Links
Aboriginal Services
Adults -
Counselling/Wellness
Children & Youth (0-18) -
Programs & Services
Education
Emergency Services
Food Banks
Francophone Services
Infants & Children
Help Lines
Multicultural Services
Neighbourhood Resource
Centres & Outreach Services
Parents
Sexual Assault/Woman Abuse
Shelters
Social Assistance
Support Groups
Aboriginal Services
At' Lohsa Native
Family Healing Services -- 519-438-0068
South West Ontario
Aboriginal Health Access Centre -- 519-672-4079
N'Amerind
Sweetgrass Resource Centre -- 519-672-0131
Addiction
Addiction Services
of Thames Valley -- 519-673-3242
Early intervention and treatment for substance abuse or problem
gambling .
Alcoholics
Anonymous -- 519-438-1122
Alcohol & Drug
Services of Thames Valley -- 519-673-3242
BET - group for youth
12-18yrs -- 519-433-0334
Group program for youth age 12-18 with substance abuse and
emotional problems
Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health (CAMH) Policy, Education and Health Promotion
Division -- 519-858-5000
DART (Drug & Alcohol Info Line) --
1-800-565-8603
Detox -- 519-432-7241
Narcotics Anonymous -- 519-661-0119
St. Thomas Psychiatric Addiction Rehabilitation -- 519-631-8510
ext. 2473
Adults - Counselling/Wellness
CAN VOICE -- 519-434-8303
Canadian Mental
Health Association -- 519-434-9191
Programs and services for individuals age 16+ who are affected by
mental illness. Provides support to families, the general public,
and those who wish to know more about mental illness, wellness, and
about accessing mental health supports in London and Middlesex
County.
Daya
Counselling Centre -- 519-434-0077
Personal short term counseling (12 weeks). Flexible hours. Clients
pay what they can afford and some services are subsidized (i.e., no
fee for Ontario Work clients). Counselling sessions can be
conducted in any language (translators available). Spanish and
French counseling available on a one-to-one basis only.
Family Service London/Thames Valley --
519-433-0183
London InterCommunity
Health Centre -- 519-660-0874
London Mental Health Crisis Service --
519-433-2023
WOTCH --
519-668-0624
London Police Family Consultants --
519-661-5636
Salvation Army
-- 519-661-0343
Legal Aid Ontario
Children and Youth (0-18)
Centre for Children
& Families in the Justice System -- 519-679-7250
Child and
Parent Resource Institute -- 519-858-2774
CPRI provides assessment, treatment and consultation to children
and youth age 0-18 with complex mental health and/or developmental
challenges.
Children and Youth Mental Health
Information Network - A good source of information about
mental health issues of children
Children's Aid Society (CAS) London/Middlesex --
519-455-9000
Mutual Aid Parenting Program ext. 396
Children's Hospital of Western Ontario Child & Adolescent
Centre -- 519-667 6640
Community Living London [www.cll.on.ca] --
519-686-3000
CLL provides services for children and adults who have an
intellectual disability.
Community Services Coordination Network (CSCN) --
519-438-4783
CSCN is a one-stop access point for children's social/health
services in London and area.
Craigwood Youth Services -- Intake
519-433-0334 / Office -- 519-432-2623
Craigwood provides a continuum of care to adolescents and their
families, focusing on difficult and hard-to-serve youth.
Family Networks:
North East (1280 Huron St.) -- 519-455-2555
East (2016 Dundas St. E.) -- 519-455-5666
Justice
for Children and Youth
London Health Sciences Centre Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Program -- 519-685-8500
Trauma program provides assessment and treatment services for
children and adolescents (up to age 15) and their families who have
been traumatized.
London Police Family Consultants --
519-661-5636
Memorial Boys' and Girls' Club --
519-434-9114
Boys' & Girls' Club provides low-cost recreational programs for
children.
Merrymount Children's Centre --
519-434-6848
Family Support and Crisis Care Program offers short-term help to
families during a crisis and connects them to ongoing community
supports. Operates 24/7, providing care to children age 0 to
12.
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St. Leonard's Society
of London -- 519-668-2707
Thames Valley Children's Centre -- 519-685-8680
Serves the needs of physically and developmentally challenged
children, including the Preschool Autism program.
