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24-HR HELPLINES
MULTI-CULTURAL YOUTH HELPLINE & SERVICES
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
ADDICTION & GAMBLING SUPPORT
WOMAN’S HELPLINE & SERVICES
FAMILY SERVICES
FOOD BANKS
NEWCOMER, IMMIGRANT, & REFUGEE SERVICES
LGBTTIQQ2S SERVICES
HEALTH SERVICES
LEGAL HELP
24-HR Helplines
211 Toronto
Will help you find community services in multiple languages)
Call: 211
Street Helpline
Information and referral helpline for people experiencing homelessness. Free of charge from any pay phone.
Call: 311
Kids Help Phone
Phone and online counseling for children and youth; English and French
Call: 1-800-668-6868
Distress Centre of Toronto
Emotional distress/crisis phoneline; multiple languages
Call: 416-408-4357
Telehealth Ontario
Health advice; multiple languages
Call: 1-866-797-0000
Good2Talk
Provides confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia
Call: 1-866-925-5454 (Ontario)
Multicultural Youth Helpline & Services
Across Boundaries
Provides mental health and addiction services for racialized communities
Call: 46-787-3007, ext. 222
Chinese Family Services of Ontario
Providing services, counselling and support for families
Call: 416-979-8299
Naseeha Muslim Youth Helpline
Providing support for Muslim youth
Call: 1-866-627-3342
Caribbean African Canadian Social Services
CAFCAN provides culturally appropriate social services that enrich the lives of the African, Caribbean and Diaspora (ACD) communities in the Greater Toronto Area
Call: 416–740–1056
RITES for Black and African-Canadian Youth
Mental health program supports and resources for Black and African-Canadian youth between the ages of 13 and 18
Call: 416-924-2100
Tropicana
Offers culturally aware and supportive programs to those in need, including but not limited to counselling, settlement services, childcare, education, personal development, and employment services, with a predominant focus on the Caribbean, Black and African communities of Toronto.
Call: 416-439-9009
Mental Health Support
Mental Health Helpline
Provides information about mental health services in Ontario
Call: 1-866-531-2600
Access Point
The Toronto Mental Health and Addictions Access Point
Call: 416-640-1934
Addiction and Gambling Support
CONNEX
Information about mental health, addictions, and problem gambling services Ontario
Call: 1-866-531-2600
Woman’s Helpline & Services
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
Supporting women in violent situations; multiple languages
Call: 1-866-863-0511
416 Community for Women
Addiction and mental health services for women 16 years and older
Call: 416-964-6936
Family Services
Family Service Toronto
Counselling services for individuals and families; multiple languages
Call: 416-595-9230
Food Banks
Foodlink Hotline
For information on food banks and how to locate them
Call: 416-392-6655
Register and book an appointment
Call: 416-203-0050 between
8:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays
Email: info@dailybread.ca
Toronto West Seventh-Day Adventist Church Food Bank
Covid19 food bank open Sun 2 pm-4 pm
Call: 416-401-0030
Our Saviour Lutheran Church Food Bank
Must call to book an appointment – Pick up available on Thursdays 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm
Call: 416-741-2110
Wednesdays 3:00 – 6:00pm
Call: 416 741-1682
Newcomer, Immigrant, and Refugee Services
The Canadian Red Cross First Contact
Call: 1-866-902-4993
Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services
Call: 416-588-6288
LGBTTIQQ2S Services
LGBT Youth Line
Phone and online peer support for youth in Ontario
Call: 1-800-268-YOUTH (9688)
Health Services
The Works Need Exchange
Toronto Public Health’s needle exchange program also provides testing and immunization, condoms, methadone maintenance and referrals to other services.
Call: 416-392-0520
Call: 416-338-7600
Telehealth
Registered nurses provide information and referral on health related issues. No health card required.
Call: 1-866-797-0000
AIDS and Sexual Health Information Line
Anonymous counselling on HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health; multiple languages
Call: 1-800-668-2437
Native Youth Sexual Health Network
Organization by and for Indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice
Planned Parenthood of Toronto
Primary health clinic for youth 13 to 29
Call: 416-961-0113
Legal Help
Justice for Children and Youth
Legal representation to low-income children and youth
Call: 1-866-999-5329
Lawyer Referral Service, Law Society of Upper Canada
Referrals to lawyers who provide a free consultation of up to 30 minutes
Call: 416-947-3330 (GTA) | 1-800-268-8326
Legal Aid Ontario
Legal services for low-income communities; lists local community legal clinics
Call : 1-800-668-8258
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Information on human rights
Call: 416-314-4500
Your Legal Rights (legal information for Ontarians)
Youth Criminal Law (on the Youth Criminal Justice Act)
For additional resources or information, phone 211 or log on to www.211toronto.ca