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ACTION CANADA

• For Sexual Health and Rights Access: Access Line.
• Call: 1‑888‑642‑2725, toll free 24-hour
• Text: 289-212-0868, M-F, 9-5 EST 

ALL-OPTIONS TALKLINE

• Peer support for past or current experiences with abortion, adoption, parenting, infertility or pregnancy loss
• 1-888-493-0092. CENTRAL INTAKE (for all Toronto shelters) 416-397-5637

CHOICE IN HEALTH COUNSELLING 647-370-3203 

CONNECT AND BREATHE 1-866-647-1764

• After-abortion talkline.

LGBTQIA+ HELP LINE FOR YOUTH (29 & under)

• Confidential, non-judgmental & informed LGBTTQQ2SI peer support 
• Toll Free 1-800-268-YOUTH (9688)

Healthcare and community care access

• Community Crisis, Mutual Aid & Activist Resources in the GTA (via Bureau Of Power And Light (BPL)) – note that some parts of this resource list was copied directly from BPL’s document to offer some convenience to my website readers.  
• Rainbow Health Ontario’s Trans Health Knowledge Base for commonly asked questions by trans and non-binary folks in Ontario 
  • As an Indigenous person, what healthcare do I have access to?
  • As a newcomer or refugee, what healthcare do I have access to? 
  • As an international student, what healthcare do I have access to? 
• Indigenous health (Government of Canada) 
• Birth Mark Support. Birth Mark is a wonderful organization that provides reproductive doula support, educational opportunities and community programming to folks in Toronto, Hamilton and the GTA  individualized support. Services are free of charge 
  • Interactive Resource Map for for birthing and pregnant people or parents and caregivers
  • Reproductive Health and Parenting resources
  • COVID-19 Resources

Community Health Centres, Hospitals, Walk-in Clinics

• Community Health Centres in the GTA
• Home And Community Care
• Taibu Community Health Centre
• Hospitals In Toronto
• Walk In Clinics Toronto

Housing 

• Emergency Housing Info-City Of Toronto
• Help Seeker (Mississauga) 

Shelters/Drop-in/Outreach 

• 211 Central – Searchable topics for Shelters, Abuse/Assault Support, Community Programs, Homelessness, Housing, Income, Newcomers, etc.
• 519 Community Centre Housing Support
• Assistance Through Ontario Works
• City of Toronto: 24 Hour Respite Sites
• City of Toronto: Housing And Shelter
• City of Toronto: Out Of The Cold Program
• City of Toronto: Emergency Shelter Operators
• City of Toronto: Housing And Homeless Research Report
• City of Toronto: Pet Services For Clients Of Homeless Shelters
• LOFT Community Services
• Na Me Res
• Native Women's Resource Centre
• Toronto Central Healthline: Shelters And Drop In Centres - Toronto
• Toronto Central Healthline: Street Outreach - Toronto Central
  
• Turning Point Youth Services
• Women’s Shelters, Drop-ins & Transitional Housing
• Woodgreen Social Services
• YMCA Sprott House

Gender affirming care networks 

• Brochure: Gender Affirming Options for Gender Independent Children and Adolescents
• Document (PDF): Supporting Gender-Independent Children and Their Families (via Rainbow Health Ontario)
• Website: Unconditional Love – An online educational resource to help families better navigate the coming out process by providing information, tips, and additional resources.
• Website: Bind Safe – Bind Safe is an informational hub and educational video series promoting safe binding practices, education around the basics of gender dysphoria, and additional resources for youth, parents, medical professionals, and allies.
• Website: PFlag Canada – Helping Canadians with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity & gender expression.
• Website: The Trevor Project – Through legislation, litigation, and public education, 
The Trevor Project is the leading advocate for LGBTQ youth mental health 
in preventative and intervention efforts at the federal, state, and local level to 
address factors that place 
LGBTQ youth at significantly higher risk of suicide.
• Website: It Gets Better Project – The It Gets Better Project’s mission is to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth around the globe.
• Website: Egale – Eale is an organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues that seeks to improve and save lives through research, education, awareness, and by advocating for human rights and equality in Canada and all over the world.
• Website: Native Youth Sexual Health Network – The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) is an organization by and for Indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice throughout the United States and Canada.
• Website: Gender Creative Kids – Gender Creative Kids is a reference community organization that has supported trans, non-binary, and gender-fluid youth's affirmation within their families, schools, and communities since 2013.
• Website: Trans Student Educational Resources – Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment.
• Website: Support for Parents (via Qmunity.ca) 

• Website: Resources for Parents (via TransYouth Family Allies)

Conflict Resolution 

• Chapter Conflict Resolution (BLM)
• Conflict & De-escalation Techniques
• Conflict Resolution Training GTA
• De-escalation Techniques And Resources
• Game Changers

