Ontario Resource Directory

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Operates a Pet Food Bank and Public Veterinary Services (affordable spay/neuter and wellness care).

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Operates an Emergency Pet Food Bank and affordable veterinary services (spay/neuter, wellness clinics).

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Operates the Pet Pantry (pet food bank) with 25 community partners and Pet Health Outreach clinics offering below-market-rate veterinary care.

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Operates a Pet Pantry (pet food bank), Veterinary Outreach Program and cat spay/neuter clinic. Also operates the Stratford Perth Animal Centre, 125 Griffith Road, Stratford (519-273-6600).

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Provides animal control/bylaw services for the City of Guelph, lost and found, and affordable vet clinics (microchip, nail trim).

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Official website is windsorhumane.org (windsorhumane.ca does not resolve). Operates the WECHS Veterinary Clinic (519-966-1118) with spay/neuter and wellness services.

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Street address not published on the official contact page.

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Report animal cruelty to PAWS Ontario (1-833-926-4625); this office line is not for animal care and control emergencies.

Category note: listed under health_clinic as closest fit for subsidized veterinary care. Official site (farleyfoundation.org) was unreachable at time of verification; contact details verified via 211 Ontario (record updated Aug 20, 2026). Subsidizes non-elective veterinary care for low-income pet owners across Ontario. Applications must be submitted by veterinary clinics, not directly by pet owners.

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. City of Toronto municipal animal services: sheltering, pet licensing, lost/found, wildlife advice, SNYP mobile spay/neuter clinic for low-income residents, and the Grant for Indigenous People with Pets (includes pet food and essential supplies). Multiple shelter/office locations across Toronto. Verified via 211 Ontario (updated Apr 19, 2026).

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Shelters in Welland, Niagara Falls and Port Colborne; operates a Wellness/Spay Neuter Clinic and pet licensing for several Niagara municipalities.

Category note: listed under basic_needs as closest fit for animal welfare resource. Northern Ontario humane society; operates a low-cost Pet Clinic.

Emergency food bank (by appointment Tue/Thu 9am-4pm), emergency clothing, community meal program Mon/Wed, Good Food Box, back-to-school and Christmas assistance. Serves Leeds and Grenville.

Emergency food bank and non-food vouchers, Friday free lunch at 'The Tea Room', Christmas hamper/toy program, thrift store, emergency disaster response. Serves Smiths Falls, Perth, Carleton Place and area.

Team-based primary care: family doctors, NPs, social worker, psychiatrist, dietitian. Mental health services, Women's Wellness Program, Diabetes Education Centre, well-baby/prenatal clinics.

Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day program, in-home respite, Lifeline, caregiver support, foot care, wellness calls. Helps seniors remain independent at home.

Family support workers plus weekly two-hour parent-child drop-in playgroups in Carleton Place, Perth and Smiths Falls; transportation can be provided.

Community Choice Pantry emergency food distribution; housing prevention and diversion workers plus help with Homelessness Prevention Fund applications; free volunteer income tax clinic; clothing/furniture vouchers for the Thrift Store.

18-bed live-in concurrent disorder treatment program (8-16 week stays) for men, with 24/7 support, trauma-informed care, individual and group counselling; partners with the Ministry of Health and Correctional Services Canada.

Municipal services corporation building nonprofit affordable rental housing across PEC, including a 40-unit Wellington development and a 12-unit Picton building; rents set about 20% below local market rent.

Free made-from-scratch breakfasts and lunches served weekdays from a mobile van parked on Wellington St near Johnson St behind St. George's Cathedral; meals prepared in the St. Lawrence College Teaching Kitchen.

Builds affordable homes sold at no profit with interest-free mortgages to partner families; also operates ReStores in Kingston and Napanee that fund the build program.

24-hour supervised voluntary residential program for youth 16-21, plus Teen Compass education, Young Parent Support and child care programs. Partnered with the Renfrew County Youth Wellness Hub (Apr 2025) for 4 Guest House crisis beds.

