Volunteering and Civic Participation
Volunteering refers to giving one's time freely towards helping an organization or a cause. Benefits of volunteering include work experience and the knowledge that one is helping others. This is not an exhaustive list of resources and services, but highlights those which might be of interest to individuals with mental health issues.
Publicly Funded / Free Services
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La plateforme Autisme-Asperger-Québec (AAQc) se veut une plateforme informative, éducative et inclusive sur l’autisme, les troubles du spectre de ...
QC, Canada
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All ages
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Helping poverty, homelessness and hunger with support programs, housing and advocacy.
Adult drop-in -- Mon-Fri 9 am-12:30 pm, Sat and statutory holidays 9 ...
552 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 3W8 Map
416-504-3563
Area Served: Toronto
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All ages
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Toronto’s first Family Shelter for Men and Children is a unique facility for single men as well as fathers and children, who are escaping domestic abuse and ...
26 Mansur Terrace, North York, ON, M3J 3R1 Map
647-479-9611 x5
Areas Served: Toronto, York (Regional Municipality), Peel Regional Municipality, Durham Region, Clarington, Dufferin County, Hamilton
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All ages
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Fred Victor is a social service charitable organization that fosters long-lasting and positive change in the lives of homeless and low-income people living ...
145 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 1S1 Map
416-364-8228
Area Served: Toronto
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All ages
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The program provides services to infants and preschoolers, and their families, who live in a number of different neighbourhoods in the northwest section of ...
Northwestern Toronto, ON Map
Area Served: Toronto
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Up to 16 years
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NAN provides free Child Life Informed support for children enduring a parental cancer journey and potential death. Children engage with a specially trained ...
1000 Sheppard Ave. West, Toronto, ON, M3H 2T6 Map
416-730-0035
Area Served: Toronto
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Up to 16 years
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TAIBU CHC is a multi disciplinary, non-for-profit community led organization established to serve the Black community across the Greater Toronto Area as its ...
27 Tapscott road, Toronto, ON, M1B 4Y7 Map
416-644-3536
Area Served: Toronto
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All ages
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YOUTHLINK offers a unique set of services and programs for vulnerable youth between the ages of 12-24 and their families or caregivers. All of our services and ...
636 Kennedy Road, Toronto, ON, M1K 2B3 Map
416-967-1773
Area Served: Toronto
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12 - 24 years
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If you are looking for a career, work or job that makes a difference in other people's lives and in the community we can help. The Community Mental Health ...
400 Elliott, Kingston, ON, K7K 6M9
613-549-7027
Area Served: Central East
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All ages
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Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting good mental health, developing and implementing support systems and services and encouraging public action to ...
311 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1L 8M3 Map
613-737-7791
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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16 years and up
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Centre 507 is an adult drop-in centre collaborating with partners to provide healthy meals, welcoming community, and access to resources.
Our programs improve ...
507 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1Z5 Map
613-233-5626
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Citizen Advocacy sets up one-to-one matches between volunteer advocates and people with disabilities that can have profound effects on both. Citizen Advocacy ...
312 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4X5 Map
613-761-9522
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Community-based, non-profit organization offering a wide range of social and community services.
Services offered to Blackburn Hamlet, Beacon Hill, ...
1980 Ogilvie Road, Ottawa, ON, K1J 9L3 Map
613-741-6025
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Fostering Forever Friendships is a Not-for-Profit Organization that runs a day program for adults with exceptionalities in Ottawa, ON.
The day program ...
Ottawa, ON
343-551-7021
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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18 - 45 years
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Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (JFS) :
Syrian Refugees and Mental Health: Training, Case Conferencing and Counselling/Jewish Family Services(JFS) (English)
Settlement workers, Sponsors, ESL Teachers, Volunteers, and Interpreters have been the front line support for Syrian Refugees. As the main source of support ...
2255 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K2B 7Z5 Map
613-722-2225
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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LiveWorkPlay helps the community welcome people with intellectual disabilities to live, work, and play as valued citizens. This includes people with autism, ...
2197 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1H 7X3 Map
613-235-9550
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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18 years and up
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Every military family’s journey is unique, with its own challenges, circumstances, and related need for different programs and services. Military Family ...
330 Croil Private, Ottawa, ON, K1V 1J1 Map
613-998-4888
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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The Pride Centre of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa is student-run service that strives to promote, advocate for, and support gender, sex, ...
85 University Private, Ottawa, ON, K1N 8Z4 Map
613-562-5800 x3161
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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343 Preston Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 1N4 Map
888-999-8101
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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18 years and up
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South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre works with the diverse community of South-East Ottawa and with partners throughout the region to provide and advocate ...
1355 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8K7 Map
613-737-5115
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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24-hr helpline for francophones living in Ottawa, Gatineau and their surroundings.
