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Offers nutrition programs and policy support including food literacy programs including classes such as Come Cook With Us

Shares free food with anyone who is hungry in accessible, public spaces.

• Offers a free vegan community meal on Monday nights
• Provides collective cooking sessions on Mondays, sharing knowledge and skills to prepare healthy, locally sourced foods
• Prepares free food for community celebrations, demonstrations, and upon request for social justice events
• A global grassroots movement for food justice, working with the community to connect people and take action to empower food security
• Surplus food is obtained from farmers, gardeners, grocers, bulk stores, bakers, and homemakers
• Supporters also garden, glean, and wildcraft to obtain ingredients

Offering affordable housing, office rentals, event space for community use.

• 68 studio, one bedroom and two bedroom units. 6 are wheelchair accessible units
• private kitchen and bathroom
• shared outdoor space
• utilities are included
• cable and internet extra
• meals not provided
• laundry on site
• housekeeping not provided
• no transportation to appointments
• pets welcome
• elevator
• no smoking
• social and recreational events
• no fitness equipment on site
• parking available
• additional storage is not available
• wifi/ internet available at a cost
• snow and lawn maintenance is partially provided
• fully certified kitchen available for rent for community use or by agencies, food entrepreneurs and/or caterers

A confessional church that adheres to the three standards of faith: the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dort.

• Service followed by a coffee social in the Fellowship Hall
• Children are welcome in the service. Nursery and Children's Church classes provided. Junior Church program provided at variable times. Call the church office for details.
• There are a variety of programs available throughout the week. Visit website for more information.
• Kids' Cooking Classes - A joint program between Cephas and the Kawartha Chapter of Youth Unlimited

The Healthy Living program promotes and supports healthier lifestyles for urban Indigenous people.

• Creates opportunities for community members to learn about healthy lifestyles and participate in active living activities.
• Provides urban Indigenous community with hands-on experience through:
  • interactive workshops
  • healthy nutrition information
  • cooking classes
  • fitness training
  • smoking cessation support
  • sport and recreational activities
• Focuses on youth leadership by encouraging and supporting youth to be healthy living leaders in their community. Provides training, mentoring, and community event involvement

Healthy Kids Program: Offers child-focused programs that increase awareness of nutrition and access to physical activity for Indigenous children

• Increase awareness and provide education on healthy eating for children
• Increase access and availability to healthy foods for children/support healthy eating for families
• Increase recreation activities which incorporate traditional activities and increase children and youth physical activity levels

Provides a life skills and education-based cooking program for youth experiencing the effects of poverty.

The program uses 3 nutrition education and obesity prevention approaches:

• direct education
• multi-level interventions at multiple complementary organizational and institutional levels
• community public health approaches to improve nutrition

Includes:

• cooking lessons
• school lunch recipes
• how-to-videos
• recipes
• other resources

The Abundance Project is a community based organization focused on promoting healthy eating, sustainable growing practices and food preparation skills.

• Community lunch - Monthly free lunch for anyone in the community. Volunteers prepare a variety of healthy and nutritious hot and cold dishes for Warkworth residents. A speaker from regional social service agencies makes a short presentation after the meal and is available for questions.

COVID19 - Suspended until further notice

Programs to learn, socialize and enjoy food

• weekly community lunches
• food processing
• What's Cooking educational classes
• private workshops
• Dining Club, Baking Club/Preserving Club
• 'Dine for a Cause' gala fundraiser dinners

COVID19 - for virtual programs click here for information

Full service health care facility providing family centred primary care, health promotion and health education

Services and programs include

• family medicine
• counselling
• Diabetes Education services
• Hepatitis C support services
• GAIN (Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Network)
• Children and Youth mental health
• youth services
• young parent support
• early years
• LGBTQ+
• Indigenous child and family program
• Indigenous youth program
• community development programs
• community kitchen
• Fresh Produce/Dry Goods program for registered, active, and qualified client

Team of professionals include doctors, nurse practitioners, social workers/therapists and health promoters

Other Locations:

Ajax
360 Bayly Street, Unit 5,
Ajax, ON L1S 1P1
Phone: 905-428-1212

Whitby
Child and Youth Mental Health Team
1615 Dundas Street East, Suite #211
Whitby, ON L1N 2L1
Phone: 289-509-0603 x3200

GAIN
3790 Brock St. N. (Taunton Mills)
Whitby, ON L1R 0H2
Phone: 289-509-0601 x1409

Pickering
1450 Kingston Road, Unit 17
Pickering, ON L1V 1C1
Phone: 905-420-0333

Christian denomination church

• Encourages a healthy lifestyle
• Responds to needs in the community
• Offer vegetarian cooking and healthy lifestyle classes
• Bible study programs.

