Ontario Resource Directory

Intensive community mental health team operated by Hawkesbury and District General Hospital: in-home treatment, housing assistance, medication management, harm reduction, peer support. Casselman satellite has own local phone and address. New referrals via central intake 1-844-304-1414; toll-free 1-866-742-8371 also published.

Family Health Team providing primary care in Arnprior. Phone 613-622-5763 verified on official site arnpriorfht.ca and champlainhealthline. Toll-free 1-877-622-5763 also listed. Bilingual (EN/FR) services.

Community support services for seniors: transportation, hot and frozen Meals on Wheels, home help, friendly visiting, telephone security checks, foot care, equipment loan. Phone 613-623-7981 verified on arnpriorregionalhealth.ca and champlainhealthline (updated 2026-04-20). Official website cssagency.ca.

Seniors' centre in Barry's Bay offering social, recreational and wellness activities. Phone 613-756-0554 verified on official contact page opeongoseniors.ca. Currently reduced hours: drop-in Wednesdays 11am-2pm, activities scheduled through the week.

Nonprofit adult literacy and basic skills (LBS) program, Ministry of Labour-funded; free upgrading for employment, apprenticeship, secondary/postsecondary and independence goals. Phone 613-628-1720 verified on champlainhealthline (updated 2026-03-13) and official site trainingandlearningcentre.ca. Barry's Bay satellite (43 Dunn St) directs callers to the Eganville main office; not a separate record.

Seniors Active Living Centre program run by the Township of Whitewater Region. Primary site Beachburg (20 Robertson Dr); also serves Haley Station and Westmeath. Offers social and recreational programs plus transportation and frozen meals. Phone 613-602-3915 verified on ontario.ca Seniors Active Living Centre finder (alternate 1-833-582-7004). Official page on the township website.

Free supportive-care programs: peer support groups, exercise, coping skills, expressive arts, children's programs. Drop-in and registered programs; call or visit website to register.

Food bank distribution; call for appointment. Bring ID, proof of address/rent and proof of income for each adult in household.

Free pregnancy testing, options counselling, prenatal/postnatal support and education, peer support groups. Also runs programs in Hagersville and Caledonia. Does not provide contraceptives or abortion services.

Satellite of Bridges CHC (Fort Erie main site odr-215) with its own local phone line and address, verified on official site. Diabetes education, nutrition, physiotherapy, counselling, smoking cessation; most services covered by OHIP.

Ongoing and emergency community supports, food bank (by appointment), emergency assistance. Co-located with Niagara Orchard Community Church; CFS service line 905-358-8394 is distinct from the church office line.

Thorold branch of Community Care of St. Catharines & Thorold (main site nia-community-care in St. Catharines); own local phone and address verified on the official site contact page. Food room plus thrift shop; ID, proof of address and income required at first registration.

Church-run food pantry (non-perishable distribution). Also hosts a free hot meal on the 1st Tuesday of each month and a Christmas Eve dinner for the community.

Anglican church food bank serving the Glanbrook area (Binbrook/Hannon/Mt Hope). Confirmed as an outreach ministry on the church's official site.

Catholic volunteer conference offering home visits, food supplies, meals and housing support for Fonthill and area. Call to arrange assistance.

Builds affordable homes via shared-equity homeownership model (82 homes since 1987). Operates 3 ReStores (Owen Sound/Georgian Bluffs, Hanover, Port Elgin); proceeds fund builds.

Free confidential pregnancy tests, options education, pre/post-natal support, post-abortion support. Does not provide or refer for abortion services or emergency contraception.

National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program: prevention, intervention and aftercare plus referrals to residential treatment.

Family medical care and community health programs blending traditional and Western practices; also runs NNADAP, maternal-child health, home and community care, medical transportation.

Community information and referral, family separation/reunion services, confidential counselling for CAF families, employment resources, licensed child care centre.

System navigation into Brightshores mental health & addictions programs, including RAAM walk-in clinics (Owen Sound, Port Elgin, Hanover, Wiarton, Lion's Head, Neyaashiinigmiing, Durham). Own distinct line; Brightshores hospitals are separately listed in the DB under different numbers.

