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 TDIN Community Care Toolkit
On March 13th, the Government of Ontario announced their decision to end provincial funding for Supervised Consumption Sites (SCSs) that will result in their forced closure by June 13, 2026. This is d...
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 TDIN Toronto Drug Alert Community Care Toolkit April 2026
In response to Toronto Public Health's April 7th Drug Alert, TDIN has put together some resources for drop-in programs (and community members) as we navigate our collaborative effort to prov...
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2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations: Posi+ive Living Programs
The 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations is a community-led agency that serves Two-Spirited People of the 1st Nations, Metis, and Innuit who have been living with or affected by AIDS in the Greater To...
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5 STEPS TO SAVE A LIFE
Post this useful poster to help save a life in an opioid overdose!   1. Shake and Shout 2. Call 911 if unresponsive 3. Administer Naloxone 4. Chest compressions and full CPR if trained 5. Is it w...
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A Resident Engagement Workshop Toolkit: Exploring Power, Participation, Communication and Decision-Making
From July 2022 to September 2023, a 20-member Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy (TSNS) Advisory Group came together to share with the City of Toronto their ideas for and experiences with communit...
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ABRPO: Black Voices Locating Our Grief Interactive Resource
This resource is created by and for ACB community working in HIV and Harm Reduction, but it’s impact goes beyond these sectors. It’s an opportunity to acknowledge and name Black grief and ...
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ABRPO: Essential Tools for Support and Stability: Worker Resource Kit
The original resource, Essential Tools for Support and Stability, was created by the AIDS Bereavement and Resiliency Program of Ontario (ABRPO) as part of its Turning to One Another (TTOA) project. In...
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Advancing Inter-Sectoral Action on Harm Reduction and Anti-Racism in the Supportive Housing Growth Plan
The Toronto Supportive Housing Growth Plan (the Growth Plan) was co-convened by the Wellesley Institute, CMHA Toronto, the Toronto Mental Health and Addictions Supportive Housing Network (TMHASHN), an...
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All Our Voices Final Report
All Our Voices is a community-driven project with the aim of understanding how to increase access to social services, with a focus on inclusion for all Indigenous peoples in Toronto. The All Our Voice...
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ALS: Legal Clinic
The Legal Clinic is a community legal aid clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario, which provides free legal assistance to low-income Aboriginal people living in the City of Toronto. This means we help Sta...
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Applying for a Status Card
ALS provides support for people trying to apply for their Status Card. Visit the ALS website for more information on the process.    How to Apply?1. Fill out the Application Form &ndash...
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Barrier-free Benefits
Need Help Applying for Disability Benefits? Inclusion Canada’s Barrier-Free Benefits program offers FREE, one-on-one help with disability benefits. Our Navigators are here to help you apply for ...
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Be Safe App
The Be Safe App by is a free mobile app designed to support young people in reaching out during a crisis. The app aims to help users with making informed decisions and accessing relevant and reli...
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Bedbugs: A Handbook for Shelter Operators
Bed bugs are a pest and are common in transient populations. Bed bugs are found in hotels, motels, apartment buildings, rooming houses, dormitories and shelters. No spray or chemical can stop bed bugs...
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Black Mental Health Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Group
Black Mental Health Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Group is designed for Black 2SLGBTQ youth 18-29 interested in building mental health tools and skills for enhancing wellbeing.Friends of Ru...
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Call Auntie Clinic
Call Auntie Clinic is an Indigenous led, low barrier, medical care clinic for Indigenous Community members and people who are experiencing barriers to accessing mainstream healthcare. You can book an ...
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CAMH Employment Works
Employment Works supports the employment goals of people with lived or living experience with mental health and/or addiction.   The supports provided depend on the individual and what their goal ...
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Can the police stop me and ask for my ID?
Can the police stop me and ask for my ID? Yes, the police can stop you and ask for documents that show who you are. When you are stopped on the street and asked your name, date of birth, address, or t...
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City of Toronto Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing
Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) is a type of housing assistance for low-income households where renters pay on average 30 per cent of their income on rent. Eligible applicants join the Centralized Waiting...
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CLEO Connect: Community Worker Resource Hub
Are you a community worker who fields questions about the law from service users? CLEO has created a hub with information that is designed to highlight legal information and services to support you in...
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CLEO: Five Steps to Help Clients
Are you unsure about how to help clients who come to you with legal problems? Here are some steps that CLEO has put together that you can take to detect legal problems in your clients' lives, lea...
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Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients
There is an ALS Publication available by Lorna Fadden, PhD "Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients".About ALSALS (formerly Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto) was formed in...