Local non-profit (est. 1996) offering EAP counselling and private psychotherapy for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, abuse and substance use; in-person, telephone and virtual options.

Registered faith-based charity (19 years) offering free pregnancy tests, pregnancy-loss support, weekly drop-in prenatal nutrition program, lactation consulting, maternity/infant clothing and community referrals. Not a medical facility.

Multi-functional addictions and mental health treatment service (now branded CMHA HPE) offering case management, housing supports, counselling, court diversion and residential addictions treatment. 24/7 crisis line 1-888-757-7766.

Non-profit agency enhancing mental wellness through community counselling, support groups and workshops, advocacy and transitional housing. Community counselling is free; some groups/workshops may have a fee.

Non-profit community agency (formerly Counselling Services of Belleville & District) providing assessment, counselling, advocacy and support for children, families and individuals; supervised access service available via 613-968-7362.

Habitat for Humanity affiliate building affordable homes and running a homeownership program across Prince Edward and Hastings Counties; operates ReStores in Belleville (365 Bell Blvd) and Trenton (266 Dundas St E).

New community health centre providing interprofessional team-based primary care with Indigenous knowledge keepers, mental health counsellors, dietitian and physiotherapist, plus free community wellness programs.

Indigenous health centre combining traditional health practices with Western medicine; family doctors, nurse practitioners, prenatal and older adult programs with referral to regional services.

Provides food bank, daily breakfast program, Christmas hamper program, family emergency assistance, court support, children's summer camp and thrift store at 863 Chemong Road.

Mental health and youth justice organization serving the community since 1976; offers individual and family counselling, a community response team and Youth Criminal Justice Act programs (toll-free 1-888-475-3420).

Free community support service offering housing assistance, income tax preparation, form completion, seniors support, electricity advocacy and grants, money management sessions, and ESL classes. Toll-free line: 1-888-698-3382.

Provides emergency food, food cupboards, Christmas hampers, Coats for Kids, Celebrate Recovery addiction program, and referrals for homelessness, addiction, and money management services.

Lindsay office of CMHA HKPR offering case management, crisis intervention, early psychosis intervention, court/diversion support, supportive housing, and peer programs. Distinct from the crisis-only record already in the DB.

Charitable children's mental health centre providing counselling and therapy, child/youth crisis intervention during office hours, infant development, and special needs supports. After-hours crisis line: 1-855-310-COPE (2673).

Formerly Addiction Services for York Region (ASYR). 40+ years as a government-funded addictions treatment provider. Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) walk-in clinics, York Region Withdrawal Management Centre, ethno-cultural outreach.

Legally named Social Services Network; rebranded as Senior Services Network. Designated Senior Active Living Centre by the Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility. Information and referral, culturally responsive seniors programming. Services in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati.

Restorative justice nonprofit. Free Durham Community Mediation Program, Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP), anger management and anti-racism Listening Circles.

After-school, summer camp, teen leadership and youth justice programs at 20 locations across Durham Region. Registered charity since 1963.

ASL literacy/upgrading, ASL instruction, community support (help with calls, forms, appointments), children's recreation programs, Deaf seniors socials, information and referral.

Registered charity community hub since 1999. Food bank, harm reduction, low-income supports, year-round tax clinic, tenant and utility support, family/youth/seniors programs. Churchill site offers addictions and mental health counselling, nurse practitioner primary care.

Registered charity. Free EarlyON parent-child programs, parenting support, licensed child care and drop-off programs at multiple Oakville sites. Some enrichment programs fee-based.

Registered charity since 2012. Healthy weekend and summer food packages delivered discreetly through 100+ Halton schools to 1,200+ students.

Serving Peel since 1985. Case management, immigration supports, preventive health care, seniors and youth programs, community support line (647-812-8545).

After-school and summer programs, youth leadership (Keystone 14-18), employment readiness and mentorship. Main offices in Brampton and Mississauga.

Registered charity serving the Ardglen/Orenda neighbourhood. Monthly Food Haven food distribution, after-school programs, women's groups, seniors connecting, counselling (Courage to Overcome), crisis fund.