COVID19 - for virtual programs click here for information

Full service health care facility providing family centred primary care, health promotion and health education

Services and programs include

• family medicine
• counselling
• Diabetes Education services
• Hepatitis C support services
• GAIN (Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Network)
• Children and Youth mental health
• youth services
• young parent support
• early years
• LGBTQ+
• Indigenous child and family program
• Indigenous youth program
• community development programs
• community kitchen
• Fresh Produce/Dry Goods program for registered, active, and qualified client

Team of professionals include doctors, nurse practitioners, social workers/therapists and health promoters

Other Locations:

Ajax
360 Bayly Street, Unit 5,
Ajax, ON L1S 1P1
Phone: 905-428-1212

Whitby
Child and Youth Mental Health Team
1615 Dundas Street East, Suite #211
Whitby, ON L1N 2L1
Phone: 289-509-0603 x3200

GAIN
3790 Brock St. N. (Taunton Mills)
Whitby, ON L1R 0H2
Phone: 289-509-0601 x1409

Pickering
1450 Kingston Road, Unit 17
Pickering, ON L1V 1C1
Phone: 905-420-0333

Family health care services delivered by nurse practitioners and team of health care professionals

Services are by pre-booked appointments only and are for registered patients only; no walk-in services

Clinic Services

• chronic disease management (such as diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure),
• prenatal care, healthy baby and pediatrics, Infant/Child CPR
• diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses, infections and injuries
• cancer screening
• laboratory services
• immunizations
• palliative care
• counselling
• nutrition and health promotion, Summer Cooking Camp
• physiotherapy
• pharmacist

Smoking Cessation

• individual assessment, counselling and coaching to quit smoking
• prescriptions for nicotine replacement therapies and cessation medications
• motivational interventions
• referral to community resources
• referral to Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP) Program, which includes free nicotine replacements and counselling (advance registration required)

Diabetes Conversations -- group program includes four weekly sessions

Healthy You Program -- 10 week program includes practical information on healthy eating, physical activity and emotional health; includes tools to help maintain healthy lifestyle

Mindful Eating Group

Healthy Kidneys Program

Virtual Yoga classes, call for Zoom link, all other programs temporarily shut down

• Community programs and services for diverse communities
• community kitchen
• women only and general health and wellness programs and events
• South Asian adult day program
• Tai Chi, Zumba and more

Aging Positively

• program for older adults includes therapeutic programs such as yoga, strengthening exercise, meal (special diets available)
• three days a week, free transportation for participants

Community Exercise program for seniors 65+

• two exercise class per week

Community Kitchen

• at Ebenezer Church for newcomer older adults, participants share in planning, preparing, cooking and sharing meals
• workshops and discussions

Digital Empowerment for Seniors

• 8 week technology program for older adults includes navigating internet, using social media, digital communication, cyber security, utility and banking applications and online shopping

Women's Health and Wellness

• social space for women with recreation activities, music therapy

Peer 2 Peer

• program for marginalized and isolated older adults with activities to create social connections, promote physical and mental well-being

Drop-in Lounge with

• recreational activities
• computer lab
• audio/visual Studio
• full kitchen
• job board
• room rentals

Settlement Services

• one-on-one supportive counselling on site or by phone

English Language and Education

• conversation circle
• conversation group for beginner French
• homework club tutoring grades 9-12
• reading and writing clubs
• high school student English writing workshops

Pre-Employment and Education Help

• job search workshops
• resume and cover letter writing
• university and college preparation

Leadership and Life Skills Training

• Healthy Living and Physical Fitness including emergency first aid and CPR training
• March break and summer camps

Volunteering

• iCAN Committee represents youth voices within IYC to plan events, volunteer opportunities

Drop in Collective Kitchen held in Apsley and McArthur's Mills (call for details)

Community Kitchens are a fun way to learn new recipes and cooking skills

• budget breakdown is discussed and provided, in order to ensure that the meals are economical as well as nutritious
• nutrition kits that contain ingredients for a healthy, low cost, easy to prepare meals are distributed through several of our Bancroft playgroups
• food table set up that has lots of printed recipes and information available
• small emergency food bank available to families who use the services or other folks in the community who are referred by another agency

Drop-in parent/caregiver/child interactive playgroups

• parent and children encouraged to participate in all activities including a hands-on cooking experience
• early learning activities focused on food & nutrition

Culturally-based programming with focus on community capacity building, empowerment and self-determination

• sweat lodge ceremonies
• visiting elders
• drop-in services

Children and Youth Programs

• after school programming
• social and recreational activities
• breakfast program
• traditional dance
• homework club, summer camp, girls group
• youth drop in
• high school equivalency (GED) for youth 18-20 years

Parent and Family Programs

• addictions counselling, individual and family counselling
• case management
• support group
• housing workers
• community kitchen
• parenting skills classes
• Indigenous EarlyOn program -- parent-child drop in for children birth-6 years

Programs and services include:

• Prenatal classes
• nutrition information
• traditional birth
• traditional parenting
• breastfeeding support
• hospital/home visit
• community kitchens
• parenting group
• nutrition and health related workshops
• parents and tot's program
• cultural teaching program
• Parent Support and Clothing Exchange
• Men's Drum Circle
• Women's Sharing Circle
• Potluck dinner and Community Dinner

Offers prepared meals with kidney dietary restrictions in mind so kidney care patients can eat healthier and within their dietary requirements.

