West Neighbourhood House
248 Ossington Avenue M6J 3A2 Toronto, ON, Canada

Thanks to the Mid West Toronto Ontario Health Team and other amazing community partners, 44 of our personal support workers, who work directly with vulnerable seniors, plus 5 more people who work in our drop-ins with the homeless community, got #vaccinated yesterday. We're so grateful! #frontineworkers #frontlineheroes #wearevaccinated #covid19 #wereallinthistogether

Here is the FB event for the upcoming #MutualAid forum! Hope to see you there!

Come discover the power of #MutualAid. We will get through this pandemic by helping each other. Come meet your neighbours in downtown/west #Toronto and brainstorm how we can support each others' social and material well-being on March 4 from 6-8 p.m.! Join us on Zoom at bit.ly/OrganizerForum #TorontoNeighbours #NeighboursHelpingNeighbours #solidarity #foodsecurity #covid19

Introducing our new Virtual Homework Help Program for students in JK to Grade 7! For more information about this exciting new program please visit: westnh.org/homework #nonprofit #toronto #homeworkhelp #virtualhelp #support #homeworkproblems #ontarioeducation

We're so proud to have been working with University Health Network for throughout the pandemic on #SocialPrescribing. One-on-one tax and money help from our #FinancialEmpowerment program is exactly what the doctor ordered for people living with poverty and housing insecurity. Watch the CBC News: The National story! #socialmedicine #socialdeterminantsofhealth #onhealth #ontariohealth #torontohealth #covid19 https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1861703747507

We are proud to join the nearly two dozen community and civil rights organizations calling on the City of Toronto - Your Local Government to reduce the #overpolicing of #Black and #Indigenous people by removing officers from calls involving #homelessness and #mentalhealth. #topoli https://www.thestar.com//toronto-can-significantly-cut-pol

https://www.pcfb.ca/12-facts-of-the-food-bank In March, the Parkdale Community Food Bank team stepped up and created the first & only 100% free & 100% choice ba...sed grocery delivery program in Toronto. Our delivery program supports individuals within the downtown-west who cannot afford traditional grocery delivery and who are currently self isolating due to COVID-19 or who face other barriers which inhibit their ability to attend an in person food bank service. We currently deliver to over 150 families per week through the program and are working with other community organizations including Spadina Fort York Community Cares, Bike Brigade, West Neighbourhood House Scadding Court and Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre to expand it! Donate $100 to sponsor a family for a 2 week isolation period.

Our innovative "knock knock" project, part of the Roncesvalles Neighbourhood Care Team, was profiled in @futureofgood. Read about this #socialinnovation here: https://futureofgood.co/west-neighbourhood-house/

Find out how West Employment and training program by West Neighbourhood House can help you find your next job! #JobOpportunity #jobsearching #toronto #employmentToronto

Through the Newcomer Youth Leadership program, Grade 12 student Miguel Ángel discovered a passion for design he hopes to turn into a career. Read this and other all-good-news stories in our first newsletter of 2021! westnh.org/happy2021/

This is tonight! Come join us on Zoom - message for the password!

As kids head home for break, we're celebrating a safe and successful return to school this fall. Our affordable after-school program, which also has additional subsidies for those in need, is a lifeline for families. And it's still lots of fun even with physical distancing. Your support helps keep us well stocked with fun activities and craft supplies to make this time special even during the pandemic. Visit the link in our bio to give. Have a safe and happy holiday! #ontarioeducation #onted #afterschool #childdevelopment #crafts #kidscrafts #educational #physicallydistantfun #covid19 #pandemickids #generationcovid19