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COVID19 -- office open with reduced schedule Tue-Thu 10 am-3 pm; phone, and online support and referrals available - call or email organization


Support, education and awareness, HIV supportive case management, pre/post-test counselling, treatment/medication support, interpretation and transportation support, food and nutritional support, practical/emergency assistance, harm reduction supplies and information

Rainbow Space
2SLGBTQ+ peer support, volunteer and leadership development, and peer learning and wellness promotion

• health and social services information and resources
• sexual health education and supplies
• lending library
• social and recreational activities

COVID19 Contact for information on in-person, telephone and virtual services

• iRIDE Plus Transportation clients must wear masks while in vehicle
• Adult Day Program, full day and limited capacity in-person half day sessions; virtual programming available
• phone and in-person hospice visiting by trained volunteers
• phone pals and friendly volunteer social visits
• Exercise and Falls Prevention Classes available virtually and in-person Mon-Fri

Multiservice agency includes medical and non-medical home and community care support services, such as personal care and support, palliative care, home care and homemaking, hospice and respite, meals on wheels, social work, transportation

Meals on Wheels and Kosher Meals on Wheels
Bulk delivery once per week of frozen meals (including Ensure meal replacements, sandwiches and soup packs if applicable); expanded hours Tue-Fri 10 am-4 pm; volunteers wear masks and gloves during deliveries; contact 416-635-2860 ext 581 for food and to arrange delivery

Adult Day Program
For individuals 55 years and older living with dementia; open to frail seniors without cognitive impairments, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; observes Jewish culture and traditions, but all are welcome

• caregiver support and respite
• lunch, snacks and Kosher meals
• therapeutic social and recreation activities
• transportation

Exercise and Falls Prevention Classes
Classes led by physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants and specially trained staff to increase mobility, relieve pain and reduce the risk of falls by building strength and improving balance

• free
• offered online and in-person

Home Support Services
Includes caregiver support/respite care, companionship, homemaking, housekeeping, personal care, supportive housing services, palliative care

• Meals on Wheels (regular, certified Kosher, and vegetarian options)
• specialized workers for individuals with Alzheimer Disease or mental health challenges
• transportation to medical appointments, not wheelchair accessible
• fee for all home services
• some programs available in Russian

Elder Abuse Prevention Program
For individuals 55 years and older who are experiencing or have experienced abuse

• includes individual and group counselling

Social Work Services
Includes information and referral, counselling, case management, support groups, workshops

• free

Volunteer Services
Includes friendly visiting, security checks and telephone reassurance

• intergenerational programs
• volunteer hospice program

Non-emergency transportation services to local and long-distance medical appointments and SCHC programs such as recreational programs, congregate dining and adult day program * shopping and general errands

Non-emergency transportation to medical appointments and regular activities
such as grocery shopping and banking * volunteer drivers and trained staff escort clients who are unable to use public transportation on their own due to a disability or frail condition

Cancer Information Service 1-888-939-3333, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

CancerConnection.ca Online community * helps people with cancer and their loved ones share their experiences and build supportive relationships.

Smoker's Helpline 1-877-513-5333, http://www.smokershelpline.ca/ , Mon-Thu 8am-9pm, Fri 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm-- information, advice and support

Wig and Breast Accessories Program 1-888-939-3333 wig and breast accessories bank via a virtual distribution system.

Services and Programs:

• Wheels of Hope

COVID19 -- Community Response Centre -- distribution of essential food, supplies and resources to seniors in need, contact responsecentre@lumacare.ca or main line

Food Security -- Meals on Wheels, frozen meals, fee, delivery hours extended

• weekly warm meals, free of charge
• grocery baskets at subsidized rate
• comfort package and essential items free of charge
• shopping support

Transportation -- for medical appointments such as cancer care and dialysis

Home at Last -- extended hours, follow up telephone assessments completed within 24-48 hours

Virtual support -- Healthier Living Centre, virtual exercise classes, social conversation and other activities for older adults as well as virtual social gatherings for adult day program participants, live chat Mon-Sun 9 am-5 pm, wellness check, counselling

Home support -- essential assisted living services for high risk individuals, respite care, personal care, and homemaking such as light housekeeping, food preparation, fee, free medication delivery, free lending library of sensory stimulation kits, laundry services

Adult Day program -- in-home activity based engagement, fee

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Caregiver support and homemaking service

• care coordination * client intervention and assistance
• assisted living services -- 24 hour in home support for high risk seniors
• meals on wheels -- frozen meals delivered once a week
• transportation
• volunteer and student placements

Healthier Living Centre -- independent seniors day program

• social, recreation and education programs
• congregate dining

Home at Last -- hospital discharge assistance

COVID19 - service available * drivers are available to provide FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments * arrange a ride with us to your appointment by calling 1-888-255-6680 or by completing the Request Service form on the website

