Peace Ranch

19179 Centreville Creek Road
P.O. Box 91, Stn. Caledon East
Caledon, ON L7C 3L8
Phone: 905-584-9156 | Fax: 905-584-0928 | Toll Free: 1-877-761-6352
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Website: www.peaceranch.com

Agency Mandate
To provide supportive housing and rehabilitative programs for adults who have serious mental illnesses, enabling them to live and work in a community atmosphere.

Agency Programs

• Supportive Housing: Provides supportive housing 24 / 7 on a farm in Caledon for adults aged 18 – 65 with serious mental illness; provides independent "step up" housing in the townhouses in Brampton for 7 adults; Partner with Supportive Housing in Peel in delivering ongoing housing support and crisis intervention to clients residing in the Phase 2 Homelessness Initiative units located in northern Peel.
• Day Program: Provides community members living with mental health problems with the opportunity to participate in on-site programs such as equestrian, weaving, crafts, gardening, horticulture and animal care.
• Family Support Group: Conducts annual family conferences and provides family support as requested.

Peel HIV/AIDS Network

160 Traders Blvd., Unit 1
Mississauga, ON L4Z 3K7
Phone: 905-361-0523| Fax: 905-361-1004
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Website: www.phan.ca

Agency Mandate
To serve people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS and to limit the spread of the virus through support, education, advocacy and volunteerism.

Agency Programs

• Counselling and Referrals: Provides counselling services to those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS and offers referrals to services.
• Practical Support Services: Coordinates and provides practical services.
• Support Groups: Regularly scheduled meetings for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDs.
• Community Development and Advocacy: An ongoing examination of current social issues and the facilitation of community involvement in addressing these issues.
• HIV/AIDS Resource Centre: Provides on-site access to brochures, books, journals, articles, videos and Internet services concerning HIV/AIDS.
• Volunteer Program: Provides training to volunteers to assist Peel HIV/AIDS Network in delivering agency services.
• Individual and family counselling
• Public Education: Trained, knowledgeable staff, volunteers and clients provide HIV/AIDS education and prevention presentations throughout Peel.
• Health Promotion Information: Provides clients with an increased knowledge base and information on health-related issues, including traditional and/or complementary therapies, through one-on-one counselling, newsletters, workshop presentations and conferences.
• Targeted Prevention Education: Provides prevention information and education about HIV/AIDS in cooperation with other agencies and outreach services to identified communities requiring specifically designed prevention materials.
• Harm Reduction Program: Provides clean needles and syringes, disposal of used syringes; circulates HIV/AIDS education to service users; and supplies referrals to other appropriate community and medical services.
• African Diaspora Capacity Building and Health Promotion Program: Program targets African/Caribbean community to educate, support and advocate for issues arising around cultural differences, immigration, housing, etc.
• Men's Health Promotion Program: This program targets the GLBT community, specifically men having sex with men. Education outreach, awareness, homophobia, advocacy for issues of coming out, making a safer place for this community to meet, etc.
• Information/referral

Peel Multicultural Council

6630 Turner Valley Road
Mississauga, ON L5N 2P1
Phone: 905-819-1144 | Fax: 905-542-3950
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Website: www.peelmc.com

Agency Mandate
To promote a harmonious multicultural society in Peel by increasing communication and building bridges of understanding among ethno-cultural groups, institutions and the community, and to facilitate the settlement and integration of newcomers to Canada.

Agency Programs

• Settlement and Integration of Newcomers: Immigrant Settlement & Adaptation Program, Language Instruction for New Comers, Enhanced Language Training, Job Search Workshops, Host Youth Program, counselling, information and referrals services.
• Public Education on Race Relations, Equity, and Cross-Cultural Communications Training and Cultural sensitization: Advocates the issues, needs and concerns of immigrants, refugees and visible minorities in Peel through training workshops, information sessions, seminars, briefs, campaigns, posters and booklets.
• Community Development and Support for Member Groups: Provides information about funding sources for community groups, provision of affordable housing, participation of boards, committees and task forces within Peel, and sponsorship of funding applications of member groups without a charitable number.

Peel Senior Link

30 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 760
Mississauga, ON L5R 3E7
Phone: 905-712-4413 | Fax: 905-712-3373
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Website: www.peelseniorlink.com

Agency Mandate
To provide quality and valued assisted living services in supportive housing by helping seniors live independently with dignity and respect.

