Community Links
York Regional Police is a proud partner of the Character Community Foundation. The Character Community Foundation of York Region represents a group of committed leaders and volunteers from the community, government, education and business sectors. We practice and promote a simple, but important philosophy ... that when people and communities embrace living with character, we can change the world we live in for the better!
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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 Mental Health Services - www.southlakeregional.org/Default.aspx?cid=608&lang=1
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
Assaulted Women's Helpline - www.awhl.org
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
Settlement Assistance Family Support Services - www.safss.org
Social Services Network - www.socialservicesnetwork.org
Toronto Chinese Community Services Association - www.tccsa.on.ca
Women’s Centre of York Region - www.wcyr.ca
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
Victim Services of York Region (VSY) - www.victimservices-york.org
Women’s Centre of York Region - www.wcyr.ca
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) - http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/odsp/
Social Services Department, Region of York – Community Services & Housing department - www.region.york.on.ca
Women’s Centre of York Region - www.wcyr.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
Alzheimer's Society of York - www.alzheimer-york.com
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - www.camh.net
Centre for Suicide Prevention - www.suicideinfo.ca
Canadian Mental Health Association - www.cmha-yr.on.ca or www.cmha.ca
Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere (FAME) - www.fameforfamilies.com
Markham Area Mood Disorders Association (MAMDA) - www.mooddisorders.on.ca
Mental Health Commission of Canada - www.mentalhealthcommission.ca
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) - www.mentalhealthfirstaid.ca
Mental Health Helpline - www.mentalhealthhelpline.ca
Ontario 211 - www.211ontario.ca
Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addictions Programs - www.ofcmhap.on.ca
Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF) - www.omhf.on.ca
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences - www.ontarioshores.ca
Schizophrenia Society of Ontario - www.schizophrenia.on.ca
Vaughan Community Health Centre - http://www.vaughanhealthcarechc.com/
Eating Disorders of York Region - www.edoyr.com
Lance Krasman Centre - www.krasmancentre.com
Great West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace - www.gwlcentreformentalhealth.com/wti
The Depression Center - www.depressioncenter.net
Guarding Minds at Work - www.guardingmindsatwork.ca
Mental Health Service Information in Ontario (MHSIO) - www.mhsio.on.ca
Go Ask Alice - Columbia University's Health Q&A Internet Service - www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) - www.suicideprevention.ca
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) - www.naho.ca
The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) - www.nedic.ca
Canadian Coalition of Seniors' Mental Health - www.ccsmh.ca
Children and Youth Mental Health
Ability Online Support Network - www.abilityonline.org
Blue Hills Child and Family Centre - www.bluehillscentre.ca
CAP Centre - www.thecapcentre.com
Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO): York Centre for Children, Youth and Families - www.theyorkcentre.ca Hincks-Dellcrest Treatment Centre - www.hincksdellcrest.org
Integra Foundation Camp Towhee - www.integra.on.ca
Jericho Youth Program - www.jycentre.ca
Kids Helpline - www.kidshelpphone.ca
Meta Centre - www.metacentre.ca
Mind Your Mind - www.mindyourmind.ca
New Path Youth and Family Counselling Simcoe - www.newpath.ca
Parents for Children's Mental Health - www.pcmh.ca/york
Pathways for Children, Youth and Family - www.pathwaysyorkregion.com
Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO - www.excellenceforchildandyouth.ca
Social Enterprise for Canada - www.socialenterprise.ca
Teen Mental Health - www.teenmentalhealth.org
The New Mentality - www.thenewmentality.ca
Youth Assisting Youth - www.yay.org
Youth Net Mental Health Services - www.youthnet.on.ca
Youthdale Treatment Centre - www.youthdale.ca
Youth Suicide Prevention - www.youthsuicide.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
Volunteer Services
Neighbourhood Network - neighbourhoodnetwork.org