Crisis Support/Centres 

• 519 Community Centre - Services & Programs
• Anishnawbe Health Toronto
• Black Health Alliance - Community Services Hub
• CAMH  - List Of Crisis & Emergency Contacts/Services
• Central Toronto - List Of Crisis Centre Contacts
• Crisis & Emergency Contacts - Orgs and Individuals in the GTA
• Crisis Lines For Abuse And Violence
• Crisis Services & Supports - City Of Toronto
• Crisis Support-Toronto Community Housing
• Distress Lines
• Domestic Abuse Crisis Services
• East York - List Of Crisis Centre Contacts
• Emergency/Urgent Care Locations Toronto
• Emergency Contact Numbers - GTA
• Etobicoke - List Of Crisis Centre Contacts
• Indigenous Peoples’ Portal - Mental Health Crisis Line
• Kids Help Phone
• LGBT Youthline
• North York - List Of Crisis Centre Contacts
• Rape Crisis Centre Toronto
• Reach Out Response Network 
• Resources To Support Toronto’s Black Community
• Resources to Support Toronto’s Trans Community
• Scarborough - List Of Crisis Centre Contacts
• Sexual Assault Support
• TeleHealth Ontario
• Victim Support Services

Decolonization educational resources 

• 7 Free Ways To Make A Difference (First Nations Child And Family Caring Society)
• A Knock On The Door - Phil Fontaine, Aimee Craft, The TRCC
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Decolonization: Theory And Practice
• Decolonize Everything.org
• Education Resources (First Nations Child And Family Caring Society)
• First Nations Child And Family Caring Society
• Jordan’s Principle
• Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls (MMIWG) - National Inquiry
• (MMIWG) Final Report: Reclaiming Power And Place Vol 1A
• (MMIWG) Final Report: Reclaiming Power And Place Vol 1B
• (MMIWG) Final Report: Reclaiming Power And Place Executive Summary
• Pathways of Reconciliation: Indigenous and Settler Approaches to Implementing the TRC’s Calls to Action
• Residential School History
• Residential School Timeline
• The Decolonizing Lens
• Truth And Reconciliation Commission: Calls To Action
• Truth And Reconciliation Commission: Full Report
• Understanding First Nations Sovereignty (Chiefs Of Ontario)
• United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples In Canada

First Aid 

• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) How-To
• Choking (Adult)
• Choking (Child)
• Cold-Related
• CPR (Adult)
• CPR (Child)
• First Aid App (Red Cross)
• First Aid Basics First Responder (Poster)
• First Aid Kits (Online-St. John Ambulance)
• First Aid Manuals (Red Cross)
• First Aid Pocket Guide (St. John Ambulance)
• First Aid Reference Guide (St. John Ambulance)
• Heat-Related

First Aid Training 

• CPR Training - Toronto CPR
• First Aid 101 Video Series
• First Aid Basics Workshops (Red Cross)
• First Aid Training - City Of Toronto
• First Aid Training Events In The GTA
• First Aid Training - Red Cross
• First Aid Training - St.John Ambulance
• ‘Toronto First Aid’ Training

Food programs 

• 50 Buns
• Agincourt Community Services Association-Food Security
• Building Roots
• Cater Toronto
• Community Food Hub (Scarborough) 
• Community Fridges Hamilton
• Community Fridges Toronto
• Daily Bread
• Emergency Food Delivery (Fort York area only)
• Emergency Food Programs - St. James Town Community Co-op
• Feed Scarborough - Free Online Community Grocery Store
• Food Not Bombs
• Food Share Toronto
• Frontline Connections 
• Good Food Market
• Locke Street Community Fridge (Hamilton)
• Nourish East End
• Oasis Food Hub
• Parkdale Pods
• Peel Food Action Council
• Peel Hunger Relief Network
• Peel Region Food Programs Map
• Peoples Pantry
• Project Food Chain
• Regent Park Lunch Service
• Rest Centres Emergency Food Program
• Scarborough Community Food Hub
• Scarborough Food Security Initiative
• The Bike Brigade 
• The Neighborhood Organization
• Toronto Cares
• Toronto Little Free Pantries Project
• Toronto Urban Growers
• Unity Kitchen 
• Uplift Kitchen
• York Region Food Network

Foodbanks 

• Community Share Foodbank (Don Mills area)
• Foodbanks - Toronto Central
• Food Bank York Region
• Fort York Foodbank
• Parkdale Community Foodbank
• West Lodge Foodbank

Harm Reduction Services/Info 

• Harm Reduction Supplies and Locations
• Harm Reduction TO
• Kensington Market OPS
• Moss Park CTS
• Needle Drop Off Locations
• Ontario Harm Reduction Network
• Opioid Overdose Basics-Understanding Naloxone
• Overdose Prevention And Response
• Sopen Hamilton
• South Riverdale Community Health Centre-Harm Reduction
• Supervised Injection Sites
• The Fix Scarborough
• The Works- Harm Reduction Services
• Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction

