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Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Service (BBYOS) 174 Bartley Drive, Toronto, ON M4A1E1 The Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Service (BBYOS) is a charitable, community-based outreach service established in 1989. BBYOS provides a variety of services to high-risk youth and families in Blake-Boultbee, a high-density low-income area of east Toronto. BBYOS is a key agency in the area directly serving the 12-25 year-old children and youth, unique in providing long-term and intensive counselling, therapy and life skills training. BBYOS accepts referrals from social service agencies and schools from across the city, as well as client self-initiated and drop-in contact. Our goal is to prevent at-risk young people from getting into trouble with the law, abusing alcohol and drugs, and using violence to resolve conflict. We seek to help young people turn their lives around and reach their potential as citizens. We help youth and families to learn about and have healthier interpersonal relationships. ________________________________________________________________________________ Canadian Feed the Children 174 Bartley Drive, Toronto, ON M4A1E1 www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca Canadian Feed The Children is an independent, registered charity whose goal is to alleviate the impact of poverty on children. We work with local partners overseas and in Canada to enhance the well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of their families and communities. A cup of clean water. A plate of good food. To go to school. To be safe, healthy, supported. What every child deserves, every day, is what Canadian Feed The Children and our supporters stand for. Founded in British Columbia in 1986, Canadian Feed The Children supports children in Canada and some of the poorest countries around the world, including Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and Uganda. To do this effectively, we rely on the generosity of people who are hungry for change and who share our goal to make the lives of children stronger and healthier. Help end hunger and help us feed hungry children today. ________________________________________________________________________________ The Caring Alliance 416.284.2597 Members work with each other, with their faith communities, and with community partners to respectfully help current and former shelter residents to: improve their lives and their connection with others, re-settle into a healthier, more stable environment, and realize their full potential. The Caring Alliance is a coalition of volunteers from faith communities, City agencies, and Scarborough communities. We strive, in collaboration with other organizations, to support the short term needs and long term aspirations of homeless people and those emerging from homelessness. We seek to influence elected representatives, business leaders, and community groups towards the provision and preservation of affordable housing in all forms. The Caring Alliance is a group recipient of Toronto’s Community Service Volunteer Award for 2005. ________________________________________________________________________________ Families with Children from China (FCC) Toronto FCC is a network of people from all over the world with a common interest - the many wonderful children who have been adopted from China. Members of FCC include families who have already adopted from China, people in the process of adopting, people just starting to think about it, and some adoption professionals. Across the world, these people have started local chapters of FCC. All FCC chapters share the following goals:
The activities put on by FCC chapters can include things such as newsletters, Chinese festival celebrations, directories of members, playgroups, Chinese language and culture classes for children and parents, picnics, and more. The Families with Children from China Charitable Fund (FCCCF) is a national volunteer organization founded and run by Canadian parents of children born in China. FCCCF is dedicated to improving the lives of children growing up in Chinese orphanages, primarily through supporting medical interventions. If you would like to make a donation to the Families with Children from China Charitable Fund, please mail your tax-deductible donation to the following address: Families with Children from China Charitable Fund ________________________________________________________________________________ FARE Fee Assistance for Refugee Establishment Formed by refugee advocates and community members, Fee Assistance for Refugee Establishment (FARE) is a non-profit, registered Canadian charitable organization dedicated to respecting the dignity of refugees in Canada by helping them to secure permanent residence status as soon as possible. FARE aims to achieve this goal by raising funds and making interest-free loans to low-income refugees who require assistance to pay the $550 per adult processing fees associated with permanent residence applications. All FARE loans rely upon small donations from community members to reach a per adult loan of $550. This amount increases with each family member being included by refugees in their application for permanent residence in Canada. The best way to inquire about our services is by email at: info@farefund.ca If you would like to help by making a donation by credit card (any amount at all is welcome), please donate through canadahelps.org . Thank you for your help! ________________________________________________________________________________ Foodlink Hotline [formerly Hunger Hotline] 416.392.6655 FoodLink is a volunteer-staffed telephone referral service that connects people with the food programs in their neighbourhoods. The FoodLink database contains over 1300 food program listings in Toronto. The Hotline has been operating since 1985- one of the first programs FoodShare established after its founding. Originally, the Hunger Hotline, as it was called, primarily referred callers to food banks and other emergency programs. Volunteers who will work 2-3 hour shifts per week are always needed and welcome. If you are looking for food program development assistance and research services based on the FoodLink Hotline data please contact the FoodLink coordinator at foodlink@foodshare.net ________________________________________________________________________________ For general inquiries, please contact Reception at (416)-322-7877 or send us an e-mail at info@autism.net Geneva Centre for Autism is committed to making available the most current information about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Our goal is to provide parents with the information and direction they need to make informed choices about services for their family. ________________________________________________________________________________ Jesse's Foundation for Music and Dance Therapy 1102 Broadview Avenue, Toronto ON M4K 2S5 Jesse’s family launched Jesse's Foundation for Music and Dance Therapy (a public foundation recognized as a registered charitable organization)in Jesse’s name as a way to enrich the lives of others by making music and dance therapy more readily available to help other sick children and their siblings, and as a meaningful way to mark the first anniversary of his diagnosis and on-going journey with retinoblastoma a rare form of eye cancer Jesse’s Foundation for Music and Dance Therapy mandates include, but are not limited to:
