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Drop-in and support

• shower and laundry facilities haircuts
• ID clinic -- for individuals born in Canada who are on OW or ODSP, birth certificate only
• life skills program
• medical support
• chiropractic care
• recreation and social activities including sports, board games, birthday celebrations
• spiritual support
• breakfast Monday-Sunday
• lunch Monday-Friday

Drop-in and resource centre

• hot meals Mon-Sat, see hours for times
• grocery givaway Tue 12 noon
• housing help Mon-Fri by appointment
• shower and laundry facilities Wed-Fri by appointment when possible
• personal hygiene items Mon-Sat
• information and referral
• harm reduction kit distribution Mon-Sat including walk-in counselling appointments with a Harm Reduction Worker Tue
• social activities

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Provides permanent supportive housing for women who have experienced trauma due to abuse who are also managing moderate to severe mental health issues while struggling to find or maintain housing, or who are precariously housed. Housing units provided by partner organization Services and Housing in the Province (SHIP).

Community drop-in program

• advice on eviction, immigration, social assistance appeals
• free breakfast and lunch Monday to Sunday and holidays, dine-in or take-away
• health information and referral
• clothing, condoms, needle exchange
• Wednesday movie and dinner
• Monday women's group, Tuesday men's group, each 4 pm-6:30 pm
• access to computer, telephone
• workshops
• income tax clinic

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Drop-In -- community centre

• community meals program
• activity and recreation program
• housing and crisis intervention referrals
• voluntary trusteeship service
• telephone
• showers
• mailing address for members
• internet

Case Management Program

• one on one support for people experiencing mental health and/or addiction concerns
• supports include accompaniment, referrals, advocacy, and skills building

Community Access Program -- offers accompaniment and advocacy services to people accessing the health care, mental health care, housing and legal systems

Supportive Housing -- permanent supportive housing for psychiatric survivors who have experienced homelessness, 39 units

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN) * lead agency for the FoodReach program

Supportive transitional care site providing short-term services for older adults who no longer require care in hospital * 68 private beds

Services include:

• case management for coordination of health-related services and to support transitions to a permanent residence
• assistance with personal care such as bathing and grooming
• housekeeping and laundry
• daily meals
• medication support
• social activities and recreation therapy
• access to a nurse practitioner and doctor

Drop-in

• social and recreational programs
• life skills
• community and health information
• peer advocates provide help with social assistance, housing and legal issues

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Drop-in centre, including essential supports, case management, wraparound supports, workshops, and social and recreational activities; lunch Mon-Sat 12 noon-1 pm (see separate listing)

Essential support

• meals and snacks
• showers and laundry facilities
• access to phone, fax and internet

Access to workshops

• literacy, financial literacy, health coping strategies
• resume writing
• help with filling out social assistance applications
• personal support for community members
• recreation and social activities
• community gatherings, field trips, arts and crafts
• volunteer opportunities

Breaking Barriers Program
Case management, including wraparound support, and referrals for life management, health and wellness, income security, employment and housing

• individualized service plan
• housing starter kit
• gardening

LOFT Kitchen
Social enterprise café and catering business trains youth in food and hospitality industry​, located at George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre, 50 Sousa Mendes St

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

COVID19 -- open with capacity limits * takeaway meals available * showers for registered guests only * clothing requests can be made at 25 Augusta location

Drop-in respite services, capacity 100

• extended drop-in program
• capacity 50
• breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack
• access to showers, printer, fax and computer
• clothing bank

Drop-in for youth

• outreach
• counselling and support
• transitional housing and housing support
• welfare
• employment
• legal help
• social, recreation and cultural activities

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

COVID19 Meals and showers for registered guests only

Respite services

• capacity 100
• supper only for those registered to stay overnight

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Drop-in for socially isolated and homeless adults

• free coffee, showers, laundry
• access to telephones, computers
• community kitchen
• housing help
• seasonal income tax clinic by appointment

Community services

• information and referral
• mental health and addictions case management
• eviction prevention extreme clean
• community economic development -- courier and odd jobs cooperative
• Indigenous cultural programming
• social and recreation programs
• outings

