Ontario Resource Directory

City of Windsor Employment and Social Services delivers Ontario Works to Windsor and Essex County; this is the Leamington office with its own local line (distinct from the Windsor office line 519-255-5200). Financial assistance, employment supports, LEAP, benefits. Phone and address verified on the City of Windsor's official Ontario Works page.

First Nation band office community services in Leamington: health and mental wellness programs, fitness classes, food distribution (as available), child welfare/band representative services, employment and training, post-secondary education support, housing, cultural and ceremonial events, Women's Circle. Toll-free 1-800-206-7522 also available. Phone and address verified on the Nation's own website; service details via 211.

Goodwill Industries Ontario Great Lakes donation centre and thrift store; donations fund employment training and jobs for people facing barriers to employment. Phone confirmed on Goodwill's own location listing (goodwillindustries.ca) and the Essex BIA directory.

Goodwill Industries Ontario Great Lakes donation centre and thrift store; donations fund employment training and jobs for people facing barriers to employment. Own local line (distinct from other Goodwill locations). Phone corroborated across business directories; website is Goodwill's official donations page.

Pregnancy & family support centre for women (not transitional housing despite earlier lead). Phone 905-735-9934 confirmed on Google/Maps listings; website is the org's official site (also operates as Niagara Life Welland Centre). Carries out pregnancy options services in partnership with Clarity Pregnancy Options.

Respite, recreational and educational programs for children/youth/young adults with special needs (weekend respite, summer day camp, adult day program). Phone 289-868-9800 from the org's own brochure PDF; one Google listing shows an alternate 905-684-9000 but the org's materials list 289-868-9800.

CAMHS. Offices at 216 West St, Townsend and 101 Nanticoke Creek Pkwy. Phone 519-426-8760 (primary, confirmed via Google/Yellow Pages and org's site domain camhs.ca); toll-free intake 1-877-909-4357 listed in notes.

Free-standing 6-suite residential hospice providing 24-hour palliative care free of charge; serves Niagara West (Grimsby, Lincoln, West Lincoln). Phone 905-309-4013 from org's own site and healthline listing.

West Niagara Palliative Care Services o/a Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers. Free in-home hospice companionship, caregiver relief, bereavement support; serves Grimsby, Lincoln, Vineland, Jordan, West Niagara. Phone 289-566-9588 from org site and healthline listing.

Faith-based charitable org: pregnancy tests, options information, parenting classes, practical support. Phone 519-428-2177 and address 37 Robinson St from org's own site. After-hours crisis support 1-800-712-4357 (24/7). Note: does not provide medical services, counselling, or abortion services per their FAQ.

Promotes inclusion of people with developmental disabilities: career support, respite, residential support, community outreach. Phone 519-426-5000 (main office) from org site nacl.ca and info-bhn.cioc.ca records.

Addiction recovery support centre beside The Grace Cafe; phone and address from org's own site. Distinct program from The Grace Cafe soup kitchen (separate listing).

Primary care clinic for registered patients (not walk-in); hosts public CMHA walk-in counselling and Oxford Addiction Information/Treatment Services walk-in. Phone/address from org site.

Strathroy regional site of CMHA Thames Valley (separate branch from Oxford/Woodstock listing); local phone 519-245-0120 is the site's own line per southwesthealthline (Ontario Health atHome). Crisis via Reach Out.

Non-profit food rescue/distribution centre; rescues surplus food for re-distribution to agencies, food banks, shelters, soup kitchens. Phone and address from org's own site.

Community breakfast ($2/person or $5/family) at Knox Church; phone and program details from church's own site. Entrance off Mitchell St.

Tillsonburg branch of CMHA Thames Valley; own local line 519-842-8869 published on org's Contact Us page. Distinct from Woodstock Oxford listing. Crisis via Reach Out. | Distinct Tillsonburg branch: own local line 519-842-8869 published on cmhatv.ca Contact Us page (branch precedent; not the Woodstock/Oxford line).

