2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations provides support, referrals, advocacy, HIV/AIDS education and prevention including distribution of male and female condoms, lubricant and Aboriginal resource material. They also offer needle exchange and harm reduction materials, same sex domestic violence information and referrals for help; care teams and caregiver training; social events; free Internet access; and volunteer opportunities. Visit their website Read more...
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Elizabeth Fry offers a broad range of community support to serve and empower women. This includes counselling, residential and housing, court diversion programs, employment supports, sex work transition programs, and community supports. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres provides leadership and support to 36 hospital-based sexual assault and domestic violence treatment centres across Ontario, providing victims/survivors of sexual violence and domestic violence comprehensive, quality care and support: research, education, and training in the prevention and care/treatment of sexual assault and domestic violence. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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416 Community Services for Women offers individual addictions services and counselling for women suffering from domestic violence or abuse as well as those with Mental Health issues and Addictions. Their drop In centre offers free meals (breakfast at 8:30-10, lunch at 12-2), and a weekly food bank, as well as wellness and recreational programs. Visit their website to learn more. Read more...
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Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto is a resource centre for women and children in the GTA. They offer cultural ceremonies, skill development opportunities and other life enhancing programs. They also provide eviction prevention, application assistance, and referrals for Aboriginal women who are homeless or at risk. Read more...
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Riverdale Immigrant Women’s Centre (RIWC) offers settlement programs, violence against women and children programming, employment counselling, food and hospitality training programs, and women in gardening programs to refugee and immigrant women and families. Read more...
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Florence Booth House is for women only. It provides three meals per day as well as an evening snack, a bed, clothing, and basic necessities like shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes etc. They offer range of services relating to Housing, counseling, life skills, and assistance with addiction. Florence Booth House supplies regular programming through Life Skills Groups, Health and Wellness groups Read more...
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Red Door Family Shelter is an emergency shelter which also offers supports in counselling, health care, housing services, food banks and children’s programming. Read more...
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Sistering supports women and Trans individuals experiencing marginalization and poverty including sex workers, previously incarcerated women, refugees, those with mental health and substance abuse histories and those with disabilities. They provide crisis intervention, clothing, hard reduction support, showers and laundry, onsite access to primary healthcare workers, peer support, employment counselling and are pet friendly. Read more...
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Street Haven offers an emergency shelter, addictions counselling, supportive housing and a learning centre for women in Toronto. Visit their website for more information. Read more...