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Community Donation Letter Template
Dental Hygiene It has come to our attention that drop-ins are in high need of dental hygiene supplies.  TDIN is providing you with a template letter to reach out to organizations such as dental o...
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Downtown East Toronto HART Hub DBT Skills Group
Downtown East Toronto HART HubDBT Skills GroupMondays 11am-12:30pmWeekly sessions, ongoing, starting November 17, 2025Regent Park Community Health Centre465 Dundas St. EastIndividuals can be referred ...
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Engage Barrie: Bill 6: Safer Municipalities Act, 2025 What This New LawMight Mean For You Trifold
Created with assistance from the Encampment Justice Coalition, and Réseau Access Network. For more information visit www.engagebarrie.orgThis trifold information sheet has i...
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GLoW Initiative, Breakaway Community Services
The GLoW Initiative at Breakaway Community Services offers free 1-1 support for workers who provide care to People Who Use Drugs in the overdose crisis and who have been impacted by the trauma and ove...
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Good Grief: Honouring our Grief and Acknowledging our Losses
Support for Workers and Community Members When Responding to Death, Loss and Traumatic Events Saying a Meaningful Goodbye: When clients or workers experience traumatic events When clients or colle...
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Harm Reduction Resources
City of Toronto Harm Reduction supplies The Works at Toronto Public Health supports agencies across Toronto to offer harm reduction supplies and services and access points. Click link below to view li...
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Harm Reduction Supplies Finder Map from the OHRDP
To find Harm Reduction Supplies near you, OHRDP has a service finder map. Enter your city or postal code and a map with Harm Reduction Supplies and Disposal Bins will generate.  All Public H...
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Impact of Bill 6 (Safer Municipalities Act) and Bill 10 (Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act) on Precariously Housed Renters and Vulnerable People
The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario has created a resource that overviews the impacts of Bill 6 and Bill 10 on precariously housed renters and vulnerable people.  Bill 6Bill 6 focus...
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Know Your Rights on Drug Laws for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) People Who Use Drugs
Across Canada, African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) people face state-sanctioned violence that is deeply rooted in the legacy of slavery and the enduring presence of anti-Black racism, which manifests ...
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Know your Rights on the TTC
Do you know your rights on public transit? The TTCRiders have resources available to help you navigate the transits system.  Download a "Know Your Transit Rights" guide from the TTCRiders or...
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Legal Aid Ontario: Find a Legal Clinic
A legal clinic is a community-based organization funded by Legal Aid Ontario that provides legal services, including legal information, advice, or representation. Have questions about legal clinics? V...
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Let’s Talk Medetomidine Information for Harm Reduction Workers
Medetomidine was first detected in Ontario’s unregulated fentanyl supply in December 2023 by Toronto’s Drug Checking Service. By December 2025, they found that medetomidine was in over 80%...
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Medetomidine Info Poster
Medetomidine is a veterinary tranquilizer similar to xylazine (tranq) but much stronger. Pronounced meh-deh-TOH-mih-deen. Toronto Drug Checking Services has created an info poster as a commu...
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New Circles Clothing Program
New Circles offers a free service that provides new or gently used, quality clothing to individuals and families in need, in order to meet their requirements for seasonally appropriate clothing. Their...
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Ontario’s Drug Checking Community and supervised consumption sites: Generating critical evidence on Ontario’s unregulated drug supply
The purpose of this memo is to describe:1. The current state of Ontario’s unregulated opioid supply, as evidence that services for people who actively use drugs (specifically, opioids) remain cr...
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Parents Like Us: An Unofficial Guide to Caring for a Young Person Who Uses Substances
This adapted handbook is shaped by the voices and creativity of both caregivers and youth with lived experience in Thunder Bay. Their insights, artwork, and advice offer a powerful reflection of resil...
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Pet Food Bank
Toronto Humane Society believes that pets are cherished members of the family. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring that no pet goes hungry, even during challenging times. &nbs...
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Police Powers: Stops and Searches
CLEO has a resource (originally published in 2018) that overviews what you could expect when interacting with the police if you are stopped/searched.  The resource explains that in most cases, if...
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Reporting Deaths to People Experiencing Homelessness
TDIN members, along with many organizations and the City of Toronto, are concerned because, to-date, the deaths of people in Toronto who are homeless have not been accurately reported, investigat...
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Rights of an arrested person
Steps of Justice has a variety of resources available for people looking to know their rights as an arrested person. Some of the topics covered include: I was arrested with no war...
