Community Links
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Alcohol, Drug and Other Addictions

Addiction Services for York Region - www.asyr.ca
Alcoholics Anonymous - www.aatoronto.org
Al-Anon/Alateen, Ontario South - http://al-anon.alateen.on.ca
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - www.camh.net
Chinese Family Services of Ontario - www.chinesefamilyso.com
Drug and Alcohol Helpline - www.drugandalcoholhelpline.ca
Gamblers Anonymous - www.gamblersanonymous.org
Narcotics Anonymous - www.torontona.org
Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline - www.opgh.on.ca
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca

Children and Family Sites

Aurora PACT (Police and Community Together) - www.aurorapact.ca
Association of Parent Support Groups in Ontario Inc. - www.apsgo.ca
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of York - www.bbbsy.ca
Child and Adolescent Crisis Program, - www.southlakeregional.org
Children’s Aid Society of York Region - www.yorkcas.on.ca
Chinese Family Services of Ontario - www.chinesefamilyso.com
Family Services York Region - Youth in Transition Line - www.fsyr.ca
GTA Faith Alliance - Training and Support for Youth - www.gtafaithalliance.com
Health Services of York Region – Sexual Health Clinic - www.region.york.on.ca
Hospice Markham-Stouffville (Evergreen) - www.evergreenhospice.org
Kinark Child and Family Services - www.kinark.on.ca
New Path Youth and Family Counselling - www.newpath.ca
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Pathways for Children- www.pathwaysyorkregion.org
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) York Region - www.pflagyork.ca
Rainbows Inc. - www.rainbows.ca
Rose of Sharon - www.therose.ca
Sandgate Women’s Shelter - www.sandgate.ca
S.E.A.S. Centre - www.seascentre.org
Social Services Network - www.socialservicesnetwork.org
Supervised Access Centre - www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/supaccess.asp
Toronto Chinese Community Services Association - www.tccsa.on.ca
Yellow Brick House - www.yellowbrickhouse.org
York Centre for Children, Youth and Families - www.theyorkcentre.ca
York Region Abuse Program - www.yrap2.org

Counselling

Canadian Mental Health Association- www.cmha-yr.on.ca or www.cmha.ca
Catholic Community Services of York Region, CCSYR - www.ccsyr.org
Child and Adolescent Crisis Program, South Lake Regional Health Centre - www.southlakeregional.org
Chinese Family Services of Ontario - www.chinesefamilyso.com
COSTI-IIAS-Family Counselling Services - www.costi.org
Family Services York Region - www.fsyr.ca
Japanese Social Services - www.jss.ca
Kinark Child and Family Services - www.kinark.on.ca
Muslim Welfare Centre - www.muslimwelfarecentre.com
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Sandgate Women’s Shelter - www.sandgate.ca
S.E.A.S. Centre - www.seascentre.org
Social Services Network - www.socialservicesnetwork.org
Toronto Chinese Community Services Association - www.tccsa.on.ca
Women’s Centre of York Region - www.womenscentreyorkregion.com
Women’s Support Network - www.womenssupportnetwork.ca
Yellow Brick House - www.yellowbrickhouse.org
York Centre for Children, Youth and Families - www.theyorkcentre.ca

Emergency Needs

Inn from the Cold - www.innfromthecold.ca
Krasman Centre - www.krasmancentre.com
Newmarket Soup Kitchen - www.crosslands.org
Northridge Church – Newmarket - www.northridgecommunitychurch.com
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Pathways for Children - www.pathwaysyorkregion.org
Red Cross (Canadian) - www.redcross.ca
Sandgate Women’s Shelter - www.sandgate.ca
Unionville Alliance Church - www.uachome.org
Yellow Brick House - www.yellowbrickhouse.org
York Region Food Network - www.yrfn.ca
York Region Street Outreach - www.region.york.on.ca

Employment Assistance

COSTI-IIAS-Family Counselling Services - www.costi.org
Job Skills - www.jobskills.org
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) - www.cfcs.gov.on.ca/cfcs/en/programs/IES/OntarioDisabilitySupportProgram/default.htm
Social Services Department, Region of York – Community Services & Housing department - www.region.york.on.ca

Health

Be a Donor - www.beadonor.ca
Humber River Regional Hospital - www.hrrh.on.ca
Markham Stouffville Hospital - www.msh.on.ca
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Scarborough Hospital - www.tsh.to
Regional Nursing Services - www.regionalnursingservices.com
Sick Children’s Hospital - www.sickkids.on.ca
Southlake Regional Health Centre - www.southlakeregional.org
St. Michael’s Hospital - www.stmichaelshospital.com
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - www.sunnybrook.ca
William Osler Health Centre - www.williamoslerhc.on.ca
York Central Hospital - www.yorkcentral.on.ca

Housing

Housing Help Centre - www.housinghelpcentre.org
Muslim Welfare Centre - www.muslimwelfarecentre.com
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal - www.orht.gov.on.ca
Sandgate Women’s Shelter - www.sandgate.ca
Social Services Department of York Region - www.region.york.on.ca
Social Services Network (South Asian Services) - www.socialservicesnetwork.org
Women’s Centre of York Region - www.womenscentreyorkregion.com
Yellow Brick House- www.yellowbrickhouse.org

Mental Health

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - www.camh.net
Canadian Mental Health Association - www.cmha-yr.on.ca or www.cmha.ca
Mental Health Helpline - http://www.mentalhealthhelpline.ca
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca

Multicultural/Immigration

Bereaved Families of Ontario – York Region - www.bfoyr.com/index2.htm
Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association - www.carefirstseniors.com
Catholic Community Services of York Region, CCSYR - www.ccsyr.org
Chinese Family Services of Ontario - www.chinesefamilyso.com
COSTI-IIAS-Family Counselling Services - www.costi.org
Delisle Youth Services - www.delisleyouth.org
Family Services York Region - www.fsyr.ca
Hong Fook Mental Health Association - www.hongfook.ca
Japanese Social Services (Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre) - www.jss.ca
Jewish Family and Child Services of York Region - www.jfandcs.com
Korean Canadian Women’s Association - www.kcwa.net
Krasman Centre - www.krasmancentre.com
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered (LGBT) Youthline - www.youthline.ca
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Muslim Welfare Centres - www.muslimwelfarecentre.com
Oasis – Centre Des Femmes - www.oasisfemmes.org
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) York Region - www.pflagyork.ca
Social Services Network (South Asian Services) - www.socialservicesnetwork.org
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario - www.salc.on.ca
Toronto Chinese Community Services Association - www.tccsa.on.ca
Welcome Centre Immigrant Services - www.welcomecentre.ca or toll-free 1-877-761-1155 or email info@welcomecentre.ca
Women’s Centre of York Region - www.womenscentreyorkregion.com
Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care - www.yeehong.com

Senior Citizens

Aurora PACT (Police and Community Together) - www.aurorapact.ca
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly - www.advocacycentreelderly.org
Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association - www.carefirstseniors.com
CHATS-Community Home Assistance to Seniors - www.chats.on.ca
Community Care Access Centre of York Region - www.yorkregion.ccac-ont.ca
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care - www.yeehong.com