resources
| -- Resources for Women in Toronto & Peel -- | |
| Emergency Services | |
| Assaulted Women’s Helpline | 416.863.0511 |
| TTY for Deaf Persons | 416.364.8762 |
| Toronto Rape Crisis Centre | 416.597.8808 |
| Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel | 905.895.7313 |
| Central Family Intake (for Toronto shelters) |
416.397.5637 |
| Interim Place (shelter in Peel) |
905.403.0864 |
| YWCA Arise (shelter for women & children Toronto) |
416.929.3316 |
| YWCA Women’s Shelter (shelter for women & children Toronto) |
416.693.7342 |
| Counselling Services/Support Groups | |
| Family Services Association | 416.595.9618 |
| Women’s Health in Women’s Hands | 416.593.7655 |
Women’s Counselling, Referral & Education Centre |
416.534.7501 |
Women Recovering from Abuse Program |
416.323.6400 ext 4863 |
YWCA Breakthrough |
416.487.7151 |
| Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Centre | 416.323.9149 |
| YWCA Here to Help (for children who have witnessed abuse) |
416.266.1232 |
| Legal Services | |
| Parkdale Community Legal Services | 416-531-2411 |
| East Toronto Community Legal Services | 416.461.8102 |
| Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto | 416.408.3967 |
| Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Centre | 416.323.9149 |
| Legal Aid Ontario | 416.979.1446 |
| Brampton Community Legal Services | 905.455.0160 |
| Settlement Services/ESL (English as a Second Language) | |
| Costi Immigrant Services | 416-658-1600 |
| Riverdale Immigrant Women’s Centre | 416.465.6021 |
| Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples | 416.533.6411 |
| Employment Services | |
| Interval House (Building Economic Self Sufficiency Program) |
416.593.6995 |
| Scarborough Women’s Centre | 416.439.7111 |
| Times Change Women’s Employment Services | 416.927.1900 |
| Native Women’s Resource Centre | 416.963.9963 |
| Catholic Family Services | 905.450.1608 ext 8203 |
| Peel Employment Resource Centre | 905.450.1608 ext 8203 |
| YWCA REACH (North Etobicoke) |
416.964.3883 |
| YWCA Scarborough Village Employment Resource Centre | 416.264.5788 |
| Financial | |
| Enbridge Gas Distribution Winter Warmth Fund |
416.924.5491 |
| Ontario Works (Community Start up assistance) |
416.392.2956 |
| Other Resources | |
| Social Services Community Information Line | dial 211 |
| Hunger Hotline | 416-392-6655 |
| Knights Table (Peel Food Bank) |
905.454.8725 |
| Peel Access to Housing | 905.453.1300 |
Toronto Housing Connections |
416.981.6111 |
| Victim Services (DVERS home alarm) |
416.808.7077 |
Toronto Links
- Springtide Resources
- The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
- METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children)
- DAWN: DisAbled Women's Network
- Toronto Community Information - Abuse including sexual assault
- White Ribbon Campaign
- Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
- Sistering
- St. Christopher House: Violence against women and children
Ontario Links
- Assaulted Women's Helpline
- Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children
(London, Ontario) - The Ontario Women's Justice Network
- OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
Canadian Links
- YWCA of Canada, publications and resources
- National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
- Canadian Women's Foundation
- Amnesty International Canada - Human Rights of Women
international resources
- Amnesty International – stop violence against women
- International Center for Research on Women – violence
- United Nations – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- V-Day – A Global Movement to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls
