Through METRAC's Rise Project 2005, young women collaborated with urban women artists to create their own art to challenge violence. Check out these conscious tracks that encourage youth to rise up against violence.
| Issue | Organization | Get in Touch
and/or Get More Info |
Ableism
(e.g. a person with a disability being discriminated against or disrespected) | Ability On Line Support Network | www.abilityonline.org
416-650-6207
info@ablelink.org |
| AboutFace | 123 Edward St. Toronto
416-597-2229
Toll Free: 1-800-665-FACE (3223)
info@aboutfaceinternational.org |
| DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) | http://dawn.thot.net/index.html |
Bullying
(e.g. harassment at school, being pushed around) | Bullying.Org | www.bullying.org |
Youth Assisting Youth
(for youth 6-15 years experiencing emotional, behavioural, social or cultural adjustment difficulties) | 5734 Yonge St.Toronto
416-932-1919
Toll Free: 1-877-932-1919
www.yay.org/ |
Operation Springboard
(for youth 12-18 years who have been identified or self-identified with the need to address issues of violence, power and control) | 416-977-0089
www.operationspringboard.on.ca |
Child Abuse
(e.g. incest, physical abuse of kids in families) | Toronto Child Abuse Centre | 890 Yonge St., 11th Floor, Toronto
416-515-1100 |
| Children's Aid Society (CAS) Toronto | 33 Charles Street East, Toronto
416-924-4646
Crisis Phone: 416-924-4646
www.torontocas.ca |
Emotional Abuse
(e.g. when someone is putting you down, demeaning you, insulting you, making you feel like nothing without them) | Education Wife Assault (EWA) | www.womanabuseprevention.com |
| Assaulted Women's Helpline | 416-863-0511 |
| A Cappella Services for Young Women - for female youth 13-21 years(support and mentoring services | 50 Euston Ave. Toronto
416-406-0202 |
| Youthdale Treatment Centres | 227 Victoria St. Toronto
416-368-4896
Crisis Service: 416-363-9990
www.youthdale.ca |
| Health, Sexual and General | Gurl
(website for young women) | www.gurl.com/connect/ frontpage.html |
Scarleteen
(sex education for youth) | www.scarleteen.com |
Spiderbytes
(sexual health for teens) | www.spiderbytes.ca |
| Health Canada: Health Info for Every Body | www.canadian-health-network.ca |
| Canadian Women's Health Network | www.cwhn.ca |
| SIECCAN (Sex Information and Education Council of Canada) | www.sieccan.org |
The House, Planned Parenthood of Toronto
(sexual health clinic for youth 13-25) | 36B Prince Arthur Ave. Toronto
416-927-7171 |
Shout Clinic
(sexual health clinic for youth) | 467 Jarvis St. Toronto
416-927-8553 |
Hassle Free Clinic
(sexual health clinic for youth) | 556 Church Street, 2nd floor Toronto
www.hasslefreeclinic.org |
AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)
(sexual health services and programs for people living with HIV/AIDS) | 399 Church St, 4th Fl. Toronto
416-340-2437 |
| Help Phone Lines for Youth | Hearing Every Youth Through Youth Line (HEYY Line) | Hours: Mon.-Fri.
6:00 to 9:00 pm
416-423-4399
www.heyy.net/index.html |
| Kids Help Phone | 1-800-668-6868
www.kidshelp.sympatico.ca/ beingthereforkids/home.html |
Physical Abuse
(e.g. when someone is hitting, punching, shoving, and controlling where you move) | Education Wife Assault (EWA)
(warning signs and same-sex partner abuse) | www.womanabuseprevention. com/html/abuse_signs.html
www.womanabuseprevention.com/ html/ same-sex_partner_abuse.html |
| Health Canada (child abuse, woman abuse) | www.cecw-cepb.ca/DocsEng/Phys Abuse&Punishment8E.pdf
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/family violence/femabus_e.html
www.hcsc.gc.ca/english/women/ facts_issues/facts_violence.htm
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/women/ facts_issues/facts_violence.htm |
| Leave Out Violence (LOVE) | www.leaveoutviolence.com
3101 Bathurst St. Toronto
416-785-8411 |
| Nellie's (shelter for women) | www.nellies.org |
Justice for Children and Youth
(abuse in foster care or group homes) | 416-920-1633
Toll Free: 1-866-999-JFCY
www.jfcy.org/famiss/famiss.html#rc |
| Queer Issues (resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and Questioning [LGBTQ] youth) | LGBTOut (drop-in centre) | 73 St. George St.
(on University of Toronto Campus), Toronto |
| Lesbian Gay Bi Youth Line (help phone line) | Hours: 4:00 to 9:30pm daily
1-800 268-YOUTH/416 962-YOUTH
www.youthline.ca/index.htm |
Supporting Our Youth (SOY)
(services and programs for LGBTQ youth) | 65 Wellesley St. E., Suite 300, Toronto
www.soytoronto.org |
| Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario (CLGRO) | clgro@web.ca |
| 519 Community Centre | 519 Church St., Toronto
www.the519.org |
| Trans Youth Toronto (TYT) | www.the519.org/public_html/ programs/trans/transyouthtoronto/ index.shtml |
| Self-Care (e.g. watching out for yourself and getting help for yourself) | Boys and Girls Club (various programs for youth up to 18, like drug abuse prevention and dealing with anger) | 416-281-0262
www.believeinkids.ca |
| Kennedy House Youth Services (counseling and anger management program) | 416-299-3157 |
| Sexual Assault (e.g. when someone touches you in a sexual way that you don't want) | Sexual Assault Care Centre (emergency centre for survivors of sexual assault; medical services and counseling) | The Scarborough Hospital, Grace Division3030 Birchmount Rd., Scarborough
www.sacc.to |
| Women's College Ambulatory Care Centre (emergency centre for survivors of sexual assault; medical services and counseling) | 76 Grenville St., Toronto
416-323-6400 |
Sex Work
(e.g. resources for youth working on the street as sex workers) | Street Outreach Services (information, assistance and counselling for youth 16-24 that are involved in sex work or street life) | 416-926-0744 |
Young Moms
(e.g. shelter and services for young pregnant women and young women with kids) | Toronto Public Health (Drop-in Tues. nights from 4:00 to 6:00 pm for pregnant teens, breastfeeding support, nutrition and health; Drop-in Thurs. nights 4:00 to 7:00 pm for parenting teens) | 524 Oakwood Ave.
416-394-2424 ext. 26 |
| YWCA Teen Mothers Program | 2 Locations:
- Cliffcrest Community Centre, 1 McCowan Rd.
- Malvern Family Resource Centre, 1321 Neilson Rd., Toronto
416-961-8100 |
| Jessie's Centre for Teenagers (permanent subsidized housing for young families and single parents) | www.jessiescentre.org/ about_jessies/
416-365-1888 |
| Massey Centre for Women (housing and resources for pregnant teens, young single mothers, and their babies) | www.massey.ca |
| Humewood House (beds for pregnant young women and mothers under 21 and high school courses, daycare, counselling, various training, advocacy and assistance finding housing) | www.humewoodhouse.com |
Youth Employment
(e.g. help finding a job) | Broader Horizons Youth Employment Services | 310-1700 Keele St. Toronto
416-651-485
www.broaderhorizons.ca |
| Youth Employment Service (YES) | 555 Richmond St. W. Toronto
416-504-5516
www.yes.on.ca |