Vanier Children's Services -- 519-433-0334
Mental health services for children age 0 to 14. Crisis intake
services for children and youth age 0 to 18.
Western Area Youth Services (WAYS) --
519-432-2209
W.A.Y.S. provides a variety of adolescent therapeutic groups and
parent support groups. In addition to community youth support, a
wide spectrum of residential programs is available to meet the more
challenging needs of children and youth.
Youth Opportunities
Unlimited -- 519-432-1112
Transition services and basic needs supports.
Education
Ask a Teacher
Education Act
Homework Help
Learning Disabilities Association, London
Region -- 519-438-6213
London District Catholic School Board
Ministry of
Education & Training of Ontario
Non-verbal
Learning Disabilities Association
Thames Valley District School Board
Wheable (G.A.)
Centre for Adult Education Thames Valley District School Board
-- 519-452-2660
English as a Second Language (ESL) training for adult students in
both culture and language according to CLBA document.
Emergency Services
Crouch
Neighbourhood [crouchneighbourhood@rogers.com] --
519-642-7630
Hamilton Road Area Community Outreach and Basic Needs Services:
Emergency baby food and diaper bank; emergency food cupboard and
clothing exchange cupboard; Health Access Vouchers; Neighbourhood
Food Depot.
Merrymount Children's Centre --
519-434-6848
Family Support and Crisis Care Program offers short-term help to
families during a crisis and connects them to ongoing community
supports. Operates 24/7, providing care to children age 0 to
12.
Vanier Children's
Services -- 519-433-0334
Mental health services for children age 0 to 14. Crisis intake
services for children and youth age 0 to 18.
Food Banks
Crouch Neighbourhood -- 519-642-7630
Hamilton Road Area Community Outreach and Basic Needs Services:
Emergency baby food and diaper bank; emergency food cupboard and
clothing exchange cupboard; Health Access Vouchers; Neighbourhood
Food Depot.
Daily Bread Program St. Paul's Cathedral --
519-434-8979
Provides food items once every three months and emergency financial
assistance (for rent and utilities0 when funds available.
London and Area Food Bank (926 Leathorne at Adelaide) --
519-659-4045
City of London meal calendar and food banks
listing
Salvation Army Centre of Hope (281
Wellington St at Horton) -- 519-661-0343
Francophone Services
Association Canadienne Francaise de l'Ontario ACFO de London -
Sarnia -- 519-675-3811
French language programs and services for London and surrounding
areas: Job Connect Program, Skills Development Training, Employment
Counselling; Employment Resource Centre, Bilingual Services
Centre
Infants & Children
Families First in White Oaks (0-6yrs) -- 519-649-1414
Kids Community Health Service (ABI) --
519-645-7749
Middlesex-London Health Unit --
519-663-5317
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children (ext. 2280) and Just Beginning
Group (0-6).
Ontario Early Years :
main 1-866-821-7770
London West -- 519-473-2825
London Fanshawe -- 519-455-2791
London North Centre -- 519-434-3644
Early learning opportunities for children, birth to 6yrs, seminars,
workshops, resources and supports for parents, caregivers and
professionals, community playgroups.
Smart Start for Babies --
519-646-2961
Tyke TALK --
519-663-0273 or 1-877-818-TALK (8255)
Childreach Centre London North Centre Ontario Early Years
Program -- 519-434-3644
Programs and services for newcomers. Neighbourhood Cultural
Playgroups, Parenting in two cultures parenting programs and
Engagement strategies to investigate barriers to
participation.
University of Western Ontario Dental Clinic
Adults -- 519-661-3326
Children -- 519-661-3329
Emergency -- 519-661-3331
Help Lines
Distress Line -- 519-667-6711
Hate Hotline -- 519-951-1584
Kids Help Phone -- 1-800-668-6868
Parent Help Line -- 1-888-603-9100
Multicultural Services
Cross Cultural
Learner Centre -- 519-432-1133
Global education and resource centre; diversity training, cultural
awareness training.
London Urban
Services Organization (LUSO) Centre -- 519-452-1466
Multicultural Outreach Program; Youth Support Programs: Vietnamese
Outreach Project, Northeast Community Development Project.
South
London Neighbourhood Resource Centre -- 519-686-8600
London InterCommunity
Health Centre (LIHC) -- 519-660-0874
Across Languages -- 519-642-7247
Provides interpreting services.
