P.O.I.N.T. Inc. (People and Organizations in North Toronto)

Office phone: 416-920-5144
Fax: 416-920-0365
E-mail:
Web site: www.careerfoundation.com/assessment.htm
Address: 21 St Clair Ave E, Ste 1200, Toronto, ON, M4T 1L9
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-St Clair Ave E)

Office phone: 416-481-2211
Fax: 416-481-2728
E-mail:
Web site: www.projectwork.ca
Address: 2221 Yonge St, Ste 100, Toronto, ON, M4S 2B4
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: St Paul's (Ward 22)
Officers: Bill Wright, Executive Director, 416-481-2211 ext 233
Contacts: Mary Archer, Intake Coordinator, 416-481-2211 ext 227,
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5
Area served: City of Toronto
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Persons 18 years and over who have an intellectual disability or require extra support in learning an entry-level job - must be eligible to work in Canada
How to apply: Contact intake coordinator
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - braille elevator - entrance close to street parking
Service description: Support and Job Retention Program -- ongoing support and counselling in finding and maintaining paid employment

• assistance learning new job duties
• on site work visits and telephone contact to assist in solving work problems
• resume updating

• Supported Employment Program -- individualized job search assistance
• life skills training
• variety of unpaid 2-day work placements to explore job options
• work placements include on-the-job training and support from a job coach

• Employment Resource Centre -- available to current and past Project Work participants
• walk-in job search centre
• access to computers, Internet, fax, photocopier and telephone
• resource materials, job listings and labour market information

Other Services -- customized plans can be developed on a fee-for-service basis including employment training, employment assessment, employment preparation workshops, job placement, job coaching and job maintenance
Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity
Subjects Computers; Disabilities; Employment; Fax machines; Free services; Internet access; Job placements; Job search training; Life skills training; Photocopiers; Reduced cost services; Resumes; Special libraries; Vocational counselling; Vocational rehabilitation; Vocational training; Work placements
Record ID MET0938
Last complete update 2007-12-20
Last modification date 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-488-0084
Fax: 416-488-3743
E-mail:
Web site: www.tces.on.ca
Address: 2221 Yonge St, Ste 403, Toronto, ON, M4S 2B4
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: St Paul's (Ward 22)
Officers: Laila Imeish, Executive Director
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
Area served: Greater Toronto Area
Languages of service: Arabic ; Armenian ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; English ; Spanish
Eligibility: Newcomer, immigrant or refugee women legally entitled to work in Canada - Employment Assistance Services -- unemployed persons not registered elsewhere, including those on social assistance
How to apply: Call or drop in to register for services
Fees: None
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - braille elevator - entrance close to street parking
Service description: Employment Assistance Services -- employment assessment centre

• access to Employment Resource Centre (see below)
• job search and interview skills
• resume writing
• information on occupational licences
• networking
• individual and group counselling
• workshops, seminars, resource centre

Employment Resource Centre -- walk-in job search centre

• access to computers, Internet, fax, photocopier and telephone for registered clients
• staff assistance available
• resource materials, job postings and labour market information
• workshops
• assistance with resumes

Women at Work (WOW) -- employment assistance

• individual counselling and assessment to develop a back-to-work action plan
• information and referral for English language and skills training programs
• orientation to labour market, intensive job search and employment preparation workshops
• career planning for choice or change of occupation

Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity Subjects Computers; Employment; Fax machines; Free services; Immigrants; Internet access; Job search training; Occupational licences; Photocopiers; Refugees; Resumes; Special libraries; Telephones; Vocational counselling; Women
Record ID MET5213
Last complete update 2008-02-06
Last modification date 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-425-3463
Fax: 416-425-8832
E-mail:
Web site: www.marchofdimes.ca
Address: 10 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, ON, M4H 1A4
Location: (Intersection) East York (Millwood Rd-Overlea Blvd)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 26)
Officers: Kari-Ann Timothy, Regional Employment Services Manager
Hours: Monday - Friday 9-4:30
Area served: City of Toronto and York Region
Languages of service: English, French
Eligibility: Adults with physical disabilities
How to apply: Call or drop in
Fees: Funding available to eligible participants (will provide assistance in applying)
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - designated parking
Service description: Job placement

