Black Youth Helpline
416-285-9944, blackyouth@bellnet.ca
http://www.blackyouth.ca/support-services
York University Black Student Alliance (YUBSA)
http://www.yubsa.ca
LEGAL ASSISTANCE & RESOURCES
Low Cost Transportation to Jails for Visits - John Howard Society
416.408.1618
African Canadian Youth Justice Program (Ages 12-17 years)
www.aclc.net/african-canadian-youth-justice-program
Lawyers and Legal Advice
Legal Aid
(416) 979-1446
http://www.legalaid.on.ca/en/getting/
Downtown Legal Services
Volunteer lawyers for those who are not eligible for Legal Aid
Tel: (416) 934-4535
www.dls.utoronto.ca
Easy to understand legal info (Landlords, Work time-off, Child Support, etc) - CLEO
http://www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/online.htm
HOUSING
Low cost government owned housing
www.housingconnections.ca
http://www.housingconnections.ca/Applicants/applicant_main.asp (How to Apply)
http://www.housingconnections.ca/Default.asp (Information Sessions)
13 Elm Street (Near Dundas and University Ave)
Cheap Apartment Listings (OCAP)
Available at your nearest Housing Help Centre
Housing Help Centres (Help with anything to do with housing: Applying, Eviction Prevention, etc)
http://211toronto.ca/Gatekeeper?WebAppId=fht&RequestedSubmitAction=SearchResults&searchType=featured&searchAZSubject=&searchValue=stl_18&startIndex=1&sortBy=location&displayOption=&boolOption=
JOBS
AYCE Employment Centre (Division of Tropicana Community Services)
(416) 491-7000
505 Consumers Road, Suite 102
Near Victoria Park and Sheppard
www.ayce.on.ca
The Mobilizer (Mobile Employment Centre serving priority neighbourhoods)
416-531-4631
Employment Centres around the city
www.employmentontario.ca
http://211toronto.ca/fs_eet.jsp
PREGNANCY & PARENTING
Massey Centre for Young Women (Housing for young mothers and pregnant teens)
416-425-6348
Macaulay Child Development Centre (Daycare, Homework Clubs)
www.macaulaycentre.org
Healthy Babies Program - Toronto Public Health
www.toronto.ca/health/baby.htm
Daycares (Free & Low cost)
http://www.toronto.ca/children/childcare.htm
http://www.toronto.ca/children/subsidy.htm
urbanartstoronto.org
Beats.Mind.Movement
Remix
theremixproject.ca
Literacy Through Hip Hop
www.lthh.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLpE8aopQc0
EDUCATION & TRAINING
HYPE - Free Summer Training Program for 13-29 year old youth.
Courses in Automotive, Business, Child Studies, Food Services, and Office Administration, and Esthetics
www.centennialcollege.ca/hype
Tel: 416-289-5000 x3363
Transitional Year Programme - Bridging Program
www.typ.utoronto.ca
416.978.6832
Literacy and Basic Skills - Upgrading and Bridging to College, University, Apprenticeships or Employment
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/apprentices/lbs.html
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Colleges
www.ontariocolleges.ca
Universities
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/list/univers.html
http://www.toronto.ca/quality_of_life/universities_colleges.htm
MEDIA ARTS PROGRAMS (Music, Dance, Graphic Design, Graffitti)
Urban Arts Toronto
Lost Lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCAuvTg0dAU
Beats 2 Da Streets
beatztodastreetz.blogspot.com
NEWS
Share News
www.sharenews.com
Traffic and Weather (Listen Live)
www.680news.com
www.citynews.ca
Murder Among Black People in
http://tdotmurders.blogspot.com/
EVENT PLANNING
AnitAFRIKA! dub theatre - Venue
www.anitafrika.com/share.asp
Trey Anthony's @One Centre - Venue
www.treyanthonycentre.com
Up From The Roots - Event Planners
www.upfromtheroots.ca
GETTING INVOLVED AND ADVOCATING
Volunteer a few hours of your week
Volunteer Opportunities with Federal Corrections in Toronto (Jails, Parole Offices, etc)
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/benevols/vols/4-eng.shtml
Volunteer Opportunities with Provincial Corrections in Toronto (Jails, Parole Offices, etc)
http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/volunteer_opp/volunteer_opp.html
Other Volunteer Opportunities with Black youth who have been involved in the justice system
-Elizabeth Fry Societies, Imagine
Organizational and Community Development (Funders, Grants, Supporters)
Imagine A Community Contest
www.bycav.com/programs
Social Investment Fund - Toronto Community Housing
www.torontohousing.ca/sif
Identify 'n' Impact
www.toronto.ca/grants/ini
Laidlaw Foundation
City of
www.toronto.ca/grants
Trillium Foundation
Grassroots Collaborative
Youth In Power
www.youthchallengefund.org - Our funders: Youth Challenge Fund
http://studentlife.utoronto.ca/community.htm – Our Trustee:
www.torontohousing.ca - Our Supporters: Toronto Community Housing Corporation
http://www.rootsofyouthviolence.on.ca/english/index.asp – The 2008 Roots of Youth Violence Report Commissioned by the Government of Ontario
http://www.schoolsafetypanel.com/finalReport.html – the 2008 Report on School Safety by the School Community Safety Advisory Panel
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