Together with Jesse’s Foundation for Music and Dance Therapy, you can help these children live their lives to the fullest with: a creative outlet to restore mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. ________________________________________________________________________________ The Massey Centre for Women, Housing and Resource for Pregnant Young Women and Single Mothers 1102 Broadview Avenue, Toronto ON M4K 2S5 Massey Centre is an award-winning children's mental health centre that offers housing and services for pregnant and parenting teens. The Centre is a full service residential and community program for homeless, pregnant young women and homeless, single young mothers and their babies. The families at Massey Centre come from severely impoverished backgrounds including: physical, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect, poverty, mental illness, substance use and life on the streets. The young mothers are committed to turning their lives around and contributing to their communities. If you have any questions regarding our programs and services, please feel free to contact the Director of Development at 416-425-6348 ext. 224 for further information. Your support will go a long way towards assisting the Massey Centre in continuing it’s invaluable work in our community. All donations are deeply appreciated, and we thank you for taking the time to consider us as a benefactor of your kind donations. ________________________________________________________________________________ Our Sisters' Place 416.486.7432 1.866.363.MOOD The headquarters for women who are dealing with problems related both to mood and to hormonal changes, throughout the life cycle. This includes feelings like depression, anxiety, and psychosis, and events like puberty, pregnancy, post-pregnancy, menopause, and post menopause. Our Sisters' Place is a community-based support network for women, with a focus on mood disorders associated with hormonal changes throughout the lifespan. Click here for the Online Postpartum Support Group. ________________________________________________________________________________ Out of the Cold 416.619.OOTC The Out of the Cold program is a volunteer initiative that consists of congregations from faith groups, community members and advocates who provide safe refuge, hospitality and emergency shelter to the homeless community throughout the City of Toronto. Dixon Hall works in partnership with the Out of the Cold Host Sites to support the needs of the guests of the programs. The resource and support services that Dixon Hall provides are funded through the City of Toronto. Come and volunteer with Out of the Cold today and make Toronto a warmer place even in the cold of winter! ________________________________________________________________________________ Play At The Park is committed to building communities around Toronto’s parks. We believe it is necessary for parents from parks across the city to band together and help shape public policy. Whether it is to play a game, stretch, read a book, watch the squirrels, make friendships or enjoy a community garden, neighbourhood parks should be the communities’ back yard. Play At The Park aims to:
To learn more and to get involved, visit the website today! ________________________________________________________________________________ Reach for the Rainbow (RFTR) is a registered charity serving children and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities across Ontario. Working with its Partners in Integration, RFTR provides integrated recreational, respite and outreach opportunities. Reach for the Rainbow's integrated programs enable children and young adults with disabilities to take part in all the fun that recreational and summer camp programs have to offer. When you give to Reach for the Rainbow you help us attain our goal. You help us promote an environment where people with disabilities can grow and mature with their peers: an environment that encourages awareness and compassion and that allows individuals to discover their full potential. You share our commitment to belong; to ability, not disability; to integration, not segregation. ________________________________________________________________________________ Sistering : Ordinary Women in Extraordinary Circumstances Sistering has been supporting homeless, underhoused and low-income women in the Toronto community since 1981. Our programs, services and advocacy work in concert to provide women with as much support as possible while they take greater control over their own lives. Our programs are particularly successful in reaching the women who need our services the most. Click to learn more about our Drop-in Centre and our Outreach Program. Sistering counts on the support of our many donors and friends to make a difference in the lives of the women we serve and in the world in which they live. Our supporters share Sistering’s belief in working to change social conditions which endanger women's welfare and in helping to enable women to take greater control over their lives. It will take all of us, in all of our communities, to eradicate homelessness. Take some time to browse our website and please feel free to contact us for more information. ________________________________________________________________________________ Springtide Resources : Ending Violence Against Women, Suite 220, 215 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2C7 Phone: (416) 968-3422 TTY: (416) 968-7335 Email: info@womanabuseprevention.com Springtide Resources is a registered, non-profit charity dedicated to raising awareness of violence against women. For more than 27 years, our organization has been effectively providing training and resources to decrease the incidence of physical, psychological, emotional and sexual violence against women and the effect that woman abuse has on children. Springtide Resources coordinates a number of programs meant to respond to the growing prevention, intervention and educational needs of those working towards ending violence against women and their children. These programs include: Immigrant and Refugee Women's Program, Training and Resource Development Partnerships, Volunteer Program, Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women's Program, Young Women's Program. ________________________________________________________________________________ Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children The Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children is dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth. We believe that young people without hope pose a risk, not only to themselves, but also to the larger community. Our mission is to help them believe in themselves and their future. Our goal is to identify needs, to find ways to meet them, to raise the required funds and, finally, to ensure we get results. In other words, the work of the foundation is to make a difference in the lives of children through education. This goal is achieved through the “Triangle of Hope Program ” the Foundation’s signature program which provides financial support for curriculum and school community enrichment programs for vulnerable school-aged children both in Canada and in the developing world. ________________________________________________________________________________ Voices for Children promotes the well-being of children and youth in Ontario by working to ensure that the best knowledge available is reflected throughout Ontario in laws, policies and practices that promote the development and well-being of Ontario's young people. Voices for Children is Ontario's leading and most trusted source for information on children's well-being. We take the latest research and understanding about children and youth and conveniently deliver it into the hands of those who need it most: educators, community organizations, elected officials, media, policymakers, parents and youth alike. Voices for Children is uniquely positioned as an authoritative voice: it has the knowledge, the technology, and the community connections to maximize its impact. ________________________________________________________________________________ listings for not-for-profit and charitable organizations are free! know of a product or service that you think every parent show know about? do you want your business featured here? paid advertisements include a small banner(200x max 90) with a live click-through to your website, and a short description of your business, plus an ad in 1 issue of our e-newsletter. click here for advertising details!
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