Community Resources
Special needs:
- Early Abilities (Speech and Language, Vision, Hearing)
- City Kids
- Down Syndrome Association of Toronto
- Centre for Independent Living
- Centennial Infant and Child Centre
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
- ConnectAbility
- Geneva Centre For Autism
- Financial Resources for Families with Special Needs
- Find Respite Support
Settlement and Social Services
Other Early Years Programs for Families:
Children Protective Services
Domestic Violence
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline
- 24/7 help, services and resources for Indigenous Women
- Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre at Women’s College
- Childcare alternatives and support for those feeling or impacted by violence
- Directory of domestic violence and sexual assault supports in Canada
- Legal, counselling and interpretation services to marginalized populations of women who have survived violence.
- Family Service Toronto’s Violence against Women (VAW) program
Covid-19 Resources
- List of Resources for Families in Toronto
- 211 -available community resources in Toronto
- Food resources during Covid-19
- What’s Up Walk in through Yorktown Family Services
- Telehealth
- Toronto.ca Covid info
- Service Canada – benefits
- CDI Parent Resources
- Children’s Mental Health Ontario – how to talk to your anxious child about Covid-19
- Support for those living in Toronto Community Housing
- Ontario.ca – apply for Covid 19 Emergency Assistance
- Kids Help Phone
- Covid-19 mental health first aid self care and resilience guide
- Helping children cope with stress handout
- Good Neighbour Project – support for getting food and other supplies