Women’s and Children’s Services

Yorktown Child and Family Centre

Client Base: Families and children

Location: 2010 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 300, near Eglinton West station

Phone number: 416-394-2424

Email: info@yorktownfamilyservices.com

Hours: Mondays & Thursdays 2 PM – 6 PM, Tuesdays & Fridays 10 AM – 2 PM, Wednesday evenings 4 PM – 8 PM.

Shelter Site Crisis Line: 416-394-2999

Link: https://www.yorktownfamilyservices.com/

Rapid Access Therapy Services

Free virtual and in person across the city

Link: https://www.yorktownfamilyservices.com/rapid-access-therapy-hours/


The Child Development Institute

Client Base: Women and children

Location: Call for information.

Phone number: 416-603-1827, ext. 2241 (Caitlin), 2295 (Asisa), or 2249 (Ena, Spanish-speaking)

Hours: Call for information.

YWCA Toronto

Client Base: Provides emergency shelter and permanent housing to single women and women with children

Location: 87 Elm Street, Toronto ON, M5G 0A8

Phone number: 416-961-8100

Toll-Free: 1-888-843-9922

Email: INFO@YWCATORONTO.ORG

Link: https://www.ywcatoronto.org/

YWCA Here to Help

Client Base: Women and children (aged 4-16) that have witnessed abuse

Location: South Scarborough

Phone number: 416-266-1232, ext. 220 (Maria Palma) mpalma@ywcatoronto.org

Hours: Call for information.

Link https://www.ywcatoronto.org/ourprograms/supportservices/parentingafterabuse

Black Youth Helpline

Client Base: Information, referral and support for black youth; provides parenting and school support

Phone number: 416-285-9944

Email: info@blackyouth.ca

Hours: 9am-10pm

Location: 1111 Finch Ave West, Suite 411, Toronto, ON, M3J 2E5

Link: https://blackyouth.ca/

Nasheeha Muslim Youth Helpline

Client Base: Supports Muslim Youth, online therapy, education and outreach, and live chat. Offered in a variety of languages.

Phone number: 1-866-627-3342

Hours: 24./7

Live Chat: https://www.naseeha.org/livechat

Link: https://www.naseeha.org/

Women’s Multicultural Resources and Counselling Services of Durham

Client Base: Counselling, referrals, public education, workshops, and training and supportive services for women of colour, immigrant, and refugee women and children on issues of violence and abuse)

Phone number: 1-877-454-4035

Hours: 9am-5pm

Link: https://wmrcc.org/

Independent Legal Advice for Sexual Assault Survivors (Pilot Program)

Client base: If you are a survivor of sexual assault in Toronto, Thunder Bay and Ottawa, you may be eligible for up to 4 hours of free legal advice to discuss your legal options

Phone number: 1-855-226-3904

Link: https://www.ontario.ca/page/independent-legal-advice-survivors-sexual-assault

Planned Parenthood Toronto

Client Base: Sexual, reproductive, mental, and primary health care clinic for youth 13 – 29

Phone number: 416-961-0113

Hours: 9:30am-8pm, Friday: 9:30-4, Saturday: 10am-2pm

Email: ppt@ppt.on.ca

Location: 36B Prince Arthur AvenueToronto, ON M5R 1A9Canada

Link: https://ppt.on.ca/

Native Youth Sexual Health Network 

Client Base: Works with Indigenous peoples across the United States and Canada to advocate for and build strong, comprehensive, and culturally safe sexuality and reproductive health, rights, and justice initiatives in their own communities

Website: http://www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com/

Email: info@nativeyouthsexualhealth.com

South Asian Women’s Centre 

Client Base: Non-profit women’s organization run by, and for South Asian Women

Phone number: 416-537-2276.

Email: info@sawc.org

Link: https://www.sawc.org/

Hamilton Native Women’s Centre Emergency Shelter

Client Base: Shelter for Indigeneous women in the Hamilton area

Phone number: 905-664-1114 ; 1-888-308-6559

Link: https://www.nativewomenscentre.com/

Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto 

Client Base: Works to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of First Nations and Metis women within First Nation, Metis and Canadian societies

Phone number: 416 963 9963

Email: info@nwrct.ca

Link: https://nwrct.ca/

Ontario Native Women’s Association 

Client Base: Not for profit organization that was established in 1972 to empower and support Aboriginal women and their families throughout the province of Ontario

Phone number: 1-800-667-0816

Hours: 9am-5pm

Link: https://www.onwa.ca/

Talk 4 Healing Hotline 

Client Base: Free and culturally safe helpline for Aboriginal Women in Northern Ontario. Call, Text, and Live Chat options in a wide range of languages

Phone number: 1-855-554-HEAL

Link: https://www.beendigen.com/programs/talk4healing/