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Housekeeping and homemaker support
Nursing care
Transportation to medical appointments
Health education
Outreach to newcomers and seniors
Respite care
Social and recreational activities

COVID19 Shelters and respite centres open

• takeaway breakfast available Friday 10 am at 30 St Lawrence
• takeaway dinner available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 6 pm at 30 St Lawrence
• no communal dining
• meals on wheels open, call for details
• some programs remain remote, other have begun in-person activities, check website for details

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Multiservice agency with programs for children, youth, adults, families and seniors, including social, recreation and education programs for individuals and families with low income

• summer day camp
• English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
• breakfast program Friday 10 am
• assistance with budgeting, identification, government forms Monday-Friday 1 pm-4 pm
• income tax clinic February-April
• community development
• youth health promotion worker
• employmentsServices including Literacy and Basic Skills

Dixon Hall Music School
Includes individual or group lessons, fees on a sliding scale

Seniors Services
Includes escort to medical appointments, friendly visiting, telephone security check, client intervention and assistance, health education, and social, recreation and fitness programs

• home support services includes homemaking services such as laundry, vacuuming, and light meal preparation (fee)
• Mandarin Outreach, including settlement and newcomer services, social and cultural events, support groups and workshops

Supportive Housing Programs for Seniors
Includes personal care, essential homemaking, emergency response, and care coordination

• 4 participating buildings including Old York Tower, Performing Arts Lodge of Canada, Older Women's Network Co-op, New Hibret Co-op

High Risk Youth Project
One-on-one peer counselling, and social, recreational, and educational activities

Growing Up Healthy Downtown for families of young people in Regent Park, see separate listing

​Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Phone line offering access and referrals to community support to help keep seniors and vulnerable people home and out of hospital * services can include: respite care/personal support, transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping / medication delivery, case management/care coordination, meals on wheels

Partnership with Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC), Senior Persons Living Connected (SPLC), and TransCare Community Support Services

Ride Connect provides transportation to and from Etobicoke, Brampton, Malton, Mississauga, Oakville, Milton and Woodbridge areas

• client base is primarily seniors and clients with disabilities
• specialize in rides to and from medical appointments, as well as grocery shopping and adult day programs
• a fleet of wheelchair accessible vans as well as large 15 accessible passenger vans and buses are available when traveling with larger groups
• view brochure for more details

COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments

• if you're unable to drive to your vaccine appointment, Ride Connect can pick you up and take you there, and return you home afterword, at no cost
• book your vaccine appointment in advance before you call for a ride
• available to all ages

COVID19 - service available * drivers are available to provide FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments * arrange a ride with us to your appointment by calling 1-888-255-6680 or by completing the Request Service form on the website

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Multi-service agency addressing the health and social service needs of individuals and families in Caledon

Counselling and Care Coordination Program -- supportive counselling and other community services ; food support, help with heat and other programs available at The Exchange (see separate entry)

Caledon Specialist Clinic -- specialist medical services by referral ; in partnership with Headwaters Health Care Centre, William Osler Health System and the Central West LHIN

Newcomer and Settlement Services

• needs assessment
• information and referral to social network and community services
• assistance to complete forms and applications
• citizenship preparation classes

Participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) in English -- limited childminding and transportation available to participants
EH cafe -- weekly conversation circles

Seniors Health and Wellness

• fitness and recreational workshops and programming
• offered at several sites in Bolton, Caledon East, Caledon Village and Alton

Transportation service for seniors

• rides to medical appointments and day programs
• weekly shopping and other important resources that support the activities of daily living
• travel assistance for passengers may be available as an option, check with dispatch

Volunteer opportunities

COVID19 - service available * drivers are available to provide FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments * arrange a ride with us to your appointment by calling 1-888-255-6680 or by completing the Request Service form on the website

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

COVID19 - service available * drivers are available to provide FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments * arrange a ride with us to your appointment by calling 1-888-255-6680 or by completing the Request Service form on the website

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

COVID-19 Response
Due to the pandemic, some programs are now virtual. Please visit www.chats.on.ca/COVIDservices for COVID-19 updates.

Transportation to COVID-19 vaccination clinics can be arrange through the CT Link Program. Must have an appointment booked. Instructions for booking a door-to-door rides to clinics can be found here.

Regular Services
Home and community supports and experiences available to older adults and caregivers to assist older adults in living independently, safely and well in their own home.

Programs and Services include:

• Adult Day Programs
• Assisted Living
• Personal care - bathing, toileting, dressing
• Caregiver Support and Education
• CHATS Phillips Lifeline
• Home Adaptation and Maintenance
• Home at Last
• Homemaking, Personal Care and Respite
• Meals on Wheels
• Wellness and Diversity Outreach Programs
• Telephone Reassurance
• Tenancy Risk Reduction Service for Seniors

Transportation:
Provides frail seniors, and adults over the age of 18 with a physical or cognitive condition needing a non-medical escort local and long distance drives to medical appointments, central Home and Community Care Support Services funded ADP's, grocery shopping, personal errands and social outings. Priority is given to clients requiring drives to chemotherapy and dialysis appointments etc and other medical appointments before errands, shopping and outings. Clients are encouraged to call as far in advance as possible to arrange transportation.

