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Date Posted:
2022-12-29

Date Needed:
On-going

Location:
Toronto, Ontario

Primary Category:
*Driving and Transportation

Type of Position:
In Person – Weekdays

Description & Details

The Meals on Wheels Program offers healthy, affordable meals to seniors and people living with disabilities in the downtown West-end community. This service is an integral role in supporting independence and connection, as Runners are often the only person seen by the …

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You can be a neighbourhood hero

When times are hard, we show up for our neighbours.
West Neighbourhood House is working with the support of other agencies to organize mutual aid networks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mutual aid is a way for neighbours to support neighbours. It connects those who can give with those who need help. It’s based on the idea that …

Read more Give help, get help: Our COVID-19 mutual aid network

A group of participants, volunteers and staff head out to talk to our neighbours

Community Sweep + Community Check in
Every year West Neighbourhood House reaches out to the broader community to get feedback on a wide range of issues. Teams of staff, volunteers and participants knock on doors, visit businesses, attend festivals and talk with people at main intersections to conduct our “Community Sweep”.

The conversations change year to year …

Read more Annual Community Engagement and Planning

A participant in the Adult Day Program smiles for the camera while participating in a music activity

The Adult Day Program (ADP) is a multilingual service that offers social and recreational activities for people with physical and health challenges, and cognitive impairments.

Individuals are cared for in a friendly and secure environment where we strive to keep everyone socially active and mentally and physically stimulated. The program provides the opportunity for caregivers to have …

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Name Change information card with staff photo

Welcome to our brand new website under our new name West Neighbourhood House.
Why did we change our name?
As we move forward into our second century of service, we have re-committed to welcoming and including new communities. The volunteer Board of Directors governing the House decided to address a source of frequent misinterpretation: our name. The name of St. Christopher House often lead to assumptions that …

Read more Our name has changed, but we haven’t!

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