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Organization:
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Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto - Community Programs
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Address:
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191 Gerrard St E
Toronto, ON
M5A 2E5
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Location:
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Cross street: Sherbourne St and Gerrard St E
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Accessibility Notes:
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Wheelchair accessible automatic main entrance - side entrance with lift -- call for details ; Barrier-free washroom including door and stall
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 10 am-4:30 pm, closed at lunch time 12 pm-1 pm
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Service Description:
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Resource centre- crisis intervention
- information and referral
- urban orientation
- community outreach
- food programs
Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children - home visits for families with children birth-6 years
- auntie approach
- prenatal and postpartum support
- early education support, links to community resources and referrals
Pimaatsiwin -- drop-in for mothers and children birth-6 years- parenting classes
- prenatal programs
- community kitchen, healthy families training and workshops
Trauma Support -- 416-963-9963 ext 249- case management
- peer support
- peer-led support circles
- trauma counselling
Community and Family Wellness Support - support, counselling and referrals specializing in legal assistance
- ending violence and general assistance
Cultural programming - women's and youth hand drumming, arts and crafts, beading
- Full Moon Ceremonies, Traditional feasts
- Ojibwe language class
- fitness programs
- cultural traditions, crafts, support groups, speakers
Housing Program - information and referral
- assistance finding and accessing safe, stable housing
Investing in Women's Futures - self-employment and pre-employment training program
- includes skill-building workshops, educational bridging programs, traditional counselling and activities
- dress for success program
Mobility for Good -- free phones and subsidized plans to Indigenous women at risk or surviving violence, in partnership with Telus
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Fees:
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None ; Associate memberships are also available for Indigenous women living outside GTA
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Application:
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Drop in or call for appointment
SVRT -- book an appointment at 416-525-9653 or email svrt.casemanager@nwrct.ca
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Women of Indigenous ancestry (Status, Non-Status, Métis, Inuit) or women with children of Indigenous ancestry
meal programs open to all women
Indigenous female youth of Indigenous ancestry
Indigenous self-identifying women, Trans or 2-Spirited people
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Area Served:
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Halton Region, Peel Region, Durham, York Census Division, and Greater Toronto Area
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