Wheable (G.A.)
Centre for Adult Education Thames Valley District School Board
-- 519-452-2660
English as a Second Language (ESL) training for
adult students in both culture and language according to CLBA
document.
Neighbourhood Resource Centres & Outreach Services
Crouch Neighbourhood --
519-642-7630
Hamilton Road Area Community Outreach and Basic Needs Services:
Emergency baby food and diaper bank; emergency food cupboard and
clothing exchange cupboard; Health Access Vouchers; Neighbourhood
Food Depot.
Glen Cairn Community
Resource Centre -- 519- 668-2745
Family support, childrens programs, youth program, Ontario Works in
the Community, volunteer program, program for older adults and
seniors.
Limberlost Chaplaincy -- 519-472-2459
London InterCommunity
Health Centre (LIHC) -- 519-660-0874
London Urban
Services Organization (LUSO) Centre -- 519-452-1466
Multicultural Outreach Program; Youth Support Programs:
Vietnamese Outreach Project, Northeast Community Development
Project.
South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre --
519-686-8600
Vanier Childrens Services -- 519-433-0334
Mental health services for children age 0 to 14. Crisis intake
services for children and youth age 0 to 18.
Youth Opportunities
Unlimited -- 519-432-1112
Transition services and basic needs supports.
Parents
Ontario Parents Council
Parents for Childrens Mental Health
Pediatric
Psychiatry pamphlets
Project No
Spank
Psychology Foundation of Canada
Ontario Ombudsman
Tourettes Syndrome Foundation
Signs and Symptoms
Kids Mental Health
Parents for Childrens
Mental Health Association
Parents for Childrens Mental Health
Firestarters
Understanding the needs of sensory sensitive children - www.sensory-processing-disorders.com
Sexual Assault/Woman Abuse
Abused Womens Hotline -- 519-642-3000 / 1-800-265-1576
At
Lohsa Native Family Healing Services -- 519-438-0068
Changing
Ways -- 519-438-9869 / Caring Dads Program ext. 29
Family violence intervention programs for men and families.
London Abused Womens Centre -- 519-432-2204
Ontario Helpline -- 1-866-863-0511
Sexual Assault Centre -- 519-439-0844 / Crisis Line --
519-438-2272
A women-centered, feminist organization that provides supportive
services to women age 16 and older that have experienced sexual
violence at any point in their lives
St. Thomas Helpline -- 519-633-0155
Victim Services of Middlesex County -- 519-245-6660 /
1-866-289-3340
Womens Community House -- 519-642-3000 / 1-800-265-1576
Emergency shelter for abused women.
Shelters
Mission Services Rotholme Womens and Family Shelter --
519-673-4114
25 hour emergency shelter for homeless women and their children;
offers crisis counseling, advocacy and referrals to appropriate
community agencies.
Womens Community House -- 519-642-3000 / 1-800-265-1576
Emergency shelter for abused women.
Mens Mission -- 519-672 -8500
Streetscape -- 519-439-9000
Womens Community House -- 519-642-3000
Zwaawanong Shelter -- 519-432-2270
Social Assistance
Cross Cultural Learner Centre -- 519-432-1133
Global Education and Resource Centre: lending library consisting of
global education resources; newcomer employment resources; ESL
resources; anti-racism and diversity resources; volunteer
opportunities. Diversity Training, Cultural Awareness Trainig for
community groups and individuals.
Ontario Works (City of London) Community Services --
519-661-4520
Helps social assistance clients be more employable and actively
supports their efforts to prepare for, find and keep employment;
basic social assistance.
Adult Education (TVDSB) -- 519-452-2660
Community Services Department (Child Care Subsidy) --
519-661-4834
Family Responsibility Office -- 416-326-1818
Housing Information Centre -- 519-434-2765
Legal Aid Ontario
Ontario
Ombudsman
Support Groups
Autism
Society of Ontario
Children and Adults
with ADD
Eating Disorders Association of London
Justice for Children and Youth
Learning
Disabilities Association, London Region -- 519-438-6213
Non-verbal Learning Disabilities Association
Ontario Association of Childrens Aid Societies
Ontario Association of Parents for Childrens Mental
Health -- 416-921-2109
Tourettes
Syndrome Foundation
Firestarters