Agency Programs

• Supports for Daily Living (SDL): Provides 24-hour practical assistance with the essential activities of daily living that one cannot perform due to permanent physical limitations or impairments. Individuals appropriate for Supports for Daily Living do not require 24-hour medical assistance or supervision and with SDL services are able to maintain residence in their own home (either in a designated building or a designated neighborhood). Peel Senior Link currently provides SDL services in Mississauga and Brampton.
• Day Service: Offered to seniors who require limited assistance on an as needed basis.

Rapport Youth & Family Services

155 Clark Boulevard, Unit 11
Brampton, ON L6T 4G6
Phone: 905-455-4100 | Fax: 905-455-9727
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Website: www.rapportyouth.com

Agency Mandate
To strengthen the social and emotional well-being of youth and families through counselling and related support services.

Agency Programs

• Youth Counselling Program: Helps youth aged 12-20 and their families learn positive ways to deal with their personal, emotional, social or familial problems and strengthen their ability to grow.
• Counselling Program for Families at Risk: Helps young people aged 12-15 and their families, who are at severe risk of family breakdown and of entering the child welfare system or young offender systems, resolve their conflicts and live in greater harmony.
• Group Counselling Program: Provides opportunities for young people to share their experiences about a broad range of issues in an empowering and supportive atmosphere.
• ECLYPSE Youth Drop-in Centre: Provides multi-services to youth aged 12-24 living in the Brampton area through the collaborative efforts of numerous youth serving agencies.
• School-based Prevention/Diversion Program: Provided in partnership with the Peel District School Board, Peel Regional Police, and various community agencies and resources. The program serves youth aged 12 - 17 years of age who are in conflict, or at risk of involvement, with the youth justice system.
• Youth Arts Against Violence project: Provides an opportunity for young people to use the unique and intrinsic qualities of artistic expression as a way to constructively deal with issues of violence in their lives and in the community.

Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel

P. O. Box 2311, Square One Post Office Mississauga, ON L5B 3C8
Phone: 905-273-3337 | Fax: 905-273-3336 | Crisis Line: 905-273-9442
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Website: www.sarccp.org

Agency Mandate
To provide counselling and crisis support services to survivors of historic and current sexual violence, in particular all women survivors, and brief support services to the partner, family members and other supporters of the survivors.

Agency Programs

• 24-Hour Crisis and Support Telephone Line: Provides support and counselling to survivors of sexual violence and members of their social network 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Accompaniment: On request, crisis workers will accompany women to the hospital, police station and judicial offices.
• Public Education: Coordinates and participates in activities that support the prevention of sexual violence and creates a better understanding of sexual violence through community education.
• Advocacy: Coordinates and supports activities designed to identify and change societal attitudes, practices and institutions that condone and perpetuate sexual violence.
• Counselling: Provides individual and group counselling to women who have experienced sexual violence in their lives.
• Community Outreach: Collaborates with other services and community groups to ensure services reflect the entire diversity of our community.

Seva Food Bank

3413 Wolfedale Road, Unit 10
Mississauga, ON L5C 1V8
Phone: 905-361-7382
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Website: www.sevafoodbank.com

About the Agency
The Seva Food Bank provides safe, nutritious and culturally-appropriate food to low-income families in Mississauga. It is an initiative of Sikhs Serving Canada.

Agency Programs

• The Seva Food Bank services clients who live in the L5B and L5C postal code. If you are in Mississauga and live outside these postal codes, please visit The Mississauga Food Bank’s area map to determine which food bank can provide you with food.

Skills for Employment, Life and Family (SELF)

Mississauga Learning Centre:
151 City Centre Drive, Suite 302
Mississauga, ON L5B 1M7
Phone: 905-273-5196 | Fax: 905-273-3078
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Brampton Learning Centre:
150 Central Park Dr., Suite 316
Brampton, ON L6T 2T9
Phone: 905-793-5400 | Fax: 905-793-5425
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Website: www.skillsforself.org

Agency Mandate
To teach English-speaking adults the essential literacy and life skills they need to improve their lives at home, work and in the community.

Agency Programs

• Information and Referral
• Initial and Ongoing Literacy Assessments
• Training
• One-on-one and Small Group Literacy Tutoring for Adults: Provides free, one-on-one and small group classes in reading, writing and math to English-speaking adults.