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Promotes access to health care for street involved youth * services tailored to homeless and at-risk youths

• 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

COVID-19 --open, meals, washrooms, wifi


Meal programs, drop-in

COVID-19 --open, meals, washrooms, wifi


Meal programs, drop-in

Adult drop-in

• take away meals with snack and beverage
• laundry and shower access Monday-Friday 9 am-12:30 pm
• 1:1 client support including housing help, Voluntary Financial Trusteeship (open for referrals), information and referral
• clothing bank - 2nd and 4th Wednesday of month 9 am-10:30 am
• women's group - 1st and 3rd Tuesday of month 1 pm-2 pm
• men's group - Thursday 12:30 pm-2 pm
• women's support group - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of month 12 noon-1 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

• walk in COVID-19 vaccine clinic -- Monday 9:30 am-11:30 am
• nursing services -- Friday 10:30 am-12 noon
• dental clinic -- call for eligibility criteria and appointment, ext 290
• Narcotics Anonymous, Tuesday and Thursday 2 pm-3 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)

Drop-in services, including medical, mental health, employment, housing support and legal services

• breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack
• access to laundry, showers
• hygiene products
• substance use counselling and harm reduction supplies
• mental health counselling and crisis intervention
• visiting nurse
• housing support services
• access to telephones, resource computers
• referral to community partners
• clothing available (dependent on donations)

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

COVID19 -- Shelter open

• clothing bank open, accepting donations placed in clear plastic bags, drop off only no pick up services

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Men's Ministry -- overnight shelter

• including breakfast, lunch and supper, clothing, counselling, support groups
• laundry and shower facilities -- call for times
• seasonal income tax clinic available upon request
• outings, games
• Bible discussion group -- call for times

Children and youth -- after school clubs, summer camp at Caledon, licensed child care centre -- see separate entry

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

COVID19 Modified services and enhanced screening; for information on drop-in hours, services and safety measures, call 416-929-9614 ext 2200, or visit Evergreen Centre website

Drop in Mon-Fri 12 noon-5 pm

• meals to go, coffee, snacks and bottled water
• staff can assist with clothes, hygiene supplies, sleeping bags, warm wear
• staff can also coordinate housing support or mental health appointments
• closed only on statutory holidays

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Drop-in centre

• hot meals
• informal and formal counselling
• access to emergency clothing, nursery
• referrals and advocacy
• legal advice
• ID clinic
• other specialized programs, including employment assistance (see separate listing)

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

COVID19 -- Drop-In Space open Mon-Fri 8 am-11 am

• takeaway lunch given out at front doors of church on north side of Bloor Mon-Fri 10am-11:30 am

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Hot meals, health clinic, counseling, workshops, art studio and book club

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

COVID19 129 Peter St referral centre open for walk-in service; clients needing a shelter referral call Central Intake Mon-Sun 24 hours at 416-338-4766 or toll free at 3-1-1 or 1-877-338-3398 (nearest payphone located at Queen St W and Bathurst St)

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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

• 24 hour drop-in with access to showers and snacks
• laundry 9 am-10 pm
• capacity 8

Walk-in Homeless Shelter Referral Service

• phone available to walk-in clients for self referral to shelter system

COVID19 Limited takeaway meals available, call ahead; showers for overnight guests only

Drop-in respite services, capacity 30

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

COVID19 Drop-in services suspended until further notice; for updates on available supports email transpridetorontott@gmail.com, or call 647-762-0257 to leave a message (returned within 12 hours)

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Low barrier and equitable access to individual counselling, support and advocacy, accompaniment and referrals (such as doctors, lawyers, housing), harm reduction and safe sex supplies, housing and employment supports, and drop-in services

• 2Spirit/Trans Indigenous bi-weekly drop-in
• Black/African/Caribbean monthly drop-in
• 2Spirit/Trans 101 workshops for community groups and agencies on issues affecting health and wellbeing, including transphobia, poverty, homelessness and marginalization

Systemic advocacy; participates in annual Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20)