• Kidney friendly frozen meals that can be purchased through the hospital.
• Works with the registered dietitians to prepare meal options to follow specific kidney friendly, low salt dietary guidelines.
• Twelve meal options available and six low sodium soup choices
• Meals are ready-to-bake from the freezer

COVID19 -- office is closed but telephone counselling available * hampers of baby supplies and dropped off at clients' homes by appointment (see branch record) * all other programs temporarily closed

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• Support and educational services to pregnant and parenting women (under 25)
• individual supportive counselling through in-office and community visits
• childcare support
• parenting and personal development groups
• information and referrals
• emergency support with practical needs (diapers, formula, baby food)
• transportation provided for some programs
• small donation room for mothers in need to access gently used clothing/toys/household items
• food security program and access to food pantry

High School Program

• support of a qualified teacher to complete high school credits includes the individual support of a Rose of Sharon counsellor, group parenting and personal development programs, and childcare support for children up to age of 18 months of program participants

Child Development Centre

• age appropriate programs, which include music, crafts, sensory play and outdoor activities for children while mothers attend educational or group services
• Mom and Me programs
• EarlyOn program

Parenting Programs

• group programs
• focus on parenting topics such as attachment, resiliency and positive parenting

Personal Development Programs

• six to eight week programs, once a week, focus on mother, topics have included healthy relationships and self empowerment

Food Security Program

• access to onsite food nutritionist
• access to healthy food choices through food pantry
• cooking classes
• one to one nutritional support
• Participants and their children participate in healthy cooking groups and communal meal

Workshops/drop-in

• twice a month covering specialized topics such as early literacy, nutrition, resume writing, cooking, and more

EarlyON programs and Family Centre, program for children under 6 years

Creative Play -- play space * drop-in for children birth-6 years and their caregivers, programs at several locations -- call or visit the website for details

Parenting Programs -- parenting skills workshops, including workshop with parents and their children

After School Program --

• for children 6-12 years with focus on physical activity, nutrition, health and wellness
• program available at several locations -- call or visit the website for details

Big Kids/Kindergarten Readiness Club -- school readiness program for preschool age children, including those entering kindergarten who speak English as a second language, registration required

Teen mothers program -- in partnership with YWCA Toronto, Girls' and Family Programs, Girls' and Family Centre (see separate entry)

Cooking Healthy Together -- parents and caregivers participate in cooking classes and learn about nutrition and food safety

Immigrant Resource Centre -- multiservice centre with newcomer, job seeker and family services for all ages

Settlement and Employment Services

• information and referral
• orientation, needs assessment
• translation and interpretation
• supportive counselling
• bridging services
• form filling
• workshops and tours
• seasonal income tax clinic

Community Connections Mentorship Program

• group activities for newly arrived immigrants and refugees of all ages to help orient them to their new community and establish social and professional networks
• trained and experienced volunteer mentors assist, with focus on citizenship and civic engagement or skills and career development - contact 416-940-3360

Professional Development and Small Business Resource Centre

• walk-in centre
• resource materials for internationally trained professionals
• business information
• referrals

Settlement and Integration Resource Centre

• drop-in centre providing settlement and integration information and resources
• access to computers, Internet

Settlement and Education Partnerships in Toronto (SEPT) (Settlement Workers in Schools)

• outreach program based in elementary and secondary schools from mid-August to end of June, and in libraries and summer school programs from July to mid-August
• homework club
• multi-languages service in North York area, connecting parents and students with the schools, parent interviews with schools, parenting group sessions, settlement information sessions - contact 416-292-7510 ext 301

Employment Resource Centre

• walk-in job search centre
• access to computers, Internet, fax, photocopier, telephone
• staff assistance available
• resource materials
• job boards
• labour market information
• resume clinics
• mock interviews
• workshops

Early Years Services

• EarlyON Child and Family Centre, preschool education program for children and their parents
• social and learning skills for preschool children
• parenting education
• parent-child interactive activities

Children and Youth Programs

• after school program
• summer camp
• Saturday enrichment classes
• leadership and life skills training, homework help
• employment readiness

Seniors and Family Programs

• form filling
• supportive counselling
• client intervention assistance
• social, educational and recreational programs
• support groups
• health information workshops

Volunteer Services

• training and development
• placements
• public education

Community Kitchen including

• food skills training programs
• also facility or hall rentals

Community programs offering healthy, accessible and sustainable food and related education and assistance

Seeds for Change (Urban Agriculture)

• community gardens
• workshops for growing and processing food, urban agriculture development

Good Food Box -- fresh produce for purchase

Community Breakfast -- drop in to help prepare then enjoy free breakfast with other community members

Community Cooks -- food safety knowledge and skills for food shopping, preparation and storage through hands-on training in commercial kitchen