Social Planning Council of Peel

1515 Matheson Blvd. E., Suite 103
Mississauga, ON L4W 2P5
Phone: 905-629-3044 | Fax: 905-629-7773
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Website: www.spcpeel.com

Agency Mandate
To promote social justice by facilitating citizen participation in the identification of social issues and in the planning and implementation of collaborative actions.

Agency Programs

• Research: Identifies and analyzes social problems, conducts needs assessment studies and evaluation studies, and produces demographic community profiles.
• Public Education: Disseminates information about social problems and issues to individuals, groups and social service agencies through a bimonthly newsletter, community luncheon series, public speaking service, community forums and workshops.
• Community Development: Facilitates resident/community involvement in addressing social problems/issues in the community, informs policy-makers at all levels of government about those social problems, and persuades them to make decisions that will enhance the quality of life in Peel.

Spectra Community Support Services

P.O Box 74116
Brampton ON L6V 4J7
Phone: 905-459-8439 | Fax: 905-459-3955
Multilingual Crisis Lines: 905-459-7777 (English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Spanish and Portuguese)
Mandarin and Cantonese Lines: 416-920-0497
Seniors Safety Check-in Program (TeleCheck) for seniors: 416-646-8450
Peel Postpartum Family Support Line: 905-459-8441

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Website: www.spectrasupport.org

Agency Mandate
To provide various multilingual programs for the diverse communities of Region of Peel which include a 24-hour listening, emotional and crisis support telephone line, seniors Safety check-in program, Reassurance program, Peel Postpartum Family Support Line along with community information and referral support.

Agency Programs

• Multilingual Crisis Lines: Telecare Distress Centre provides a listening, emotional and Crisis support Line along with community information and a referral service. The English Lines are open 24/7. The Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Mandarin and Cantonese Lines are open from Monday- Friday – 10am-10pm.
• Seniors Safety Check-in Program (TeleCheck): Provides free safety Check-in for seniors on a daily or a regular basis. This program is offered in English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Spanish and Portuguese
• Reassurance Program: Provides check-in calls to individuals between the ages of 18-55 years who are experiencing challenges or a going through a difficult situation. This program provides continuous emotional support and facilitates other referrals to enhance an individual's sense of well-being.
• Peel Postpartum Family Support Line: Provides caring and a non-judgemental support to women and families during the prenatal and postpartum period. This program is offered in English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin and Cantonese.
• Training Program for Volunteers: An intensive hands-on training program to train volunteers on active listening, crisis and suicide intervention, mental health issues, disabilities, diversity, coming out issues, anger management and understanding abuse etc.

St. Leonard's Place (Peel)

1105 Queen St. East Box 2607
Brampton, ON L6T 5M6
Phone: 905-457-3611 ext 300 | Fax: 905-457-2314
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Website: www.stleonardshouse.com

Agency Mandate
St. Leonard's Place Peel is a community of love and hope that provides long term residential care to homeless men with serious mental illness and those who have been in conflict with the law. We are committed to assisting residents reach their true potential and learn to live, hope and dream again. We are also committed to developing effective partnerships within our community so that collectively, we can build safer communities.

Agency Programs

• Individual and Group Counselling
• Choose Life Skills Program
• Licence to Clean Social Purpose Enterprise Program
• Community Kitchen
• Anger Management
• Cleanlife Wellness Program
• Community Chaplaincy Program
• Family Counselling
• Long-term Residential Care
• On-site Community AA and NA Meetings
• Employment Counselling
• Community Volunteer Program
• Woodlife Woodworking program
• Vocational Training Centre
• National Substance Abuse Program (NSAP)/Community Maintenance Program
• Outreach Housing Workers
• Out of the Cold/Heat Program

St. Mary's Food Bank

Coopers Location
5715 Coopers Avenue Unit 4
Mississauga, ON L4Z 2C7
Phone: 905-890-0900 | Fax: 1-866-881-5438
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Dundas Location
1699 Dundas St. East
Mississauga, ON L4X 1L5
Phone: 905-238-9008 | Fax: 1-866-881-5438
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Website: www.stmarysfb.com/

Agency Mandate
St. Leonard's Place Peel is a community of love and hope that provides long term residential care to homeless men with serious mental illness and those who have been in conflict with the law. We are committed to assisting residents reach their true potential and learn to live, hope and dream again. We are also committed to developing effective partnerships within our community so that collectively, we can build safer communities.