Ottawa, ON, K1L 8E3 Map
613-741-6433
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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We provide compassionate support, tailored coaching and practical education for everyone impacted by dementia while building a dementia inclusive community.
2327 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON, K1G 4J8 Map
613-523-4004
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Tone Magazine is a freely distributed magazine about a wide range of complementary and alternative health and medicine issues. Their website has a directory of ...
122-100 Didsbury Street, Ottawa, ON, K2T 0C2 Map
613-513-7574
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Volunteer Ottawa is a non-profit, charitable organization that helps link volunteers to organizations. Services include an online database of volunteer ...
2197 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1H 7X3 Map
613-736-5270
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Offers a variety of programs including
* Counselling and Referral
* Early Years Centre for children ages 0-6
* Children and Youth Services
* Services for ...
2 MacNeil Court, Ottawa (kanata), ON, K2L 4H7 Map
613-591-3686
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Connections offers a continuum of prenatal, postnatal, and preschool services to families in Lanark County. Good Food for a Healthy Baby also operates in Leeds ...
30 Bennett Street, Carleton Place, ON, K7C 4J9 Map
613-257-2779
Area Served: Lanark County
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Up to 6 years
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Website offering support and resources for teens struggling. Also provides an evironment for teens to share their stories and offer support for one another. ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Hamilton
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10 years and up
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We are a not-for-profit organization run exclusively by volunteers whose lives have been touched by Down syndrome.
We provide information of a general, ...
26-1/2 Hatt Street, Dundas, ON, L9H 2E8 Map
905-628-4141
Area Served: Hamilton
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All ages
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Provides counseling, medical services and immigration services to the french speaking populations of all ages in the regions of Hamilton and Niagara.
1320 Barton East Street, Hamilton, ON, L8H 2W1 Map
905-528-0163
Areas Served: Hamilton, Niagara Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Offers social and recreational opportunities for children and youth with special needs, while providing families with respite through a variety of programs.
293 Wellington Street N, Hamilton, ON, L8L 8E7 Map
905-383-2885
Area Served: Hamilton
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4 - 17 years
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Local chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). The CMHA is a community based organization committed to working in a partnership with ...
444 McGill St, Hawkesbury, ON, K6A 1R2 Map
613-632-4924
Area Served: Prescott and Russell County
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16 years and up
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Grief support service; We provide a helpline to support the resident of Prescott-Russell going through a mourning period. The length and frequence of calls are ...
295 Main ouest, Hawkesbury, ON, K6A 0B3 Map
613-632-0939 x131
Area Served: Prescott and Russell County
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18 years and up
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To be of service to vulnerable persons in Prescott-Russell by supporting them in their families and by facilitating their integration in the ...
173 Old Highway 17, Plantagenet, ON, K0B 1L0 Map
613-673-5148
Area Served: Prescott and Russell County
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All ages
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Community Resource Centre (Killaloe) Inc. manages an online database of community services that are located in or that serve Renfrew County. Visit ...
15 Lake Street, Killaloe, ON, K0J 2A0 Map
613-757-3108
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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Provides learning and social opportunities for children and teens. Positive living skills incorporated into lessons about horses!
Geared for children with ...
16455 Myers Road, Lunenburg, ON, K0C 1R0 Map
613-346-7777
Area Served: Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and the City of Cornwall
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3 years and up
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The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is a national organization that promotes and advocates for mental health, provides various community support, and ...
329 Pitt Street, Cornwall, ON, K6J 3R1 Map
613-933-5845
Area Served: Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and the City of Cornwall
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16 years and up
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The SVCHC professional team works closely with community health and social service partners in order to be linked with those non-medical services needed by ...
353 Pitt Street, Cornwall, ON, K6J 3R1 Map
613-936-0306
Area Served: Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and the City of Cornwall
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All ages
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Services and supports for individuals experiencing effects of mental illness and addiction.
15 & 21 Bradford Street, Barrie, ON, L4N 1W2 Map
705-726-5033
Area Served: Simcoe County
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12 years and up
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La Clé est un organisme catalyseur au service de la communauté francophone du comté de Simcoe.
63 rue Main, Penetanguishene, ON, L9M 2G3 Map
705-549-3116
Area Served: Simcoe County
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All ages
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We embrace the alternative learning style by engaging in activity-based learning. We provide students with quality education that caters to their learning ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Simcoe County
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4 - 18 years
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Recruit, train and place volunteers within all programs of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Simcoe County and coordinates Branch fundraising.
39 High Street, Barrie, ON, L4N 1W2 Map
Area Served: Simcoe County
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All ages
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Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care Volunteer Association is a registered charitable organization that fundraises and disburses funds for the enhancement of ...