• Member of CT Link Community Transportation Link
• Provides transportation to vaccination appointments via CT Link Transportation to Vaccine Clinics Program

Support and information to cancer patients, families and caregivers * comprehensive information about cancer and cancer Available for community presentations

Peer Match

• Cancer patients matched with trained volunteers
• by phone, personal visit, group support

Wheels of Hope - Transportation Program

• Volunteer drivers provide transportation to treatment appointments
• subject to availability of volunteers

COVID19 -- case management, counselling, and food bank for clients by appointment only * most case management to be done over phone * youth programs are now virtual and Youth Outreach Coordinator is working remotely, email youth@aidsdurham.com * cancellation of support groups, events, interventions, workshops, fundraising events, training and social activities

Harm reduction services at the following locations and hours

• ​​Aids Committee of Durham Region - 115 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa - Monday-Friday 10 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-3 pm
• The Back Door Mission - 66 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 10 am-3pm
• Christian Faith Outreach Centre - 158 Harwood Ave. South, Ajax - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9 am-4 pm
• For information on our Harm Reduction services, please contact Kayla harmreduction@aidsdurham.com

Support and education to people living with, affected by or at risk of HIV/AIDS in Durham Region

• volunteer drivers available to drive to medical appointments
• food bank for clients
• financial assistance is possible through wellness fund for urgent medical needs

Education to individuals and community organizations

• HIV and AIDS virus transmission, diagnosis and treatment, safer sex and drug use
• creating safe environments for LGBTQ people
• creating anti-oppression and anti-racism culture

Harm reduction

• needle exchange
• Naloxone distribution

COVID19 - service available * drivers are available to provide FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments * arrange a ride with us to your appointment by calling 1-888-255-6680 or by completing the Request Service form on the website

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

COVID19 -- All riders and drivers must be fully vaccinated 14 days prior to requesting a drive, people accompanying riders must also be vaccinated, masks are mandatory while in vehicle

Small local charity with few volunteers offering drives to and from medical appointments for people navigating the challenges of aging or diminished health

• local trips only
• volunteers opportunities available

Community service provided by the following churches: Christ First, Clarkson Rd Presbyterian, Lorne Park Baptist, Sheridan United, St Bride's Anglican, St Christopher's Catholic, and St Stephen's-on-the-Hill United

COVID19 - service available * drivers are available to provide FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments * arrange a ride with us to your appointment by calling 1-888-255-6680 or by completing the Request Service form on the website

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Provides in-home care for seniors and other adults * services in private homes, seniors apartments and residences, retirement homes, and long-term care facilities * free consultation

Services include:

Personal care

• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• bathing, grooming and hygiene
• mobility assistance
• transferring and positioning
• toileting and incontinence care
• feeding and special diet
• medication reminders and assistance
• nursing care
• palliative care
• 24-hour care

Companionship

• grocery shopping and errands
• incidental transportation to appointments and events
• laundry and ironing
• homemaking, light housekeeping
• in-home meal preparation
• live-in services
• respite care

Providing staffing for facilities

• Personal Support Workers
• Register Practical Nurses
• Registered Nurses

Provides in-home care services for seniors * each client is assigned their own caregiver based on their needs and interests * service available at home, in assisted living home, retirement home or long term care facility * free in-home consultation

Services include:

• personal care
• home nursing care
• homemaking
• meal preparation
• overnight or 24 hour care
• companionship
• transportation and accompaniment/escort services
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• caregiver relief/respite care
• errand running/shopping assistance

Provides non-emergency assisted transportation for individuals who are physically or cognitively disabled * offers continuous companion services for individuals who may need additional help or supervision * wheelchair transportation staff all have standard first aid and CPR/AED level C

• passengers are accompanied to and from their appointment and during the wait time
• no wait times for pick up and return for appointments
• will get passengers to their appointment on time and be there when the appointment ends
• wheelchair can be provided if required

• all services are strictly confidential
• can provide support where it is convenient and comfortable (coffee shop, home, hospital or a confidential meeting space can be arranged)
• meetings can be held throughout Halton region
• provide workshops, training, education and raising the awareness about HIV as well as presenting the most recent information about HIV

Support Services

• Individual, family and group counselling for people living with HIV, affected and allies
• Support for people with HIV, affected and allies
• Practical services including transportation for medical appointments
• Food security assistance
• Complementary therapies (accessible in Hamilton)
• Monthly support group
• Linking to local community agencies and resources

Education and Training

• HIV 101 for service providers and institutions in the region
• Harm Reduction
• Agency Overview
• Stigma and discrimination
• Healthy disclosure
• Positive Self-Management Program
• Peer volunteer training