Volunteer-driven charitable org strengthening Muslim women's voices: gender-based violence prevention, anti-Islamophobia and hate-incident support (reportinghate.ca), leadership training, youth programs, newcomer supports. Membership fees for some programs.

Advisory council to Waterloo Regional Council advancing crime prevention through social development: root-cause action, public education, community collaboration (e.g. annual Justice Dinner, Friends of Crime Prevention). Phone is the Region of Waterloo main switchboard shared with other regional programs - use ext 3474.

Builds affordable homes with partner families in Waterloo Region. Waterloo ReStore (120 Northfield Dr E) sells new/used building materials and furniture below retail; proceeds fund builds. ReStore also accepts donation drop-offs.

Employment Ontario service provider operated by the John Howard Society of Waterloo-Wellington Cambridge office, under its own brand with its own site and distinct local line 519-622-0815. One-on-one employment counselling, job bank, resource centre (computers/fax/photocopying), workshops and certifications.

Nurse-practitioner-led primary care clinic with team (NP, social worker, pharmacist, dietitian). Three sites - Cambridge, Kitchener (204-123 Pioneer Dr), Breslau (10-10 Townsend Dr) - share one central intake line 519-772-2322 (org's own central line, not a branch). Most services covered by OHIP.

Community visiting hospice (volunteer-based) operating since 1989; merged with Better Living Health and Community Services, operators of the 10-bed Margaret Bahen residential hospice. Part of the Better Living family of organizations.

10-bed residential hospice providing 24-hour palliative care, social work, complementary therapies and bereavement support at no cost to residents. Operated by Better Living Health and Community Services; works in partnership with Doane House Hospice.

Non-profit community hospice offering in-home volunteer support, individual counselling, 6-8 week bereavement groups, and the Evergreen Living Room drop-in wellness program — all services at no cost to clients.

Affiliation of churches in Markham, Unionville and Thornhill creating non-profit residential rental housing for people of low or modest income; has planned, developed and built four major affordable housing projects since 1989 and manages Larry Tod Place.

Non-profit providing leadership in LD/ADHD advocacy, education, assessment, counselling and community support (social skills programs, tutoring, camps, support groups). Formerly Learning Disabilities Association of York Region (LDAYR). Languages: English, Spanish, Farsi.

Kosher food bank program of the Jewish Russian Community Centre of Ontario assisting Jewish families with groceries; food-bank line is the parent org's main line (416-222-7105 ext. 260), not a distinct branch line.

Non-profit subsidiary of the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat (JCC) of Toronto providing free monthly grocery deliveries (non-perishables, fresh produce, eggs, bread, dairy and halal meat) with emphasis on privacy/discretion for recipients.

Integrated community health hub in Orléans co-led by Bruyère, CHEO, Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, Hôpital Montfort, ParaMed and Ottawa Public Health: seniors' services, medical imaging, rehabilitation, mental health and wellness services, specialty clinics, laboratory, care coordination. Fully bilingual (EN/FR). Formerly the Orléans Health Hub; renamed after a major donation.

Registered charity youth drop-in centre in Osgoode Ward; free drop-in programming focused on prevention, education, skill building and recreation. Hosts on-site youth mental health counselling (ages 12-17) delivered by NROCRC by appointment.

BRANCH: Ottawa satellite office of Kagita Mikam (admin HQ in Shannonville). Phone 613-565-8333 is the Ottawa office's own line published on the organization's official contact page (not a shared central line). Indigenous employment and training services: resume writing, employment counselling, labour market information, wage subsidies, training and upgrading supports, employer referrals.

Family Health Organization group practice (about 12 family physicians) serving Manotick and rural south Ottawa. Enrolled-patients-only practice (not a walk-in clinic). Offers minor procedures, well-baby care, prenatal and well-woman care.

Community health care centre in Barrhaven serving Ottawa, Manotick and Barrhaven: primary care, diagnostic imaging, on-site pharmacy and laboratory, women's health clinic, foot clinic and diabetes education and support program.

Family Health Team serving Barrhaven and area: family physicians plus allied health professionals supporting disease management and prevention. Not a walk-in clinic; not currently accepting new patients per 211 (April 2026).