500 Church Street, Penetanguishene, ON, L9M 1G3 Map
705-549-3181 x2219
Area Served: Simcoe County
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All ages
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Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care :
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Rehabilitation Services
Waypoint's Rehabilitation Services discover where you are at in the change process, help illuminate a meaningful pathway in your mental health recovery and set ...
287 Bayshore Dr., Midland, ON, L4R 5E7 Map
705-549-3181 x2544
Area Served: Simcoe County
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16 years and up
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Hope's Garden provides information and support for all those suffering from eating disorders, disordered eating, and for their friends and family.
478 Waterloo St., London, ON, N6B 2P6 Map
519-434-7721
Area Served: Middlesex County
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14 years and up
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Victory Neighbourhood Services Inc. is launching a child and youth counselling program that offers counselling services completely online and over the phone. ...
20 Woodward Crescent, Ajax, ON, L1S 5T5
289-482-0484
Area Served: Durham Region
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Up to 29 years
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Girls Inc. programming puts the tools for empowerment in girls' hands and encourages them to take healthy risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional ...
1805 Oxford, Brockville, ON, K6V 5W1 Map
613-345-3295
Area Served: Leeds and Grenville
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6 - 18 years
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An organization of citizens who accept responsibility for understanding and dealing with the problems of crime and the criminal justice system. Services are ...
204 Pine Street, Sudbury, ON, P3C 1X5 Map
705-673-9576
Area Served: Sudbury District
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12 years and up
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NISA is an organization run by and for consumers of mental health services. We develop occupational skills, nurture self-confidence and provide resources for ...
36 Elgin Street, Sudbury, ON, P3C 5B4 Map
705-222-6472
Area Served: Sudbury District
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16 years and up
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Serenity House Hospice is committed to empowering families through life threatening illness through support, education and resources with community partners. ...
20 Flora Street, St. Thomas, ON, N5P 2X4 Map
519-637-3034
Area Served: Elgin County
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All ages
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We are a community health services organization that has served Halton for over 85 years. As part of our programs we provide bereavement support and education ...
2370 Speers Road, Oakville, ON, L6L 5M2 Map
905-827-8800
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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18 years and up
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Community Development Halton strives to support volunteers and community agencies that require volunteer help. Volunteer Halton links people who want to ...
860 Harrington Court, Burlington, ON, L7N 3N4 Map
905-632-1975
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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All ages
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This program allows juniors between the ages of 6 and 12 the opportunity to be matched with a volunteer between the ages of 16 and 24. This program is designed ...
497 Elizabeth St., Burlington, ON, L7R 2M4 Map
905-639-2800 x224
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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6 - 12 years
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EveryMind is an accredited organization that provides the delivery of high quality mental health services for infants, children, youth, young adults (up to age ...
85A Aventura Court, Mississauga, ON, L5T 2Y6 Map
905-795-3500
Area Served: Peel Regional Municipality
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Up to 25 years
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Carizon specializes in children’s mental health, youth engagement and development, family violence services, individual and family counselling, parental ...
400 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON, N2G 1L2 Map
519-743-6333
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Langs is a community resource, started in 1978, that focuses on health promotion. Langs consists of qualified and experienced staff, peer workers, trained ...
1145 Concession Rd, Cambridge, ON, N3H 4L5 Map
519-653-1470
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Cultural and faith-based counselling is offered to clients who want to find healing by returning to their faith and cultural roots. By talking to a qualified ...
65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener, ON, N2C 2H6 Map
529-772-4399 x3
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Ray of Hope’s Community Centre offers a place of safety and support to those struggling through poverty and homelessness in the core of downtown Kitchener. ...
659 King St. East, Kitchener, ON, N2G 2M4 Map
519-578-8018 x217
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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1 years and up
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Ray of Hope’s Youth Reintegration Program assists young men and women in their transition back into the community. Each youth receives personal mentorship ...
659 King St. East, Kitchener, ON, N2G 2M4 Map
519-578-8018 x223
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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12 - 17 years
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Volunteer Cambridge is a service of the United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries. We act as a liaison between residents looking to volunteer and the ...
150 Main St. 2nd Fl., Cambridge, ON, N1R 6P9 Map
519-621-1030
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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A fully accessible Therapeutic Care Farm providing a full range of innovative, animal-assisted therapy and nature-based education, rehabilitation and recreation.
426059 25 Sideroad, Mono, ON, L9V 1E2 Map
647-624-8421
Areas Served: Dufferin County, Wellington County, Peel Regional Municipality, Halton Regional Municipality, Simcoe County
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All ages
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Links volunteers with volunteer opportunities. We work to establish and maintain relationships with community organizations, groups, individuals and businesses ...
