**Important** Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. There are many more organizations and resources in the community that may not be included here. This list shares some of the most common organizations and resources that families often utilize and find helpful.
Access to Housing
- Apply for Subsidized Housing
- Affordable Rental Homes
- Emergency Shelter
- Habitat for Humanity
- Holland Bloorview Family Accommodations
- Help with Evictions and Tenant Rights
- Housing Help Centres
- Toronto Rent Bank
- YWCA Elm Centre
Tipsheets:
Access to Child Care
Access to Respite Care
- Bridges (for families living in Durham Region)
- Community Living Toronto
- Corbrook
- Emily’s House
- Geneva Centre for Autism
- Holland Bloorview Respite
- Kerry's Place
- Respite Now
- Safe Haven
- Strides Toronto
- Sunflower Developmental Services
- TheraBounce
Tipsheets:
- Family Tipsheet:Respite (PDF)
Access to Transportation
- Accessible Vehicle Modifications
- Accessible Parking Permit
- Accessible Transportation Services
- CNIB Transit Card
- Trip Planners
- TTC Fair Pass Transit Discount Program
- TTC Support Person Assistance Card
- TTC Travel Training
- WheelTrans
Health Literacy Support
- Holland Bloorview programs
- ABC Life Literacy Canada
- Health 811
- How to use Google Translate
- National Newcomer Navigation Network
- Translation Agency of Ontario
Tipsheets:
Access to Social and Community Connections
- Accessible Recreation by City of Toronto
- Easter Seals - Access 2 Card
- Holland Bloorview Programs
- Ontario Caregiver Organization
- Support groups from ConnectABILITY directory
- Surrey Place Wellness Services
- Sawubona Africentric Circle of Support
- Toronto Public Library: Museum & Arts Pass
- Toronto Recreation Guide
- Variety Village
- Welcome Policy
Tipsheets:
Access to Mental Health Support
- Crisis Helpline in the GTA:
- Non-emergency Mental Health Support
- Anishnawbe Health Toronto – Walk-in Counselling
- BounceBack®
- Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
- Community Family Services of Ontario
- Family Service Toronto
- Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health at SickKids
- Kids Help Phone
- LGBT Youthline
- Lumenus - Individual & Family Counselling
- One Stop Talk
- Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program
- Progress Place Warm Line
- Strides Toronto Family Counselling
- Taibu Community Health Centre
- What’s Up Walk In
- Woodgreen Walk-in Counselling
- Yorktown Family Services
Tipsheets:
Access to Funding and Health Care Costs
- Federal Funding
- Provincial Funding
- Other Financial Assistance
- Uninsured Individuals (No public health insurance OHIP)
- Clothing Donation
- New Circles clothing program
Tipsheets:
- Family Resource Centre Funding Guide
- Tipsheet - ACSD
- Tipsheet - SSAH
- Tipsheet - Easter Seals Incontinence Supplies Grant
- Tipsheet - Canadian Dental Care Plan
- Tipsheet - Funding Application Support
- Geneva Centre for Autism – Video on how to fill out the ACSD form
- Geneva Centre for Autism – Video on how to fill out the SSAH form
- Surrey Place - Video and tipsheet on how to fill out the ACSD form
- Surrey Place - Video and tipsheet on how to fill out the SSAH form
- Surrey Place - YouTube about different financial support
- Video on how to apply for SSAH & submit invoices for payment
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Research & Evidence Based Health Care
- Case Study – Family Navigation Hub
- Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities
- EMBARK program - amplifying diverse Black voices in disability research
