Services
- Community information and referral
- assistance in filling out forms
- annual income tax clinic
- phone and mail registry service
- local service directories
- outreach program
- case management
- advocacy
- settlement services
- housing trusteeship services
- community education
- telephone and computer available for community use
- East Toronto Internet Access (ETIA) — Internet access and training for people who are homeless or who have low incomes, including e-mail
Rent Bank coordinating agency, ontariorentbank.net — interest-free loans to low income individuals, couples, seniors or families living in market rent units who face eviction as a result of rental arrears — Toronto Rent Bank Access Centres: http://www.nipost.org/toronto-rent-bank-access-centres
- must have legal status in Canada and meet income requirements
- clients of Ontario Works, Ontario Student Loan Program, and Ontario Disability Support Program are not eligible
- landlord and tenant mediation
- money management advice
- follow-up search assistance and community referrals
- also interest-free loans for first and last month’s rent deposit to move into more affordable housing
Also administers the Winter Warmth Fund/LEAP sponsored by Enbridge Gas Distribution, Toronto Hydro Electric System, and United Way Toronto — assistance to low income individuals and families who are in arrears for their natural gas and electricity utility bills, and have exhausted all other sources of financial support