Free one-to-one and group mentoring for children and youth across Grey, Bruce and West Simcoe. Category follows DB precedent for BBBS chapters.

Band-administered social assistance; distinct from county Ontario Works offices already in the DB.

Culturally grounded child and youth wellbeing prevention services; distinct from provincial children's aid societies.

Affordable homeownership program serving Leeds & Grenville since 1998 (22+ families). Also operates ReStores in Brockville and Kemptville (Kemptville ReStore has its own line 613-258-0327). Phone verified on official site.

Registered charity (75904 4878 RR0001), founded 2017 by Denise March. Supports trafficking survivors in Leeds & Grenville/Eastern Ontario: emergency 'go bags' distributed via victim services/police/frontline partners, public awareness, training. Long-term goal: survivor Wellness Centre. Published contact is call/text to founder's line; crisis_phone is the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline as published on their site. Address is mailing address.

Charitable youth organization in the Perth Community Services Hub: drop-in, recreation/sports/art/music, stay-in-school homework help and peer tutoring, life skills, nightly dinners/open kitchen, community volunteering, referrals for youth in difficulty. LGBTQ+ friendly, wheelchair accessible. Member of Lanark County Youth Centre Coalition.

Free drop-in and structured programs (cooking, arts, sports, games, PA day camps) for youth 10-18 in Mississippi Mills/Almonte. Active site verified Oct 2026. Member of Lanark County Youth Centre Coalition.

Non-profit youth centre in Lanark village: recreational and after-school programming, work-skills programs, community volunteering. Registered charity (CanadaHelps). Member of Lanark County Youth Centre Coalition. Note: site lists as not wheelchair accessible.

Funds local community partners across Leeds & Grenville (2025 campaign goal $900,000). Focus areas: food security, homelessness, housing, mental health, addictions, children and youth. Also does volunteer recruitment and non-profit capacity building. Phone/address verified on official site.

Restorative justice charity serving Lanark County + Smiths Falls for 20+ years, all programs free: youth & adult Community Justice Court Diversion forums (68% youth cases), Restorative Parenting, Restorative Families, Family ReConnect (families where youth at risk of homelessness), Triple P parenting courses. 30 trained volunteers. Toll-free 1-888-264-1558 also published. Phone verified on official site.

BRANCH RECORD: branch of Open Doors (main record odv-152, Smiths Falls, 613-283-8260) with its own DISTINCT local phone — digits compared: 6132641415 vs 6132838260, not identical. Accredited children's mental health centre: single-session counselling, Quick Response, Brief Services, in-school counselling, family programs. Free, no referral needed; youth 12+ may self-refer. Verified via Ontario Health atHome healthline (updated 2025-10-22).

Wellington County contact line (Teviotdale, Town of Minto) with its own distinct local phone. DB holds Victim Services records for Guelph Police (odx-644, shares digits with the Guelph line 519-824-1212) and Victim Services Huron Perth (odr-276, odx-778) — this listing uses only the distinct Teviotdale line 519-546-5691, which matches nothing in the DB phone index.

Rural outreach program of Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis with its own Fergus office and phone (plus Erin 519-833-2301, Mount Forest 519-323-3638, Palmerston 519-343-5192 — none in the DB phone index). DB already holds the Guelph shelter records (gue-women-crisis, gue-womens-shelter, odx-210); this is the distinct rural program serving North Wellington. Verified on the org's official RWSP page.

Free newcomer settlement services in Perth County: language assessment, English conversation circles, citizenship support, school settlement, newcomer youth programs. DB holds YMCA of Three Rivers branches in Kitchener/Cambridge/Waterloo (odd-20261002-421/422/462/463) but not Stratford/Perth County; the 226-448-0637 phone matches nothing in the DB phone index. Verified on Perth County's official newcomer page and the City of Stratford community resources sheet (Feb 2026). Settlement workers also on-site at Stratford Public Library (19 St. Andrew St). Contact: 226-448-0637 / [email protected].