Agency Programs

• Dental Clinic: helps low income individuals between the ages of 18-64 and those who can't afford dental insurance.
• Food Bank

The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association

Peel Centre:
888 Dundas St., E., Unit B6 - 1
Mississauga, ON L4Y 4G6
Phone: 905-615-9500 | Fax: 905-615-0622

York Centre:
3636 Steeles Avenue East, Unit 223
Markham, ON L3R 1K9
Phone: 905-948-1671 | Fax: 905-948-9997

Scarborough Centre:
375 Bamburgh Cir. #C102
Toronto, ON M1W 3Y1
Phone: 416-502-9500 | Fax: 416-502-2900

Head Office and Toronto Centre:
310 Spadina Avenue, Suite 301
Toronto, ON M5T 2E8
Phone: 416-977-4026 | Fax: 416-351-0510

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Website: www.tccsa.on.ca

Agency Mandate
To assist newcomers in adapting to a Canadian life in their neighborhood and to provide support to Canadians in building a stronger community.

Agency Programs

• Settlement Services: Assists newcomers integrating into the society by providing services on one to one counselling including education, immigration, housing, children's benefit, registration (birth, marriage, etc.), tax, employment, health care system, citizenship, senior's benefit, social assistance; and other services including telephone enquiries, information workshops and orientation.
  Parenting Services: Assists families, despite cultural differences and language barriers, in accessing services provided by mainstream agencies to increase their knowledge of child-raising and parenting.
• Education Services: Assists newcomers integrating into the Canadian society by improving their English Language Proficiency through Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (free childminding services and computer facilities are available),Citizenship Preparation classes and Chinese School for children under age 15.
• Community Development Services: Helps newcomers understanding the Canadian culture, developing awareness of public issues and encourages them to give back to the community through women and senior support groups, parenting program, after-school programs for children, Youth Ambassador Project, youth programs and volunteer recruitment and training.

Victim Services of Peel

7750 Hurontario Street
Mississauga, ON L6V 3W6
Phone: 905-568-8800 | Fax: 905-564-2844
Crisis Line: 905-568-1068
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Website: www.vspeel.org

Agency Mandate
To offer immediate crisis intervention, counselling and information and referral services around the clock to persons victimized by crimes or tragic circumstances.

Agency Programs

• Crisis Intervention: Provides 24/7 crisis intervention and immediate counselling to victims of crime and circumstance in Mississauga and Brampton. Provides scene attendance for death notification. On scene attendance anywhere in Brampton /Mississauga within 30 minutes at the request of Peel Regional Police.
• Critical Incident Debriefing: Provides individual and group trauma counselling to public or private agencies following a traumatic event (e.g. workplace death/serious injury).
• Witness Assistance: Provides court support to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other serious crimes, 365 days a year at the Brampton Courthouse.
• South Asian Family Enrichment (SAFE): Provides outreach and support to families in the South Asian communities around issues of family violence. Provides educational awareness of family violence issues to the South Asian communities, faith and business sectors.
• Resources Education Advocacy Community Help (REACH): An information clearinghouse that provides individuals, groups and organizations with resources about community services and other issues related to trauma and victimization. This material is available to all community agencies.
• Transitional and Housing Support Program: Offers culturally sensitive and supportive services to women and their children who experience, or have experienced, violence in their intimate relationships, and provides assistance to enable them to establish violence free lives in their community.
• Domestic Violence Emergency Response System (DVERS) & SupportLink: Provides enhanced protection, intensive safety planning and ongoing counselling for women deemed at high risk of violence, usually by their estranged partner. Personal safety alarms and 911 one-touch emergency cell phones are provided to women at the highest risk to summon Priority One response from police.
• Victim Quick Response Program (VQRP). Provides financial and short-term counselling assistance to victims in the immediate aftermath of violent crime: such as homicide (including attempted murder, serious physical assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault), domestic violence, sexual assault and hate crimes. There are qualifiers and financial maximums for this program.

Vita Centre

PO Box 42183
128 Queen St. South
Mississauga, ON L5M 4Z0
Phone: 905-858-0329 | Fax: 905-858-4199
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Website: www.vitamanor.org

Agency Mandate
To provide pregnant and parenting young women and their children with opportunities to enhance their well-being and reach their full potential through support programs, education and advocacy.

Agency Programs

• Information, Referral and Intake
• Education and Training Programs
• Support in Community
• Partner Volunteer Program
• Child Minding for clients in programs
• Public Awareness and Education
• Life Skills Groups: 10 week series and/or individual workshops for parenting youth, both moms and fathers.

