TABLE 2.
Examples of national and local (Toronto, Ontario) resources
| Concern | Where to refer |
|---|---|
| Benefits and support | Three easy-to-use guides to government benefits: |
| 1. Service Canada: www.servicecanada.gc.ca | |
| 2. Canada Benefits: www.canadabenefits.gc.ca | |
| 3. Ontario Benefits Directory: www.ontario.ca/benefitsdirectory | |
| Community income tax clinics | |
| www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/vlntr/clncs/on-eng.html, telephone 1-800-959-8281 | |
| Social support programs | |
| http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs | |
| St. Christopher House for Financial Advice | |
| www.stchrishouse.org, telephone 416-848-7980 | |
| Disease-specific financial advice | |
| Wellspring: www.wellspring.ca, for individuals with cancer. | |
| Persons with AIDS Foundation: www.pwatoronto.org, for individuals with HIV. | |
| Wellspring Money Matters Resource Centre | |
| www.wellspring.ca, telephone 416-961-1493. Cancer patients can access financial consultation and clinics. | |
| Income Security Advocacy Centre | |
| www.incomesecurity.org | |
| Local employment and social services | |
| www.toronto.ca/socialservices | |
| Access to food | Daily Bread Food Bank |
| www.dailybread.ca, telephone 416-203-0050 | |
| School-based nutrition | |
| Breakfast for Learning: www.breakfastforlearning.ca | |
| Breakfast Clubs of Canada: www.breakfastclub.ca | |
| Start2Finish: http://start2finishonline.org | |
| Prescription drug coverage | Ontario Drug Benefit Program |
| www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/drugs/, telephone 416-314-5518, 800-268-1154 | |
| Trillium | |
| www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/drugs/trillium.html | |
| Child benefits | Service Canada |
| www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/goc/cctb.shtml, telephone 800-622-6232 | |
| Canada Revenue Agency | |
| www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/menu-eng.html, telephone 800-387-1193. Search for and download RC66, Canada Child Benefits Application | |
| Legal and immigration clinics | OCASI-Settlement |
| www.settlement.org, telephone 416-322-4950 | |
| Community Legal Education Ontario | |
| www.cleo.on.ca, telephone 416-408-4420 | |
| Legal Aid Ontario | |
| www.legalaid.on.ca, telephone 416-979-1446, 800-668-8258 | |
| Access Alliance | |
| www.accessalliance.ca, telephone 416-324-8677 | |
| ARCH Disability Law Centre | |
| www.archdisabilitylaw.ca | |
| Advocacy Centre for the elderly | |
| www.advocacycentreelderly.org | |
| Where to refer | |
| Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto | |
| www.aboriginallegal.ca | |
| Safety | Assaulted Women’s Helpline |
| Telephone 416-863-0511 | |
| Domestic violence women | |
| www.schliferclinic.com, telephone 416-323-9149 | |
| Emergency shelters | |
| Telephone 877-338-3398 | |
| Toronto Homeless Services | |
| www.toronto.ca/housing |
When you do not know where to turn: 2-1-1 (telephone) or 211ontario.ca. This is a free, complete directory of supports and services in Ontario including housing, employment and other social supports. It is available 24 h/day, in 150 languages, and is confidential and unrecorded