dufferin StDupont St)
Hours Mon-Thu 8:30-3:30
Area served Food Bank -- St Clair Ave W-Bloor St W;
Dovercourt Rd-Lansdowne Ave * also Bloor St W-Dundas St
W; Rusholme Rd-Brock Ave
Languages of service English ; Spanish
Fees Registration fee for courses
Physical access Not wheelchair accessible
Service description Community centre serving diverse
groups including Spanish-speaking community *
settlement, counselling, orientation, life skills for
immigrants and newcomers * information and referral
including referrals to women's shelters *
interpretation, translation, escort * job training
courses * spiritual counselling * advocacy for social
assistance * Spanish-speaking seniors programs focusing
on social, physical and spiritual needs
Office phone:
(416) 530-1302
Fax:
(416) 530-0816
E-mail:
dorismartinj@aol.com
Address:
22 Pauline Ave, Toronto,
Ontario, M6H 3M8
Location:
Toronto West (Dufferin
St-Bloor St W)
Contacts:
Doris Martin, Assistant
Director
Area served:
Emergency food -- Dupont
St-College St; Ossington Ave-Lansdowne Ave
Hours:
Emergency food,
clothing -- Tue 10:30-3pm
Language of service:
English
How to apply:
Call first for clothing.
Fees:
Free, or nominal fee
when able to pay, small donations.
Physical access:
Not wheelchair accessible *
street parking close to entrance
Service description:
Emergency food, material
assistance -- when available, clothing.
Rainbow Information and Social Services
Office phone:
(416) 531-6701
Crisis phone:
(416) 531-6701
Fax:
(416) 531-8390 Call
first
E-mail:
kinforss@yahoo.co.kr
Address:
Ossington Avenue Baptist
Church, 720 Ossington Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 3T7
Location:
Toronto West (Ossington
Ave-Bloor St W)
Area served:
Greater Toronto Area and
beyond
Hours:
Mon-Fri 10-4
Language of service:
English, Korean * some
interpretation available for other languages
Eligibility:
Anyone with lowincome and in need
How to apply:
Call for appointment
Fees:
Free
Physical access:
Not wheelchair accessible
Service description:
Settlement services *
information and referral * counselling * anger
management * translation and interpretation * seminars
and workshops * information on Korean culture and
community
High Park Baptist Church Outreach Ministries
Office phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contacts:
Administrative Assistant
Address:
Ontario, M6R 1Y4
(416) 534-4225
(416) 534-5453
highpark@pathcom.com
Donna Bartlam,
9 Hewitt Ave, Toronto,
Location:
Toronto West
(Roncesvalles Ave-Dundas St W)
Area served:
City of Toronto * food and
clothing bank -- Bloor St W-Lake Shore Blvd W;
Lansdowne to St-Parkside Dr
Hours:
Food and clothing bank
Tuesday 10:30-1:30
Office: Tue-Fri
9:00-4:30
Language of service:
English
How to apply:
Drop in or call
Fees:
Most services free
Physical access:
Street level access to
building but not to many programs
Service description:
Food and clothing bank *
English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation
Thursday 7:30-9 pm * summer day camp and sports for
children * counselling ministry -- individual, marriage
and family counselling by appointment
Scott Mission
Office phone:
(416) 923-8872
Fax:
(416) 923-1067
E-mail:
info@scottmission.com
Website:
www.scottmission.com
Address:
502 Spadina Ave,
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2H1
Location:
Toronto Central (Spadina
Ave-College St)
Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30-5, Sat-Sun
8:30-12 noon * some programs after hours
Language of service:
English, Cantonese, Farsi,
French, Greek, Italian, Ilongo, Mandarin, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Sinhala,
Vietnamese, Zambal
Eligibility:
Men and women 16
years and over * children and youth 1-1/2 - 17 years *
varies for different programs
How to apply:
Contact intake worker *
identification required
Physical access:
Street parking
Service description:
Hot meal Monday-Sunday at
10:30 am and 11:30 am * also daily bag lunches at 2 pm
and 7 pm
Men -- clothing * Sunday morning worship * films,
outings, games, Bible discussion group -- call for
times * counselling * support groups * overnight
shelter Monday-Sunday from 7 pm-7 am -- capacity 45,
supper and breakfast included (pre-register at Men's
Ministry Department intake office 7 pm) * evening dropin centre -- Monday-Friday, October-May * laundry and