Wellington County branch of Second Chance Employment Counselling (Employment Ontario provider) with its own local Fergus phone — distinct from the DB's Guelph main office (odr-323, 519-823-2440). Toll-free 1-800-478-0961 also not in DB index. Verified on the org's official contact page.

Mount Forest branch of Agilec (Employment Ontario provider) with its own local phone. DB holds Agilec branches in Minden, Peterborough, Hamilton, Bracebridge and Ajax but not Mount Forest; 519-323-4540 matches nothing in the DB phone index. Verified on the org's official Mount Forest contact page. Also listed on the Town of Minto's mental-health resources page.

Pre-verified lead confirmed on official Algonquin College CES contact page. Eganville outreach site (weekly Mondays at TLC, 240 Bridge St) of Algonquin College Community Employment Services. NOT a duplicate of odd-20261002-143 (Rural Outreach Employment Services, a different org at the same building, 613-628-1700). Phone 613-735-4308 is the shared CES central line — same number as the Pembroke office record odd-20261002-141, not a distinct Eganville number.

Indigenous-led educational organization: secondary, post-secondary and pre-employment training. Rainy Lake Campus (Fort Frances) is the head office; also has Manidoo Baawaatig Campus (Kenora) and Sioux Lookout Campus. Toll-free 1-800-668-6279 also available. Verified on official site campus page.

14-bed residential facility with holistic alcohol/drug treatment: counselling, case management, AA, life skills, traditional spiritual and cultural healing, relapse prevention. Average treatment cycle ~41 days; intake assessment required; fees none. Verified on official site (phone, toll-free, address) and 211 Ontario listing.

Free Employment Ontario resource for job seekers and employers: resume building, job search, computer/internet access, placement incentives, apprenticeship and training info, youth programming, Better Jobs Ontario, Canada-Ontario Job Grant. Serves Red Lake and Ear Falls. Sponsored locally by Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital. Verified on official site.

Nishnawbe Aski Mental Health Wellness Support Access Program: free, culturally safe 24/7 telephone helpline plus text/web-chat with rapid access to confidential counselling (addictions, domestic violence, suicidality, depression, anxiety, grief). No physical location — phone/text/chat only. Run by Keewaytinook Okimakanak Health. Verified on official site and 211 Ontario. Languages: English, Cree, Ojibwe.

Sioux Lookout lodge of Ka-Na-Chi-Hih (family stream; youth lodge is Wakenagun in Timmins; adult lodge in Thunder Bay). Culturally-focused voluntary residential treatment using traditional and contemporary models: pre-treatment, intake, 3-week residential stay, aftercare. Phone 807-623-5577 is the organization's shared central intake line — the same number as the Thunder Bay parent record odd-20261002-609, not a Sioux Lookout-local number. Intake via [email protected] or call. Verified via kanachihih.org (strategic plan confirms Sioux Lookout lodge) and 211/AES portal listing.

Indigenous employment and training board for the Sioux Lookout area: employment counselling, apprenticeship/trades training (e.g. carpentry C of Q prep with Confederation College), EI project participation, Service Canada in-person outreach twice monthly. Toll-free 1-800-563-2183 also available. Verified on official site (phone, address, services).

Kenora council of the Métis Nation of Ontario with its own distinct local line. Programs under the Healing and Wellness Branch: Victim Services (safety planning, shelter/housing info, court support, MNO Home Flee Kits, short-term peer support), Community Wellness Worker (family-violence and health concerns), Youth Mental Health and Addictions (15–29), Community Support Services / Aging at Home. Toll-free 1-800-263-4889 ext 7 also available. Verified via 211 Ontario listings (updated May 2026).

Prevention and early intervention programs, Youth Resource Centre, drop-in, licensed child care, before/after school and recreation programs. Fees vary; financial support available.

In-school and traditional mentoring matches. Call ahead before dropping in; office not always staffed.

One-on-one and in-school mentoring serving North Durham (Brock, Scugog, Uxbridge townships).