• job search training
• job coaching
• vocational assessment and evaluation
• computer training
• Possibilities through Mentoring program

Partner in Strategic Employment Solutions (SES) -- see separate entry
Organization type: Non Profit, United Way, Registered Charity
Subjects: Computer training; Employment; Job placements; Job search training; Mentoring; Physical disabilities; Vocational counselling; Vocational rehabilitation
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET4373
Last complete update: 2007-09-19
Last modification date: 2008-04-16

Notice No walk-in service
Office phone 416-241-5646; 416-241-JOIN
TTY phone 416-314-5701
E-mail
Web site www.joininfo.ca
Mail Address 1071 King St W, Ste 103, Toronto, ON, M6K 3K2
Officers Susan Howatt, Chair
Hours Mon-Fri 8:30-5 Languages of service English
Eligibility Persons with disabilities * employers
How to apply Call or visit website
Fees Free
Service description Job Opportunity Information Network -- a network of community agencies delivering employment support services

• assistance finding and maintaining employment
• recruitment assistance for employers

Strategic Employment Solutions -- for job seekers with disabilities, community service providers and employers

• employment placement service
• focus on providing accommodation for all disabilities
• personal and confidential

Thinking Outside the Box, www.totb.ca -- bilingual website offering information, referrals and support to employers and job seekers on disability issues in the workplace Organization type Non Profit ; Registered Charity Subjects Disabilities; Employment Record ID MET0868 Last complete update 2008-01-31 Last modification date 2008-02-22

Office phone: 416-421-3054
Fax: 416-421-4269
E-mail:
Web site: www.thorncliffe.org
Address: 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1N7
Location: (Intersection) East York (Thorncliffe Park Dr-Overlea Blvd)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 26)
Officers: Jehad Aliweiwi, Executive Director
Contacts: Faiza Kaka, Office Manager
Hours: Monday - Wednesday, Friday 9-5; Thursday 9-8; Saturday 10-3
Area served: Thorncliffe Park area and East York
Languages of service: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Gujurati, Hindi, Pashto, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Tamil, Urdu
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms
Service description: Multiservice neighbourhood centre

• multicultural focus
• information and referral
• services for newcomers including settlement and interpretation services
• Newcomer Outreach Program for Seniors
• family resource centre
• child care registry
• family mental health counsellor
• family violence worker
• support groups including Women Survivors of Domestic Violence, child care provided
• income tax clinic
• access to computer, printer, typewriter and fax
• public education
• participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada), upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto -- see separate entry
• Settlement and Education Partnership in Toronto (SEPT) -- outreach program based in elementary and secondary schools from mid-August to end of June, and in libraries and social service agencies from July to mid-August
• homework club

• Job Search Workshops (JSW) -- for landed immigrants and Convention refugees, legally entitled to work in Canada
• job search techniques workshops, covering skills identification, resume preparation, job applications, interview skills, labour market information, e-mail and Internet
• offered Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30-8:30 for 2 weeks
• Employment Assistance Program -- for community members who are employed 20 hours or less
• individual employment action plans

Local lead agency for Ontario Early Years Centres
Organization type: Non Profit, United Way, Registered Charity
Subjects: Assaulted women; Child care; Community centres; Computers; Counselling; English as a second language; Family counselling; Family violence; Fax machines; Immigrants; Income tax clinics; Internet access; Interpretation; Job search training; Outreach; Parent and child programs; Reduced cost services; Refugees; Registries; Resumes; Seniors; Settlement services; Tutoring; Typewriters; Vocational counselling
Record ID: MET1122
Last complete update: 2008-01-29
Last modification date: 2008-04-21

Office phone: 416-597-3422 ext 6000 ; 416-59-REHAB ext 6000
Fax: 416-422-5216 ; 416-422-2467
Web site: www.torontorehab.com
Address: 520 Sutherland Dr, Toronto, ON, M4G 3V9
Location: (Intersection) North York East (Bayview Ave-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 26)
Officers: Heather Reuber, Operations Director
Languages of service: English ; will arrange basic interpretation as needed
How to apply: Physician referrals
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - lowered elevator buttons - designated parking
Service description: Assistive Technology Program 416-597-3422 ext 6064 -- assessment and training for clients who require writing aids, computer software and modified equipment to meet written communication and employment needs