Legal Aid/Services  

• ALAB Clinic
• Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)
• Canadian Civil Liberties Association
• Caryma Sa'd Sadvocacyrr
• Centre Francophone Legal Centre Toronto
• Community Justice Collective
• Human Rights Legal Support Centre
• Justice Net - For Clients 
• Justice Net - For Law Professionals
• Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services
• Law Society Referral Service
• Legal Aid Contact List - City Of Toronto
• Legal Aid Ontario
• Legal Aid Ontario - Refugee Law Office
• Legal Aid Ontario - Search By Location
• Legal Aid Services Toronto
• Legal Assistance Centre - Agincourt Community Service Association
• Legal Support For Small Actions (Midnight Special)
• Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services 
• Sex Workers Legal Support - Maggies Toronto 
• Movement Defence Committee 
• Ontario Human Rights Code
• Ontario Human Rights Code - Guide
• Pro Bono Law Ontario
• Refugee & Immigration Legal Issues
• The Biking Lawyer

Maps 

• *COVID Related ResourcesHere is a map to find resources in Toronto during COVID-19 crisis, including open washrooms, showers, drop-ins, donations, food banks, COVID assessment centres.
• 24-hour Respite/Warming Centres
• Bathrooms (Toronto & Hamilton)
• Beehives 
• Bike Locker Locations
• Breastfeeding Clinics
• City Of Toronto; Data-Specific Maps
• Clothing Donations 
• Community Gardens
• Community Gardens (Allotment Gardens) 
• Community Gardens (Public Housing)
• Crisis Centres
• Cycling Network Toronto Map
• Data Research And Maps, City Of Toronto
• Davenport Neighbourhood Pods
• Drinking Fountains/Water Bottle Re-Fill Locations
• Drinking Fountains/Water Bottle Re-Fill Locations (University Of Toronto Campus)
• First Nations Child And Family Caring Society Locations
• First Nations Map Ontario
• First Nations Maps Resources Ontario
• First Nations Treaties Map Ontario
• Foodbanks
• Food Programs
• Food - Community Fridges Toronto
• Food - Peel Hunger Relief Network 
• Food - Peel Region Food Programs Map
• Hospitals
• Native Land (Interactive World Map)
• Neighbourhood Pods
• Neighbourhoods & Communities
• Orchards
• Peel Food Map
• Pharmacies (Toronto Central)
• Police Divisions
• Residential Schools In Canada 
• Rooftop Gardens
• Shelters
• Toronto
• Toronto Neighbourhoods Map
• Toronto Urban Farmers-Community Gardens, Orchards, Beehives,etc)
• Toronto Wards
• Walk-In Clinics
• Washrooms (Toronto & Hamilton)
• Water Fountains
• Well-Being Toronto program and map, City Of Toronto

Abortion resources 

• The Abortion Project 
• NAF: Abortion, What to Expect
• UCSF Decision Aid Video
• Home Hospice Association
• Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
• Workshops by Molly Dutton-Kenny 

Assisted human reproduction 

• Fact Sheet: Meeting the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) People in Canada: English Version 
• Website and Document (PDF): Counselling and assisted human reproduction : a guide for patients
• Website and Document (PDF): The Assisted Human Reproduction Act : a guide for patients

Fertility preservation 

• Website and Document (PDF): Cancer and Preserving your Fertility: a Guide for Patients
• Website: Fertile Future – information and support services to patients and oncology professionals

Genetic counseling and screening 

• Website and Document (PDF): Reproductive genetic testing and screening options (via Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors)
• Website and Document (PDF): Genetic counselling : a brochure for Canadians seeking assisted human reproduction procedures

Other fertility resources  

• Website: Fertility Matters Canada
• Website: RESOLVE – The National Infertility Association

Sexual Health 

• Bay Centre For Birth Control
• Morgentaler Clinic
• Planned Parenthood Toronto

Sex Workers Support 

• Maggies Toronto
• Butterfly - Asian and Migrant Sex Workers (Lily Jeon)

Insightful works

• Why Outing A Sex Worker Can Have Devastating Consequences
• How the Laws Make Sex Work Less Safe
• Sex Worker's Experience of Law Enforcement in Ontario
• The rise of OnlyFans: how Canadian sex workers are going digital
• Safety, Dignity, Equality: Recommendations for Sex Work Law Reform in Canada
• Migrant Sex Workers and the Pandemic: Magnifying Inequality and Discrimination
• Video: Being A Sex Worker Makes Me A Better Mum
• Video: Understanding sex work and stigma in Canada
• Video: Sex workers who are mothers, Nairobi
• Video: The lives of sex workers and their children on G.B Road, New Delhi's biggest red-light district

 211 Central – Searchable topics for Shelters, Abuse/Assault Support, Community Programs, Homelessness, Housing, Income, Newcomers, etc.

Trauma Support Services 

• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Trauma Resources (CAMH) 
• Trauma Therapy Program (Women’s College Hospital)

Victim Support Services 

• Victim Services Toronto
• Victim Crisis Response Program