shower facilities -- call for times * foot clinic *
first aid, primary health care Monday-Friday -- call
for times
Women 416-923-8872 -- by appointment * emergency
clothing and food, including baby food and formula *
layettes for newborns * household items, bedding *
supportive counselling and referrals * Christmas
hampers * Ladies Fellowship Thursday afternoons *Bible
Study groups in English, Spanish, Filipino, Russian &
Seniors
Women and Family Food and Clothing Bank 416-923-3916 -by appointment only, emergencies accepted * MondayFriday 9:30-11:45; Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday
1:30-4 * for women and their families and single
fathers with custody of children
Children and youth -- after school and weekend clubs *
summer camp at Caledon * licenced child care * fees,
subsidies available
416 Drop-In
Office phone:
Fax:
Address:
Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2A8
Location:
St-Dundas St E)
(416) 928-3334
(416) 928-2044
416 Dundas St E,
Toronto East (Parliament
Hours:
Mon-Sun 8-4 * open
statutory holidays
Language of service:
English, Filipino, Korean,
Portuguese
Eligibility:
Women 16 years and
over, including women who are transient, homeless,
socially isolated or single mothers
Fees:
Free
Physical access:
Not wheelchair accessible
Service description:
Drop-in crisis centre *
laundry and shower facilities * case management/ mental
health crisis intervention * recreation and craft
activities * breakfast, lunch * clothing * telephone *
food bank, call for details (member of Daily Bread Food
Bank) * medical clinic -- Tuesday, Thursday afternoons
* anger management * trusteeships * outreach services
including drug prevention * liaison with other
community agencies and government services
Salvation Army. Community and Family Services
Bloor Central Family Services
Office phone:
Website:
Address:
Toronto, Ontario, M6H 2X4
Location:
Rd-Bloor St W)
Contacts:
Services Worker;
(416) 532-4511
www.salvationarmy.ca
789 Dovercourt Rd,
Toronto West (Dovercourt
Lynne Fisher, Family
Cheryl Frampton
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9-12 noon, 1-4
* food bank -- Mon, Wed 9-12 noon, 1-4; Fri 9-12 noon
Language of service:
English & French
Area served:
Lawrence Ave-Lake Ontario;
Bathurst St-Humber River
How to apply:
Call for appointment -proof of identity, address and income required
Service description:
Emergency material
assistance including food, clothing, household effects
as available * adult fellowship Tuesday 10:30-1 * Moms
& Tots program Wednesday 10-11:30 * Thursday lunch 114, dinner 6-8 * Christmas assistance program *
residential summer camp for children
Society of St Vincent de Paul
Office phone 416-364-5577
Fax 416-364-2055
Email info@svdptoronto.com
Web site www.svdptoronto.com
Address 240 Church St, Toronto, ON, M5B 1Z2
Location (Intersection) Toronto Central (Church StDundas St E)
Hours Mon-Fri 9-4:30
Area served Greater Toronto Area
Languages of service English
How to apply Call for referral to nearest Conference
for appropriate services
Service description Referrals to food vouchers,
clothing and furniture
Fort York Food Bank
Office phone 416-203-3011
Fax 416-203-3275
Web site www.fyfb.com
Address 797 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON, M6J 1V2
Location (Intersection) Toronto West (Bathurst StDundas St W)
Contacts Mike Schoonheyt, Program Coordinator
Hours Food Bank -- Tue, Thu, Fri-Sat 11-3 * Community
Drop-In Centre -- Tue-Sat 10-3
Area served Bloor St W-Queen St W; Yonge St-Dovercourt
Rd * Queen St W-Lake Ontario; Spadina Ave-Strachan Ave
* other areas if no local services
Languages of service English ; arrangements can be made
for some other languages
Eligibility Individuals and families with low incomes,
based on need
Fees None
Physical access Wheelchair accessible -- call for
details
Service description Food bank -- 3 day supply of
groceries
Community Drop-In Centre -- counselling * legal
assistance * advocacy * resume writing, job readiness
workshops, interview preparation for unemployed or
underemployed * referrals * income tax preparation *
form filling * clothing and book exchange * access to
computers, telephone, fax, Internet * life skills *
computer training * resource library * sandwiches,
snacks, meals, coffee, juice * nutrition classes *
community garden