• Bone Density Clinic 416-597-3422 ext 6357 -- diagnosis, treatment and study of osteoporosis in people with spinal cord injury
  • bone mineral density testing
• Fitness Centre 416-597-3422 ext 6151 -- aerobics, wheelchair basketball, tai chi, free weights -- fee
• Outpatient Services 416-597-3422 ext 6064 -- facilitates access to clinics and services
• Robson Clinic 416-597-3422 ext 6064 -- inpatient and outpatient urological services and fertility program
  • sexuality program
• Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program -- for persons 15 years and over with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury or disease, or related neurological conditions
  • social work/discharge planning
  • also short-term inpatient services for previously injured spinal cord patients
• Employment Resource Centre -- see separate entry Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario

Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity
Subjects: Assistive devices; Communication aids; Fertility; Hospitals; Neurological diseases; Osteoporosis; Paraplegics; Physical disabilities; Physical rehabilitation; Quadriplegics; Rehabilitation hospitals; Sexuality; Urological diseases
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET0617
Last complete update: 2007-09-05
Last modification date: 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-544-8847 ext 28
Fax: 416-544-0951
E-mail:
Web site: www.addus.org
Address: 40 Orchard View Blvd, Ste 209, Toronto, ON, M4R 1B9
Location (Intersection): Toronto North (Yonge St-Eglinton Ave W)
Ward: Eglinton-Lawrence (Ward 16)
Contacts: Christine Pirson, Program Supervisor
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-3
Area served: City of Toronto
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Adults with developmental disabilities
How to apply: Call for information
Fees: Standard fees
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - braille elevator with lowered buttons - designated and street parking close to entrance
Service description: Community integration program

• experiential learning, work placements
• recreation and social activities
• capacity 8
• after hours Social Club Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-5:30 pm

Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity Subjects Day programs; Developmental disabilities; Employment; Recreation; Work placements Other Services See List Record ID MET0139 Last complete update 2007-12-19 Last modification date 2008-03-31 ^P

Office phone: 416-481-9930
E-mail:
Web site: www.addus.org
Address: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 200 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON, M4R 1A7
Mail Address: 40 Orchard View Blvd, Ste 213, Toronto, ON, M4R 1B9
Location (Intersection): Toronto North (Avenue Rd-Eglinton Ave W)
Ward: Eglinton-Lawrence (Ward 16)
Contacts: Tanya Hayden, Program Supervisor
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-3
Area served: City of Toronto
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Adults with developmental disabilities
How to apply: Waiting list -- call 416-544-8847 for information
Fees: Standard fees
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible
Service description: Community integration program

• experiential learning, work placements
• recreation and social activities
• capacity 12
• after hours Social Club Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-5:30 pm

Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity Subjects Day programs; Developmental disabilities; Employment; Recreation; Work placements Other Services See List Record ID MET5224 Last complete update 2007-12-19 Last modification date 2008-03-31 ^P

Office phone: 416-544-8847
Fax: 416-544-0951
E-mail:
Web site: www.addus.org
Address: 40 Orchard View Blvd, Ste 213,
Toronto, ON, M4R 1B9
Location (Intersection): Toronto North (Yonge St-Eglinton Ave W)
Ward: Eglinton-Lawrence (Ward 16)
Officers: Mary Vieni, Executive Director
Contacts: Monica Munoz, Office Manager
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-3
Area served: City of Toronto
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Adults with developmental disabilities
How to apply: Call for information
Fees: Standard fees
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms ~ braille elevator with lowered buttons ~ designated and street parking close to entrance
Service description: Community integration programs at three locations

• Community Connections Program -- community coaching, transportation training
• vocational services to obtain and maintain employment
• access to respite services

Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity Subjects Day programs; Developmental disabilities; Employment; Respite care Other Services See List Record ID MET4644 Last complete update 2007-12-19 Last modification date 2008-03-31