Volunteer MBC

2601 Matheson Blvd. E., Unit 43
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5A8
Phone: 905-238-2622 | Fax: 905-238-2612
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Website: www.volunteermbc.org

Agency Mandate
To foster and develop volunteerism in the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, and the Town of Caledon by raising awareness of the power of service.

Agency Programs

• Offers a referral service for volunteer placement within the community for all ages.
• Serves the corporate community with programming services that engage team volunteering.
• Provides education and support for volunteers and community service agencies and organizations through topic and issue related workshops, comprehensive and informative programs, and community outreach.
• Strives to be a strong voice to support and promote volunteerism through advocacy, public and media relations.

YMCA Peel Region

Brampton YMCA:
20 Union Street
Brampton, ON L6V 1R2
Phone: 905-451-1400 | Fax: 905-454-8944

Mississauga YMCA:
325 Burnhamthorpe Road West
Mississauga, ON L5B 3R2
Phone: 905-897-9622 | Fax: 905-279-3117

YMCA Employment and Community Services:
151 City Centre Drive, Suite 800
Mississauga, ON L5B 1M7
Phone: 905-276-9322 | Fax: 905-276-9327

YMCA Youth Substance Abuse Program
Mississauga:
151 City Centre Drive, Suite 800
Mississauga, ON L5B 1M7
Phone: 905-276-9322 Ext. 216
Fax: 905-276-7921

YMCA Youth Substance Abuse Program
Brampton:
20 Union Street
Brampton, ON L6V 1R2
Phone: 905-451-1400 | Fax: 905-454-8944

YMCA Peel Youth Village
99 Acorn Place
Mississauga, ON L4Z 4E2
Phone: 905-791-5576 | Fax: 905-502-6526

Website: www.ymcatoronto.org

Agency Mandate
A charity offering opportunities for personal growth, community involvement and leadership.

Agency Programs

• Child Care: A licensed facility providing a vital service to families in Peel who have children aged 6 months-12 years.
• Summer Day Camp: Provides an opportunity for children aged 4-17 to participate in a variety of camping programs that facilitate their growth and development while focusing on fun and enjoyment.
• Mississauga YMCA Employment and Community Services: Provides a variety of opportunities to unemployed people via one-on-one counselling, group workshops, pre-employment training, job maintenance, direct job placements and client and employer follow-up.
• YMCA Youth Substance Abuse Program -Peel: A non-residential treatment program for youth aged 14-24 who abuse alcohol and other substances.
• Mississauga and Brampton YMCA Membership Programs: Each location offers a broad variety of health and recreation opportunities, including group fitness, individual conditioning and weight training, swimming, dance, basketball, tae kwon do, lifestyle counselling and fitness testing.
• Peel Youth Village: An innovative complex combining housing and a community centre. It is a safe haven where youth, their families, friends and the whole community can join together.

YWCA Toronto - December 6 Fund

80 Woodlawn Avenue East
Toronto, ON M4T 1C1
Phone: 416- 961-8100 | Fax: 416- 961-7739
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Website: www.ywcatoronto.org

Agency Mandate
To improve the lives of women and girls through dynamic leadership, advocacy and a range of unique and essential services that promote personal grown and economic independence.

Agency Programs

• YWCA December 6 Fund: Interest-free loans are negotiated for women leaving violent homes.
• The Girls' Centre: Delivers programs, workshops, conferences and training to foster leadership abilities, provide volunteer opportunities and encourage girls, aged 9 to 18, to build on their strengths.
• Teen Mothers': Provides programming to young mothers, aged 14 to 22, and their children. Includes weekly support, parenting groups, home visiting, telephone support, counselling, vocational guidance, advocacy and referrals.
• Here to Help: Offers support, education and intervention groups for children, aged 4 to 6, and their mothers who have been exposed to woman abuse.
• Housing Support: Provides safe and affordable housing to women and women-led families. Transitional housing is also available.
• Emergency Shelter: Provides emergency shelter to women and their children. Shelter residents receive individual and group support to address the complex range of needs that are a result of violence, trauma, homelessness and poverty.
• Employment: Various programs provide free support for job search, resumes and cover letters, interview techniques and networking resources. There is also a 10-week vocational assessment and career planning program available for women receiving social assistance.
• Family Support Programs: Telephone parenting support and referral service with an on-site parenting resource area.
• Camp Tapawingo: Summer camp for girls, aged 6 to 16, that provides leadership and skill development.