46 Cork Street East, Guelph, ON, N1H 2W8 Map
519-822-0912
Area Served: Wellington County
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All ages
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Rebound Child & Youth Services Northumberland provides high quality, community based programs and services to children, youth and their families in ...
700 D'Arcy Street North, Cobourg, ON, K9A 5T3 Map
905-372-0007
Area Served: Northumberland County
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Up to 18 years
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Day programming for adults with cognitive challenges offering options for after high school life. Various programs include: functional literacy, vocational ...
4300 Steeles Ave W, Vaughan, ON, L4L 4C2 Map
905-264-9007
Areas Served: York (Regional Municipality), Toronto
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21 years and up
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John Howard Society works to promote community safety and well-being in York Region. In neighbourhoods and schools throughout the region, we offer programs ...
16600 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, ON, L3X 1Z9 Map
905-895-9943
Area Served: York (Regional Municipality)
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All ages
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Provides volunteer based meaningful mentorship programs to boys and girls within our communities.
800 Niagara Street/Seaway Mall, Welland, ON Map
905-735-0570 x223
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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6 - 18 years
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We offer mental health support to those 16 yrs and older. Offer information, referral, advocacy and education. Programs consist of individual support to manage ...
36 Page St., St. Catharines, ON, L2R 4A7 Map
905-641-5222
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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16 years and up
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Provides counseling, medical services and immigration services to the french speaking populations of all ages in the regions of Hamilton and Niagara.
810 East Main st, Welland, ON, L3B 3Y4 Map
905-734-1141
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Services include:
1) 211 - Provides reliable and accurate community information to the people of Central South Ontario through the 211 telephone service. ...
235 Martindale Rd, St Catharines, ON, L2M 4G3
905-682-1900 x221
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Coalition of stakeholders focused on creating a safe environment for youth by bringing the community together to eliminate youth violence and victimization in Niagara.
ON, Canada
1-905-646-0612
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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Up to 18 years
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Founded in 2003, in response to the increase of deaths by suicide in the Niagara Region, the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSPC) was formed from over ...
ON, Canada
1-866-550-5205 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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All ages
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The RAFT operates a resource centre, emergency shelter and provides community outreach and development activities to youth in the Niagara Region. The RAFT ...
17 Centre Street, St. Catharines, ON, L2R 3A6 Map
905-984-4365
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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9 - 24 years
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The Steps to Independent Living Program offers one on one and group activities that help to build valuable life skills that will work towards an independent ...
17 Centre Street, St. Catharines, ON Map
Area Served: Niagara Regional Municipality
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All ages
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The Trenton Military Family Support Centre is a Non-Profit, publicly funded, organization which supports Canadian Forces (CF) members and their ...
50 Rivers Drive East, Astra (cfb Trenton), ON, K0K 3W0 Map
613-392-2811 x3575
Area Served: Hastings County
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All ages
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Providing wholistic health services using experiential, relational based therapy, for children and youth of all cultures, beliefs, sexual orientation and social class.
ON, Canada
705-783-4676
Areas Served: Muskoka District Municipality, Parry Sound
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All ages
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Provides a broad range of mental health, legal, parenting, and abuse support programs geared at boys, men, fathers and their families.
* Therapy & ...
26 Mansur Terrace, Toronto, ON, M3J 3R1 Map
647-479-9611
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All ages
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Through its programs and services, the Ministry of Community and Social Services:
•helps adults with a developmental disability live, work and participate ...
ON, Canada
1-800-461-2156 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Ontario
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16 years and up
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FIA is a registered children's charity providing facilitated peer to peer support groups to children, from Grade 4 through to College & University as well ...
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5R 2S2 Map
647-239-2740
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Youthspace.ca offers emotional support and crisis intervention to youth in Canada under 30yrs. Our highly-trained volunteers are online every night (6 PM to ...
Victoria, BC Map
Area Served: Canada
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Up to 30 years
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Organisme francophone canadien dédié à la prévention du syndrome d'alcoolisation foetale (SAF). Donne de l'information sur le TSAF (trouble du spectre de ...
370 Rue des Forges, Trois-rivières, QC, G9A 2H1
1-873-559-1108
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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The Support for Operational Stress Injury (SOSI) Program supports veterans and current employees of the RCMP having difficulty with their daily functioning as ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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18 years and up
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
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Kanata, ON, K2L 4B4 Map
613-257-9391
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
Accepting patients: Unknown
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19 - 45 years
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4136 Third Line, Cookstown, ON, L0L 1L0 Map
705-458-8181
Area Served: Simcoe County
Accepting patients: Unknown
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18 years and up
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Momenta Clinic for Psychological Wellness
5100 Rutherford Rd, Vaughan, ON, L4H 2T3 Map
905-455-7082
Areas Served: Peel Regional Municipality, York (Regional Municipality)
Accepting patients: Yes
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12 years and up
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