Volunteering and Civic Participation
Volunteering refers to giving one's time freely towards helping an organization or a cause. Benefits of volunteering include work experience and the knowledge that one is helping others. This is not an exhaustive list of resources and services, but highlights those which might be of interest to individuals with mental health issues.
Publicly Funded / Free Services
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La plateforme Autisme-Asperger-Québec (AAQc) se veut une plateforme informative, éducative et inclusive sur l’autisme, les troubles du spectre de ...
QC, Canada
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All ages
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Provides a broad range of mental health, legal, parenting, and abuse support programs geared at boys, men, fathers and their families.
* Therapy & ...
2 Homewood Ave., Toronto, ON, M4Y 2J9 Map
647-479-9611
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All ages
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Day programming for adults with cognitive challenges offering options for after high school life. Various programs include: functional literacy, vocational ...
4300 Steeles Ave W, Vaughan, ON, L4L 4C2 Map
905-264-9007
Areas Served: York (Regional Municipality), Toronto
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21 years and up
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Helping poverty, homelessness and hunger with support programs, housing and advocacy.
Adult drop-in -- Mon-Fri 9 am-12:30 pm, Sat and statutory holidays 9 ...
552 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 3W8 Map
416-504-3563
Area Served: Toronto
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All ages
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Fred Victor is a social service charitable organization that fosters long-lasting and positive change in the lives of homeless and low-income people living ...
145 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 1S1 Map
416-364-8228
Area Served: Toronto
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All ages
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The program provides services to infants and preschoolers, and their families, who live in a number of different neighbourhoods in the northwest section of ...
Northwestern Toronto, ON Map
Area Served: Toronto
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Up to 16 years
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TAIBU CHC is a multi disciplinary, non-for-profit community led organization established to serve the Black community across the Greater Toronto Area as its ...
27 Tapscott road, Toronto, ON, M1B 4Y7 Map
416-644-3536
Area Served: Toronto
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All ages
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YOUTHLINK offers a unique set of services and programs for vulnerable youth between the ages of 12-24 and their families or caregivers. All of our services and ...
636 Kennedy Road, Toronto, ON, M1K 2B3 Map
416-967-1773
Area Served: Toronto
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12 - 24 years
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Through its programs and services, the Ministry of Community and Social Services:
•helps adults with a developmental disability live, work and participate ...
ON, Canada
1-800-461-2156 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Ontario
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16 years and up
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Youthspace.ca offers emotional support and crisis intervention to youth in Canada under 30yrs. Our highly-trained volunteers are online every night (6 PM to ...
Victoria, BC Map
Area Served: Canada
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Up to 30 years
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
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Chattha Psychological Services
4101 Steeles Ave. West, North York, ON, M3N 1V7 Map
905-455-7082
Areas Served: Peel Regional Municipality, York (Regional Municipality), Toronto
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12 years and up
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