Primary care family practice in Sydenham, part of the Rural Frontenac Lennox & Addington Health (RFLA Health) network. Phone is the clinic's own local line, verified on 211 Ontario and the RFLA Health official site.

Est. 1982; owns/operates 18 one-to-four-bedroom semi-detached/townhouse units near Sharbot Lake. Phone 613-279-3322 is the shared local office line (shared with Central Frontenac Housing Corporation, a separate corp at the same address); the org's official site directs applications to the City of Kingston Social Housing Registry, not this local line.

Est. 2010; 5-unit single-floor seniors' apartment building in Sharbot Lake with common room. Distinct corporation from North Frontenac Non Profit Housing Corporation but shares the same office, property manager, official site (nfhousingcorp.org) and local phone line 613-279-3322 — shared line, not a dedicated line.

Rent-geared-to-income housing: seniors' units at 295 Main St and family units at 15 Main St, Odessa. Phone 613-386-1555 is the corporation's own local line per 211 Ontario; the website is the Loyalist Township housing page (no standalone org site found).

Same-day urgent care clinic with associated family practice; team includes family doctors, NPs, nurses, social workers, pharmacist and dietitian; mental health and sexual health via the North Durham Family Health Team on site. Phone is the clinic's own main line, verified on the official site (not a shared central line).

Branch-own local line: 905-852-7848 is the Uxbridge site's own number, verified on the official site (not the parent org's shared central line). Free job-search support, resume help, workshops, Better Jobs Ontario info. The Port Perry itinerant site shares this Uxbridge line. Sister branches in Oshawa/Bowmanville already in DB (run42-d-05/run42-d-07).

Branch-own local line: 705-426-1587 is the Beaverton site's own number, verified on the official site (not the parent org's shared central line). Itinerant Employment Ontario site serving Brock Township; same free employment services as the Uxbridge branch.

Program of Rural Frontenac Community Services. Phone listed is the RFCS central line; Frontenac Transportation Services also publishes a dedicated dispatch line 613-279-2044 (and toll-free 1-877-279-2044) per the Township of North Frontenac. Rides by volunteer drivers to medical appointments, grocery shopping, daycare, social events; mileage fee charged (subsidy available; seniors/low-income/youth pay reduced rate). Pre-booking required; also delivers food bank/grocery/pharmacy orders.

Community Paramedicine line via main county switchboard; the 211 record lists ext 429 for the program. Mobile in-home health care by paramedics (wellness checks, vitals, ECGs, flu shots, medication review, referrals to community services) plus monthly wellness clinics countywide. Serves all of Frontenac County including the South Frontenac hamlets; Frontenac Paramedics also stations an ambulance in Parham (emergencies via 911).

Program of Rural Frontenac Community Services (parent org in DB as odn-20261003-SW-18). Phone listed is the RFCS central line. Community drop-in: meal and social activities (games, education, entertainment) with guest speakers and wellness activities, offered twice a month at four rotating rural locations including Parham (also Ompah/Plevna and Sharbot Lake). Fees vary per session with subsidies available.

SSVP conference listed under Community ministries on the official St. Padre Pio Parish site; lay Catholic organization serving the poor via home visitation assistance (food, clothing, referrals). Phone is the shared parish office line — no dedicated SSVP line is published; call to arrange assistance.

Non-profit based at the Maple Community Centre offering youth mentoring, the Be Job Ready employment program, women's networking, support groups, and legal/mental-health referrals. Phone (647) 404-7496 is current per the official contact page; an older community listing showed 905-553-0937.

Distinct York Region branch physically located in Maple (Vaughan); the DB holds the Toronto central office (odt-485) and a generic record (odx-812) — left in place unmerged per no-delete rule. Phone 416-638-7800 is central intake (shared line); after-hours line 1-800-404-1393. Services: individual/group counselling, family services, woman-abuse support, grief/bereavement, Jewish hospice, poverty reduction, Holocaust survivor emergency needs. Languages per 211: English, Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish. 211 record updated 2026-09-17.