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

Office phone: 416-480-2500
Fax: 416-480-2777
Web site: www.redcross.ca
Address: 1623 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4T 2A1
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-St Clair Ave E)
Ward: St Paul's (Ward 22)

Office phone: 416-484-2704 English, 416-484-2722 French
Toll-free phone: 1-800-387-5512 English, 1-800-265-0454 French
Fax: 416-484-2754
E-mail:
Web site: www.ilc.org
Address: 2180 Yonge St, 1st Fl, Toronto, ON, M4S 2B9
Mail Address: Stn Q, Box 200, Toronto, ON, M4T 2T1
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-Eglinton Ave W)
Ward: St Paul's (Ward 22)
Officers: Sarah Irwin, Managing Director
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-5
Area served: Ontario
Languages of service: English, French
Eligibility: Ontario residents 18 years and over - others may be eligible -- call or visit website for information
Fees: High school credit courses -- $40 - GED testing -- $80 (non-refundable)
Service description: Elementary and secondary school courses in English or French through independent study

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• can accommodate students with special needs
• counselling in person, by telephone, or by correspondence
• academic upgrading
• (GED) testing for high school equivalency
• online resources, including free online tutoring and homework help, and career, curriculum and post-secondary education information
• managed by TVOntario

Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity
Subjects Academic upgrading; Distance education; Education; English as a second language; Physical disabilities
Record ID MET1371
Last complete update 2008-02-18
Last modification date 2008-04-01

Office phone: 416-849-2512
Fax: 416-849-2514
E-mail:
Web site: www.merrygoround.ca
Address: 540 Mount Pleasant Rd, Ste 201, Toronto, ON, M4S 2M6
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Mount Pleasant Rd-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: St Paul's (Ward 22)
Officers:
Laura Pashkewych, Executive/Program Director,
Jules Graham-Hood, Executive Director of Business Development and Communications
Contacts:
Véronique Michelli, Project Coordinator
John Hassell, Development Officer
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-6
Area served: City of Toronto
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: At risk youth (primarily Grade 7) - school board referral required
Fees: Free
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible
Service description: Donates home computer systems including Internet access

• officers from Toronto Police Service act as e-mail buddies
• training provided

Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity
Subjects Children; Computers; Free services; Friendship services
Record ID MET7825
Last complete update 2007-11-21
Last modification date 2008-03-31

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: 416-484-3736
Fax: 416-481-4770
E-mail:
Address: 100 Ranleigh Ave, Toronto, ON, M4N 1W9
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-Lawrence Ave E)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 25)
Contacts: Adela Roki, Coordinator
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm - some evening programs
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Adults 19 years and over
Fees: All services and materials free
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible -- call for details
Service description: One-to-one literacy tutoring and small groups

• literacy assessment and referrals
• partnership with Toronto District School Board Literacy and Basic Skills program

Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity
Subjects: Information and referral; Literacy instruction
Record ID: MET4639
Last complete update: 2008-02-05
Last modification date: 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-481-4543
E-mail:
Web site: www.parentsintransition.org
Address: 3216 Yonge St, 2nd Fl, Toronto, ON, M4N 2L2
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-Lawrence Ave W)
Ward: Eglinton-Lawrence (Ward 16)
Officers: Donna Culbert, Executive Director
Area served: Greater Toronto Area
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: Parents and caregivers concerned about their teenagers' behaviour
How to apply: Call to arrange free consultation
Fees: Modest fees on a sliding scale - manual -- $30
Physical access: Office -- not wheelchair accessible - street parking close to entrance - support meetings -- not wheelchair accessible, parking close to entrance
Service description: Support organization

• Parents Parenting Troubled Teens -- builds positive relationships between parents and teens
• parents attend weekly support meetings, Wednesdays 7:30-10 pm
• also consultation, counselling, educational workshops
• instructional manual on building parent support groups

Organization type: Non Profit, Registered Charity
Subjects: Parenting support
Record ID: MET0898
Last complete update: 2007-12-13
Last modification date: 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-487-6794
Fax: 416-480-9369
E-mail:
Web site: www.ilfo.ca
Address: Glendon College, 2275 Bayview Ave, 102 Greenhouse, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M6
Location: (Intersection) North York Central (Bayview Ave-Lawrence Ave E)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 25)
Officers: Dr Victoria Arshad, Director
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Area served: Ontario
Languages of service: English, Farsi, French
Eligibility: Open to all French, English and Persian speaking women
How to apply: Call for information
Fees: None
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms
Service description: Information and referral

• counselling and support group
• interpretation and accompaniment

Employment -- computer training, job search training, resume writing, vocational counselling

Workshops -- budgeting, English conversation classes, leadership skills, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, translation

• Community Kitchen -- nutrition, social events
• French Resource Library
• research and focus groups to determine the needs of older women

