Ontario Resource Directory

Free, no-referral community supports: individual and group emotional support, educational and self-development programs, exercise and movement, financial/workplace strategies, symptom management, therapeutic arts. Second centre in Stratford (519-271-2232). Category note: psychosocial cancer support filed under mental_health/community_health; adjudicate.

Support programs: counselling, system navigation, support groups, client education, therapeutic recreation (group and in-home), memory screening, Finding Your Way/MedicAlert. Toll-free 1-888-495-5855. Also serves through Elgin office (450 Sunset Dr, St. Thomas) and Oxford office (575 Peel St, Woodstock) — one record for the merged regional society.

Volunteer-led registered charity (est. 1983). Support services: one-to-one parent support, hospital and home visits, family social events and meetings, therapeutic programming and funding, newsletter, telephone outreach, public awareness and advocacy.

VON community supports for Oxford County: transportation, Meals on Wheels, home help, SMART seniors program, caregiver support group, volunteer hospice services, Sakura House residential hospice, volunteer visiting, adult day programs, foot care.

Social, cultural and support services for London's Francophone community: settlement services, activities for older adults, French library, sports, events. Also runs Escale licensed French-language before/after-school programs for children 4-12 (fee-based, subsidy available). Distinct from Carrefour des femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario (already in DB).

Community-based support and rehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injury: assisted living (residential care), community transitional services, group/day programs (incl. Life After Stroke), consultation and training. Toll-free 1-888-491-3247. Serves Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Huron, Perth, Grey, Bruce. Fees vary; free with government funding.

Francophone settlement services (housing, education, social services, health care information) plus French-language employment centre. Verified on official COFRD subdomain emploi.cofrd.org.

Distinct Oshawa site of Welcome Centre Immigrant Services with its own local phone. Ajax and Pickering sites already in DB (odn-20261003-gta-05, odn-20261007-f-01). Settlement help, language classes, employment support. Verified via Region of Durham immigration portal and 211 settlement portal.

Community-based brain injury supports: day service, one-to-one community support workers, homelessness prevention program, referrals for income support, housing, mental health and addictions. Verified on 211 Ontario (centraleasthealthline.ca, record updated 2026-01-16).

Francophone employment centre in Pickering; distinct branch of Achev (Oakville head office odi-45 — different municipality and phone). Verified in Region of Durham newcomer housing guide.

Employment Ontario service administered by Durham College: job search help, resume building, workshops, employer hiring supports. Oshawa main site; Bowmanville site added separately as run42-d-07. Verified on official contact page.

Employment Ontario service run by YMCA of Greater Toronto: employment service, youth skills development, Youth Job Connection, resource centre. Whitby site added separately as run42-d-08. Verified on official ymcagta.org and 211 Ontario (centraleasthealthline.ca, updated 2026-04-21).

Bowmanville branch of Durham College Community Employment Services (Oshawa main site run42-d-05); own local phone. Verified on official contact page.

Whitby branch of YMCA Durham Employment and Community Services (Pickering main site run42-d-06); own local phone. Verified on official ymcagta.org location listings.

Youth hub program of Home Base Housing (25+ youth-serving partner agencies); KFLA Regional Youth Wellness Hub, housing programs and intensive community support on site. Shares central line 613-542-6672 with kin-home-base (Home Base Housing / In From The Cold) — kept as genuinely distinct branch service.

Kingston Municipal Non Profit Housing Corporation; rent-geared-to-income and market-rent units including seniors buildings (e.g. Country Pines, Rideaucrest Towers). Distinct nonprofit from Kingston & Frontenac Housing Corporation (odi-152), which it contracts for maintenance.

Interdisciplinary primary care (physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitian, social worker); preventive screening, prenatal/post-partum, well-baby, sexual health, counselling. Part of Deep River & District Health. Languages: English, French, translation for 200+ languages.

Registered charity focused on elder abuse prevention; runs Elder Abuse Prevention Support Line connecting seniors to peer support workers and area service providers.

Free legal services since 1971: tenant rights, criminal, consumer, disability benefit appeals, human rights, employment; representation before courts and tribunals in Kingston and Napanee. Student caseworkers supervised by experienced lawyers. Distinct from Kingston Community Legal Clinic (kin-legal).

Community addiction treatment centre for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. Note: its former residential program at 142 Foster Ave is now operated by CMHA Hastings Prince Edward; this record is the active 218 Front St service.

Walk-in opioid agonist therapy (methadone, Suboxone, Kadian), alcohol use disorder treatment, benzodiazepine taper, smoking cessation; OHIP-covered, no appointment or referral needed. Shares central corporate line 1-888-878-3563 with odn-20261003-NB-08 (trueNorth Medical - Timmins) — kept as genuinely distinct branch service (Kingston clinic).

Opioid substitution therapy clinic (methadone, Suboxone, Sublocade); on-site medication dispensing, case management/counselling, Hep C screening/treatment, on-site needle exchange; same-day starts, no referral required; most fees OHIP-covered. Distinct Kingston branch of Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres (only the Cornwall branch, run39-a-04, is in DB).

Tribal council for nine Matawa First Nations directly delivering client services (verified 2026-10-09 on matawa.on.ca, closing run-41 carryover). Health & Social Meno Biimadeswin: NIHB client navigators 1-807-631-5829 / 1-807-630-1331 (24/7), crisis intervention program, mental wellness team and crisis support, traditional healing 807-738-0983, transitional housing & support for women and children experiencing abuse, victim services incl. VQRP, social emergency management. Housing: 21 supportive housing units in Thunder Bay 807-346-1373 (Matawa Training and Wellness Centre, 523 Algoma St N; no walk-ins), transitional units, youth crisis beds. NOTE: 807-344-4575 is MFNM's published main line, also published by the sibling corporation Matawa Non-Profit Housing (odn-20261003-TB-10) — distinct orgs. Employment/training (Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen) and primary health care (Matawa Health Co-operative) run through separate corporations.