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Sexual Health Clinic Finder Map
You do not need a referral or OHIP to visit a sexual health clinic. Clinic locations, hours and details are available on the Toronto Public Health website. Toronto Public Health clinics offer onl...
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Sources of free or low-cost legal advice and information
Before referring someone to legal services, review these considerations to keep in mind. CLEO has put together resources that may help you navigate finding sources of free or low-cost legal advic...
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Steps to Justice: Complete legal forms with Guided Pathways
CLEO has developed free online interviews to help you help your clients fill out legal forms or create legal documents, and identify next steps in a legal process.Use CLEO's free online inte...
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Supporting People Who Use Substances During Extreme Heat Events
Please see attached resource by Ontario Harm Reduction Distribution Program to Supporting People Who Use Substances During Extreme Heat Events.
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The Community Playbook
In 2023, the City of Toronto partnered up with Social Planning Toronto to launch a capacity-building project. Through this partnership, Social Planning Toronto developed a “community playbook&rd...
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The Forward Thinking Nonprofit: Leading Through Change E-Book
The Forward-Thinking Nonprofit: Leading Through Change e-Book brings together insightful essays from 19 experts across the global social impact sector. Whether you are navigating fundraising hurd...
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The RBC Patient and Family Learning Space at CAMH
The RBC Patient and Family Learning Space (PFLS) is an interactive hub for patients, families and the community to access reliable information about mental health, substance use and recovery. We offer...
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TNO: Settlement Services for Newcomers
Did you know that The SWIS (Settlement Workers in Schools) program at TNO has been supporting newcomer High-school and middle school students through the NOW and WIN programs since 2007—17 years...
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Toronto Bed Bug Project: Community Bed Bug Report October 2009
The Toronto Bed Bug Project is a Toronto Public Health initiative.  Established over one year ago, the Toronto Bed Bug Project has representation from and the active involvement of many relevant ...
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Toronto Drug Checking Service
What is Toronto's Drug Checking Service? People who use drugs in Toronto have long advocated for access to drug checking in an effort to reduce the harms associated with using drugs from the unregu...
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Toronto Health and Social Services Directory
The newly expanded Toronto Health and Social Services Directory is now available Toronto Health and Social Services Directory (torontoservicedirectory.ca) The Directory is a website that helps pe...
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Toronto Indigenious Harm Reduction
Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction is a response to the epidemic of ongoing colonization and lack of services for the urban Indigenous population. TIHR aims to reduce harm around stigmatized experience...
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Toronto Overdose Action Plan: Prevention & Response
The Action Plan, from Toronto Public Health, provides a comprehensive set of actions and responds to overdoses, organized under 10 key categories. See the attached PDF for a breakdown of the strategy....
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Toronto Urban Indigenous Engagement Toolkit 2023
In the Fall of 2022, the Toronto Aboriginal Support Service Council (TASSC) worked with the City of Toronto to create this Toronto Urban Indigenous Engagement Toolkit in support of meaningful, inclusi...
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TSSS Harm Reduction Unit Referral Form
Working with clients who may benefit from harm reduction case management & additional supports? You can refer them to the TSSS Harm Reduction Unit. Refer a client when: They require ongoing harm ...
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Understanding Bill 6
Homelessness and poverty are complex, multifaceted issues with no single identifiable cause. The inability for some Ontario households to access suitable housing relates to affordability and supply. C...
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Urgent Care for Pets
The bond between an animal and their human is significant. The joy, the trust, the unconditional love and more all contribute to the unique nature of this relationship. But for many loving pet ow...
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Victim Rights Advocacy
“Ki-ne-go zon-gah-zay mani-do”“Our Strong Spirit”ALS (formerly the Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto) Victim Rights Advocacy program, “Ki-ne-go zon-gah-zay mani-d...
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What are my rights as an Indigenous person in youth criminal court?
If you identify as Indigenous, you have the same rights as other young people who have been charged with a crime, plus other rights and options.Steps of Justice has a variety of resources for Indigeno...
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When Grief Comes to Work: Managing Grief and Loss in the Workplace (Handbook)
From the author, Yvette Perreault: Why grief and the workplace? I wrote this handbook in 2011 while I was Director of the AIDS Bereavement and Resilience Program of Ontario (www.abrpo.org). ...
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Working Group on Best Practices for Harm Reduction Programs in Canada for Canadian Programs that Provide Harm Reduction Supplies to People Who Use Drugs and are at Risk for HIV, HCV, and other Harms: 2021 Best Practice Recommendations
This 2021 version presents user-friendly, evidence-based, national best practice recommendations. The goal of the Best Practice Recommendations is to improve the effectiveness of programs that deliver...