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Services during COVID-19

During the pandemic, we are staying in close contact with the relevant authorities and we will reassess the situation as necessary. Our child care centres n, parents and staff by ensuring protocols are in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Centres have been inspected and approved by Public Health and the Ministry of Education. If you have any questions, please contact the centres directly.

For more information about closures or our services during the situation, please contact us at 416-925-2103 x7777 or info@tng.org

RESOURCES DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS

St. Stephen’s is a member of 211 Toronto (dial 211 on your telephone) to access all resources in your community. This phone line is in service 24/7 for help and referrals.

• COVID19 Food Resources - created by The 519 - March 2020
• COVID19 Medical Resources - created by The 519 - March 2020
• COVID19 Resources for Housing, Mental Health & Newcomers in GTA - created by The 519 - March 2020
• COVID19 Parent/Caregiver Resources - created by The 519 - March 2020
• If You Lost Your Employment Income - a quick guide to EI - revised March 31, 2020
• Ontario Works cheque pick-up location changes
• Benefit Information - information about financial suport from government - compiled by Jennifer Robson, Associate Professor of Political Management, Carleton University using public information - March 27, 2020
• Second Career benefits for manufacturing workers laid off due to COVID19
• Ontario Increasing Mental Health Support During COVID-19
• How to remove protective gloves safely - from Public Helth Ontario
• COVID-19: Updates on the law and legal services - from Steps to Justice
• C19 Emergency Benefit Extension
• TTC-COVID-19 Update - June 29, 2020
• COVIDhelpTO - information about housing and financial support for front-line worker from Social Planning Toronto
• Service Canada: critical services during COVID-19
• COVID-19 information in 35+ different languages

Our Commitment to Fight Anti-Black Racism and Oppression

The Neighbourhood Group Community Services stands with Black and Indigenous peoples of Toronto in the daily fights for equity that they face. We cannot be neutral in a society that privileges colonialization and white supremacy in its structures, history and daily interactions.  Police violence is one of the most dangerous forms of racism and we need fundamental changes in the police and justice systems.

The Neighbourhood Group commits to advocating for changes to our criminal and justice systems, to address systemic racism in our organization and in our community, and to provide resources, services, and supports to further equity for Black and Indigenous people. These recent days underscore the need to fight together, where we live and where we work, for racial equality and human rights.

Anti-Black racism affects us all because it destroys the fabric that ties us together. As a leading organization, The Neighbourhood Group will not leave it to Black communities, colleagues and neighbours to fight against systemic violence and structures. We will name it and address it, we will learn from each other, and we will move forward together.

Save our Overdose Prevention Site

Despite the Province’s funding cut to our OPS, we are still providing much-needed services to people in our community. And thanks to your generosity, we have expanded our services, increasing our OPS hours and adding an additional consumption space. But until government funding is restored, we must continue to rely on generous donations to keep our OPS open to save lives.

You can help: Please donate to our OPS.

And read more about how the community is coming together in this time of need.