Organization type: Non Profit
Subjects: Accompaniment services; Community kitchens; Computer training; Counselling; Employment; English as a second language; French-speaking communities; Immigrants; Information and referral; Interpretation; Job search training; Recreation; Resumes; Special libraries; Vocational counselling; Women
Record ID: MET5612
Last complete update: 2007-12-06
Last modification date: 2008-04-24

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: 416-486-2500
Toll-free phone: 1-800-563-2642
TTY phone: 416-480-8645
Fax: 416-480-7700
Web site: www.cnib.ca
Address: 1929 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, M4G 3E8
Location: (Intersection) North York East (Bayview Ave-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 26)
Officers: Louise Goldhar, Manager, Services and Operations,
Contacts: Randy Firth, Coordinator, Community Relations,
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30
Area served: City of Toronto
Languages of service: English ; sign interpreters - interpreters arranged for other languages
Eligibility: Persons with vision loss - anyone seeking information on vision health
How to apply: Referral by self, family member, friend or doctor - contact on-call worker to access services - request for service form available online
Fees: Most services free
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - designated parking
Service description: Functional vision assessment

• sale of adaptive technologies and daily living aids
• English as a Second Language classes
• public education
• identity cards for travel, entertainment and tax discounts
• Counselling and Referral -- help with vision loss and the frustrations that can occur
• Sight Enhancement (Vision Rehabilitation) -- how to make the most of remaining sight
• Rehabilitation Teaching -- learning to adjust lifestyle to a visual impairment
  • improving communication skills by learning keyboarding, reading and writing braille, use of large print and tape recorders
• Career and Employment Services -- vocational assessments
  • helps individuals explore career interests, develop employment plans, market to potential employers, investigate job opportunities and accommodations
  • Workplace Essential Skills Partnership (WESP) -- employability training program
  • partnership with Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
• Orientation and Mobility -- individual instruction
  • focus on being able to move around safely and independently
• Technical Aids -- products specifically designed for people with little or no sight
  • visual aids for sale at all CNIB centres
• CNIB Library for the Blind -- books and materials in braille and on audio cassette tape
  • talking book machines
  • transcription of vocational, educational and professional materials
• Early Intervention Program -- direct and intensive services to children birth-6 years with visual impairment or blindness
• Service Days -- brings CNIB services to local communities
• Volunteer Services -- home visits, shopping, reading
• Recreational Services -- information on clubs and programs
  • Lake Joseph Centre -- recreation and rehabilitative camp open June-October (subsidies available)

Organization type: Non Profit ; United Way ; Registered Charity
Subjects: Assistive devices; Blindness; Camps; Children; Document services; Employment; English as a second language; Eye services; Friendly visiting; Identification cards; Impaired vision; Job search training; Life skills training; Physical rehabilitation; Recreation; Shopping services; Special libraries; Testing; Transcription services; Vision aids; Vocational counselling
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET0194
Last complete update: 2007-07-26
Last modification date: 2008-04-17

Office phone: 416-425-6220 Toll-free phone 1-800-363-2440
Fax: 416-425-6591
E-mail:
Web site: www.bloorview.ca
Address: 150 Kilgour Rd, Toronto, ON, M4G 1R8
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Bayview Ave-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 26)
Officers: Sheila Jarvis, President and Chief Executive Officer
Contacts: Lanre Banjoko, Communications Coordinator, 416-425-6220 ext 3310
Languages of service: English ; interpreters for other languages
Eligibility: Children and youth birth-19 years with disabilities or complex long term needs
How to apply: Medical referral
Fees: Most services covered by Ontario Health Insurance
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - lowered elevator buttons
Service description: Complex continuing care, rehabilitation, inpatient and outpatient services

• Neurorehabilitation Program -- for acquired brain injuries, also family support
• Neurodevelopmental Program -- for cerebral palsy and epilepsy
• Musculoskeletal Program -- for amputee, arthritic, orthopedic, neuromuscular conditions, spina bifida and spinal cord injuries
• Dentistry Program -- includes services for congenital anomalies, feeding disorders, saliva management, protective headwear
• communication and writing aids
• seating
• prosthetics, orthotics
• myoelectrics
• therapeutic recreation
• community outreach
• art therapy
• life skills
• 3 integrated nursery schools
• school health support
• on site schools
• summer camp
• family education

Participates in Ministry of Children and Youth Services Toronto Region's coordinated services system
Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity
Subjects: Amputees; Art therapy; Arthritis; Assistive devices; Cerebral palsy; Children; Childrens hospitals; Chronic care hospitals; Communication aids; Congenital disorders; Day camps; Dental services; Disabilities; Epilepsy; Family support; Head injuries; Life skills training; Musculoskeletal diseases; Neurological diseases; Paraplegics; Physical rehabilitation; Quadriplegics; Rehabilitation hospitals; Spina bifida; Youth
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET3640
Last complete update: 2008-01-10
Last modification date: 2008-03-31