Transitional housing program operated by Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP); supportive housing helping youth transition to independent living.

Non-profit charitable community organization (est. 1982); free programs include parenting, children's social skills, computer skills for seniors, nutrition, health & wellness, women's empowerment and leadership.

Rural recovery-focused transitional housing and day program on a 25-acre farm in Caledon, operated by Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP); HART therapeutic program (horticulture, animal care, recreation). Call 905-584-9156 ext 25 for the HART program; supportive housing applications via SHIP Central Intake 905-795-8742 ext 3.

Employment Ontario service provider; job search assistance, Employment Service Plans, workshops, employer recruitment services. Toll-free 1-866-592-6278.

Employment Ontario service provider; job search assistance, Employment Service Plans, workshops, employer recruitment services. Toll-free 1-866-592-6278.

Services to Francophone women in Halton-Peel: individual and group counselling, transitional and housing support, family court support, prevention/awareness/education, advocacy; virtual service. Crisis line is Fem'aide 24/7.

Est. 1967 non-profit; Employment Ontario services, newcomer settlement, vocational evaluations, work hardening, youth employment, seniors programs, small business hub. Government-funded newcomer and employment services free; toll-free 1-888-499-4455.

Mental health and addiction services: individual/family/group counselling, anger management, stress management, healthy living programs; 988 suicide prevention helpline and distress helplines. Free and sliding-scale services.

Primary midwifery care (prenatal, birth, postpartum) in Bracebridge/Huntsville since 2005. Phone verified on official website.

Indigenous (Nipissing First Nation) midwifery practice with clinic on Nipissing First Nation and satellite site in Powassan. Phone verified on practice's own website event page.

Long-term residential addiction treatment centre. Phone verified via North Bay Police Service official community-support page; nbrh.org is the organization's own domain (site did not load in text fetch but domain corroborated across multiple sources).

10-bed transitional housing residence for youth 16-24 run by Crisis Centre North Bay (distinct from Four Elms emergency shelter and Northern Pines sites). Phone verified on the organization's own website. crisis_phone is the org's after-hours/main line, shared.

Branch record: Dorset site of the Algonquin FHT network (main Algonquin Family Health Team in Huntsville is record odn-20261004-cen-03 with its own 705-787-0846 line). This Dorset site has its own local line 705-766-0866. Phone/hours verified on Township of Lake of Bays official handout; Algonquin FHT website referenced on that handout.

NP-led primary care clinic in Huntsville. Phone/website verified on clinic's own domain northmuskokanplc.com and corroborated by Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare's official Where-to-get-care page and nsmhealthline (updated Mar 2026).

Branch record: the Wellness Hub is a program site of the Algonquin Family Health Team (main Huntsville site is record odn-20261004-cen-03 with its own 705-787-0846 line). This site has its own local line 705-789-5986, published on the AFHT's own website (algonquinfht.ca) location listings. Free community mental-health programs.

Branch record: Gravenhurst site of the Cottage Country Family Health Team (main Bracebridge record odn-20261004-cen-04 with its own 705-646-9045 line). This site has its own local line 705-687-2271, published on the CCFHT's own website (ccfht.ca) physician/NP practices page and nsmhealthline (updated Mar 2026).

County-run Local Immigration Partnership: advocacy and service coordination for newcomers in Huron County, plus newcomer service-gap research, community planning, and public awareness. Office phone is Huron County Economic Development's line (ext 6) — shared county line, ext-specific.

Stratford office of LEADS Employment Services (head office London). Employment resources and coaching: skills assessment, resume and interview support, labour market info, employer matching and on-the-job training plans. Some directories also list 245 Downie St, BR 15, Stratford.

Founded 2011. Information, referrals and support to help newcomers integrate; serves Perth and Huron Counties (also active in Bruce, Grey, Middlesex, Oxford and Wellington per chamber listing). Also reachable at 519-273-3403.

Nonprofit employment assistance: self-directed and assisted job search, supports for people with disabilities, students and mature workers; employer resources and Employment Resource Centre. Also serves Listowel, St. Marys, Goderich, Seaforth, Clinton, Exeter, Wingham, Mitchell and Milverton areas via outreach.

Affordable homeownership program: volunteer-built homes with interest-free mortgages for qualifying families. Also runs ReStores in Goderich (120 Huckins St, Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 9-4) and Wingham (680 Josephine St, 519-912-2882); proceeds fund future builds.

Serves Guelph and Wellington County. Builds include Garafraxa Village in Fergus (3- and 4-bedroom homes) and Cityview Village in Guelph. Also operates ReStores in Guelph and Fergus.

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) site: walk-in mental health and substance use services, peer support, drop-in space, employment and education supports. Serves Fergus and Wellington County. Phone is the Grove network central line — dial ext 1 for the Fergus site (existing DB record guelph-grove-youth-wellness-hubs covers the Guelph/Woolwich St site).

Avon Maitland District School Board adult education: secondary credit courses, co-op, free ESL for newcomers, LearningHUB online upgrading, employment services. Stratford office line via Ontario Health atHome directory; also listed as 519-301-4768; central AMDSB line 1-800-592-5437. Distinct from the Exeter office record (odd-20261002-192).

Peer-run consumer/survivor organization at the Bronson Centre, Centretown. Drop-in lounge, peer support groups (incl. Rainbow Peers, ACB Peer Support, Hearing Voices), family peer support, and a Peer Support Line at 613-567-4379.