Funded Agencies

The Back Door Mission facilitates Mission United, a collaborative social service and primary health care HUB for those experiencing homelessness. This program seeks to assist those with high acuity and tri morbidity achieve long term stabilization by providing low barrier, wrap around supports with a point in time model. Through partnerships with various community agencies, we provide specialized person-centered services for our community through a singular access point.

Oshawa: https://www.backdoormission.ca/, ​905-728-4664

• One-to-one match program, In-school mentoring, Mindful Minds
• Site-based group programs (Go Girls!/Game On!)

Port Perry:  www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/northdurham, 905-985-3733

• One-to-one match program, In-school mentoring and Virtual mentoring
• Site-based group programs (Go Girls!, The Little Studio, Power Play and Switch Gears)

https://swdurham.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/, 905-831-3777

• One-to-one match program, In-school mentoring and Big Bunch Program
• Site-based group programs (Go Girls!/Game On!)

https://clarington.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/, 905-623-6646

BGC Durham offers a wide range of programs. We offer fun and interactive opportunities for children and youth to grow, play, and work towards reaching their full potential.

• Membership –  Gain access to discounts on certain programs and access to members-only programs
• Aquatics Program – Programs in the pool for all ages
• Children’s Programs – Programs for children ages 4-12
• Youth Programs – Programs for youth ages 12-21
• Camp Programs – Programs for March Break, Holiday Break and Summer
• Parenting Program – Program for parents of children of all ages.

Oshawa: 905-728-5121

www.bgcdurham.com

Helps men, women and families in Durham Region move from homelessness to independent living.

• Emergency Shelters
• Emergency Shelters for Families
• Transitional Housing
• Community Residential Facility
• Rent-Geared-To-Income Apartments in Durham
• Supports for health, building life skills and community outreach

www.cornerstonedurham.com  Oshawa:  905-433-0254

• Newcomer Settlement and in-school(s) program, language assessment, community development and research
• LEAP emergency financial assistance, rent bank, emergency energy fund, housing help

Ajax: www.cdcd.org, 905-686-2661

Supports people who have an intellectual disability to live, work and enjoy life in the community within which they live.

• Vocational and residential services
• Summer programs and family support

Durham North:  https://www.cldn.ca/, 905-985-8511

• Respite and camps for families with children 13 years of age and under who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Social club to foster life skills and build confidence in a safe non-judgemental and relaxed environment with peers for those ages 14-21

Pickering:  www.footprints4autism.org, 905-420-0388

• Empowers girls to believe in themselves and reach their full potential
• Weekly workshops, summer camps, PA day programs, March break camps, after-school drop in programs and in-school classes, Economic Literacy, Discovery Leadership, Operation SMART

Ajax:  www.girlsinc-durham.org, 905-428-8111

• Learning Alternatives (Adult education in reading/spelling/math)
• Housing Services
• Youth Residential Program
• Active Parenting Today (groups for parents of children 0-4, 2-12, and teens)
• Anger Management (Group & Individual)
• Counselling (Group & Individual for many Issues)
• John School
• DADS (Dads Aiming for Direction and Support)
• Employment Resource Centres (for any person/any age)
• Ontario Electricity Support Program
• Project X-Change & Substance Abuse Counselling
• Employment Services
• On Point (our community syringe response team, Oshawa only)
• Women’s Drop-In Program
• Extrajudicial Measures
• Direct Accountability Program
• Community Alternatives to School Suspension
• Youth in Transition
• Record Suspensions (formerly Pardons)

Oshawa:  905-579-8482

Clarington:  905-623-6814

Whitby:  905-666-8847

Ajax: 905-579-8482

http://www.jhsd.ca

LEADR is a volunteer organization dedicated to increasing literacy in Durham Region

www.learningessentialsdurham.ca

365-282-0049

• Training for young people between the ages of 9 and 18 years in citizenship, self-discipline, community involvement, band, seamanship and sailing, leadership and team building opportunities

Oshawa – 905-723-7433

• Programs for families, children and youth with learning/developmental disabilities
• Respite, social skills, sibling support, summer camps, parent support, resource library, information sessions

Sunderland:  www.preciousminds.com, 905-982-0882

• Food bank
• Thrift Store
• Emergency Disaster Services
• Counselling and Life skills
• Anger management groups
• Positive Life Choices
• Stop Theft
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Mobile outreach project
• Christmas Assistance Program
• Summer Day Camps
• Fresh Air Camps
• Voucher Program
• Community Garden
• Low Income Tax Clinic
• Trusteeship
• Pathway of Hope Program
• Seasonal Lunch Program
• Children’s Snack Bags
• Cafe Connection Drop-In

Oshawa: www.oshawa-temple.org, 905-723-7422
Whitby:  905-430-3454

• Food Bank Services
• Children’s After School Program
• Sun Fun Day Camp
• Seniors Lunch and Leisure Program
• Holiday Food Hamper Program
• Holiday Toy Program
• Backpack Program

Oshawa: www.simcoehall.com,  905-728-7525

• Emergency shelter and counseling for abused woman and their children
• Supportive Social Housing
• 2nd Stage Housing for single women
• Ontario Early Years programming
• Room and Gymnasium Rentals

Oshawa: www.ywcadurham.org, 905-576-6356