Searching for Free / Low-cost Meals

Services include:

• daily take-out meals
• weekday pantry and clothing items (see separate listing)
• washrooms available
• showers by appointment
• cell phone charging and phone access available

Dinner program

• indoors
• tickets available at Gate 3:16 and Back Door Mission
• volunteer opportunities

Serves lunch Monday-Friday

• shower, washer and dryer, and use of telephone, photocopier, fax, printer available
• cell phones can be charged depending on availability, please let staff know that you would like to charge before plugging in

Dinner Programs

• available during Rec Room drop-in
• Levi's Table - family style dinner and follows with a discussion about the Bible, Jesus and grace
• Friday Night Dinner - an all-ages meal for our Refuge family, past and present
• cell phones can be charged depending on availability, please let staff know that you would like to charge before plugging in

Serves breakfast Monday-Friday

• shower, washer and dryer, and use of telephone, photocopier, fax, printer available
• cell phones can be charged at this location depending on availability, please let staff know that you would like to charge before plugging in

COVID19 - Suspended until further notice

Breakfast provided

• continental breakfast second Saturday of each month
• pancake breakfast third Sunday of each month

Drop-in centre for homeless and street people in Oshawa

• drop in or call for counselling
• daily breakfast and lunch served
• clothing and footwear distributed during the week
• free laundry, washroom and shower facilities
• spiritual guidance, family and crisis counselling, therapeutic counselling
• health care centre (medical doctor on site biweekly/weekly), foot care clinic
• match needs to community resources by networking for housing, emergency food and clothing
• tickets for Saint Vincent's Kitchen supper
• available for cellphone charging depending on availability, please let staff know that you would like to charge before plugging in
• provide administrative support

COVID19 - take away meal

Free luncheon every Tuesday - seasonal

COVID19 - open with capacity of 8 beds * youth encouraged to connect for options and supports * contact the shelter Monday-Sunday 24 hours at 905-239-9477 or contact@durhamyouth.com

8-bed emergency shelter for homeless youth

• shower and washroom facilities, hygiene products, clothing
• meals, food bank
• assist youth in finding permanent housing
• housing outreach and support
• assistance obtaining benefits and advocacy negotiating social service system
• access to telephone and internet
• intensive case management

Take-away hot meal

• daily continental breakfast
• daily lunches
• snacks when available

Provides various services to community

• community sit down meal program every Wednesday from 11:45 am-1 pm
• clothing assistance
• camp sponsorship and personal support programs
• referrals to counselling for individuals and families
• referrals to addiction services

Food Bank - separate listing

Mobile service providing all essentials

• truck in downtown Ajax - plaza at 120 Harwood Avenue South
• from meals and sleeping bags to winter clothing and backpacks
• if there is a need, will work to address it
• available to assist agencies in emergency situations

COVID19 - programs suspended until further notice


Recreation and leisure facilities * snack bar

Pool
25 metre indoor swimming pool with one diving board

Arenas
4 arenas - one International Pad (100' x 200'), three pads (85' x 185') * office location of the Ajax Figure Skating Club and Minor Hockey Association

Community Halls and Meeting Rooms
Three community halls available for rent * HMS Ajax Community Hall, capacity 320 with dance floor, two separate kitchens and bar facilities, cloakroom, portable stage * Commodore's Room, capacity 120 with dance floor, bar facility, cloakroom * Captain's Room, capacity 50 with dance floor, bar facility * four meeting rooms on the second floor, above the main entrance

Squash
Five international squash courts, home of the Ajax Squash Club

Health and Fitness
Training club - treadmills, computerized cycles, stairclimbers, free weights and resistance equipment; personal training available * rock climbing

Youth
Youth games room with coin operated billiard tables, table tennis and video games

Outdoor Facilities
Three skateboard parks * located at the Ajax and McLean Community Centres and the Audley Recreation Centre * each park has a mix of semi-permanent modular ramps and rails placed on a concrete base * parks are open during daylight hours, weather permitting * 4 public tennis courts and indoor tennis (seasonal) * soccer fields and Ajax Soccer Club clubhouse

Community outreach

• meal
• clothing and other necessities as available
• see Facebook page for requested donation items

COVID19 -- takeaway meal, delivery available with advance notice

Food Bank: Clients can access the food bank through self-referral * Clients register during program times and self-select how often they access each month however, no more than one visit each week * The food bank is open to community members who self-identify as having a low-income * Documentation is not required however, clients should be prepared to answer some questions at intake and may be asked to provide supporting documents.

Take out meals are on Tue from 12noon-1pm

Clothing Bank is closed

COVID19 -- open

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Multiservice agency:

Free Medical Clinic

• no Ontario Health Insurance required, call for appointment

Halal Meals on Wheels

• distribution of bagged lunch in downtown Toronto area each Saturday for individuals who are homeless or in need
• distribution of winter coats, gloves, and clothing in winter

Emergency shelter located in Whitby at Muslim Welfare Home for Needy Women and Children 905-665-0424

Not accepting any new emergeny food clients unless referred by a social service agency

COVID-19 -- Meals

• washroom and handwashing facilities
• emergency food for families with children
• emergency help available at any other time -- call St John the Compassionate Mission 416-466-1357
• all other services and times cancelled

Meals -- Thursdays and Fridays breakfast 9:30am-11 am, and lunch 11:30 pm-2 pm

• take out available for shut ins
• only take out food available through the day for anyone who is hungry

Emergency food for families with children only -- Wednesday 12 noon-4 pm, Thursday and Friday 10 am-4 pm, referral required

• emergency clothing -- call ahead for availability

Professional counselling -- for families and individuals with trauma or addictions

Romanian outreach -- for newcomers or those in need of assistance, subsidy available, can apply with counsellor at intake

Homeless Drop-In and Services

• meal program -- breakfast, hot lunch, snacks
• access to computer and internet
• access to phone
• laundry available on-site
• individual support and informal counselling
• information and referral

Health programs

• foot care and general nurse
• harm reduction supplies

Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) program -- case management for those with opiate dependency, group supports, and public education workshops in the community

Housing programs

• housing assistance via rental listings and assistance applying/updating subsidised housing application

Member Agency of Toronto Drop-In Network (TDIN)

COVID19 -- temporarily closed

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Hosting a free Community Kitchen program in partnership with Social Services Network

Place of worship

• children's programs classes
• Brimley-Steeles Montessori School on site -- open during COVID

Drop-In North

• breakfast, snacks and hot lunch
• showers, clothing
• access to computer
• locker storage (up to 3 months)
• information and referral
• individual support and informal counselling

Medical Clinic

• foot care and general nurse
• biweekly for people who are experiencing homelessness
• not primary care, call 416-321-6912 ext 232 for appointment
• harm reduction supplies

Housing Hub

• support for individuals and households at-risk or experiencing homelessness to find, apply for and maintain housing

Member Agency of Toronto Drop-In Network (TDIN)

COVID19 -- Food bank open by appointment only; meal closed

Member of Daily Bread Food Bank

Drop-In, Food Security Program

• Second Harvest (Monday)
• dine-in hot lunch (Wednesday)
• take-out lunch (Thursday)
• harm reduction kits distribution
• social activities

Toronto East Quadrant Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) -- service planning and strategic implementation of newcomer related programs and services, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 12 noon-1 pm

Resource Access Centre -- computers available for job search and research

Active Boost -- 416-694-1138 ext 165, education on fundamentals of nutrition and basic movements principals

Women's Recreational Programs -- 416-694-1138 ext 124, recreational programs

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)