Verified local help — Beaches–East York
Every organization below was live-verified before listing (dates in our research record) — no dormant groups, no dead phone numbers. 211 remains the 24/7 backbone for everything.
| Who | What | Where / door |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon Hall - 2714 Danforth Ave | Emergency shelter; population: All people experiencing homelessness (EC21.6 inventory row, p.25) | M4C 1L7 (2714 Danforth Ave) — see paired free_toronto row for intake details |
| Dixon Hall — Shelter and Respite Services (Heyworth House) | Overnight emergency shelter at Heyworth House (co-ed, pet-friendly) plus 24-hour respite at two downtown sites; Tuesday-night dinner and Friday-morning breakfast | 2714 Danforth Ave (M4C), 416-691-0012 — phone first — call the site office to confirm intake, no walk-in language on current page; free; verified… |
| East York East Toronto Housing Services Hub | Housing & post-housing supports hub; population: Other (EC21.6 inventory row, p.39) | source region: 'Toronto and East York' district label; operator catchment is East York/East Toronto — see paired free_toronto row for contact route |
| East York East Toronto Family Resources (EYET) — Housing Help | Housing access help: Toronto Rent Bank, OESP, LEAP applications, tenancy support, affordable-housing listings, private-market search, transitional/supportive housing… | catchment: Broadview/Danforth to Victoria Park/Danforth, also south of Danforth/Queen/Carlaw — phone; free; verified 2026-07-27; eyetfrp.ca |
| Resources Exist for Networking and Training | Support service run by EYET (EC21.6 inventory row, p.84); population and region cells blank in source | region blank in source; operator is East York-based — route via EYET (eyetfrp.ca per paired free_toronto rows) |
| Gamblers Anonymous Toronto — East York meeting | Free anonymous 12-step peer support for compulsive gambling; Wednesday in-person meeting in East York, plus Tue/Sat/Sun elsewhere in Toronto and Zoom/phone options | Wednesday meeting in East York (address listed online at gatoronto.ca) — walk-in, no booking; also phone and online; free; verified 2026-07-29 |
| WoodGreen Meals on Wheels | Hot and frozen meal delivery (weekly/biweekly) for seniors and adults with disabilities, plus in-home wellness/security checks; absorbed East York Meals on Wheels in… | delivery across GTA incl. former East York MOW territory — phone; subsidized cost; verified 2026-07-31 |
| Neighbourhood Information Post (NIP) — Voluntary Housing Trusteeship | Free voluntary trusteeship: pay-direct rent/bill management plus budgeting education to keep housing; available even while homeless | site at Danforth & Coxwell (riding edge); other sites Gerrard & Parliament, Ellesmere & Markham — phone; free; verified 2026-07-27; nipost.org |
| 211 Ontario / 211 Toronto | Free 24/7 phone/text/live-chat helpline connecting to food, housing, financial-assistance, legal and material-goods services via Community Navigators | city-wide (phone/text/chat) — dial 2-1-1, 24/7; free; verified 2026-07-28 |
| Central Intake (24/7 shelter access line) | City-run 24/7 line referring to available emergency shelter beds and 24-hour respite sites; also connects to detox, mental-health, refugee and legal services, eviction… | city-wide (phone) — phone, 24/7; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS) | Civilian, clinician-led mental-health crisis response as an alternative to police dispatch | city-wide coverage areas — call 211 to reach it; free; verified 2026-07-30 |
| 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline | Free 24/7/365 call or text line for anyone thinking about suicide or worried about someone; interpreter access, ASL/LSQ relay, First Nations/Inuit/Métis option | Canada-wide (phone/text) — call or text 9-8-8, 24/7; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Distress Centres of Greater Toronto | Free confidential 24/7 crisis intervention, suicide prevention and emotional-support line (408-HELP); multilingual line 8 languages M-F 10am-10pm | GTA (phone) — phone, 24/7; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Gerstein Crisis Centre | Free 24-hour crisis services for adults 16+: crisis line, mobile crisis team, short-term crisis beds, follow-up support | two Toronto sites; mobile team city-wide — phone, 24/7; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Assaulted Women's Helpline (AWHL) | Free anonymous 24/7 phone/TTY crisis counselling, safety planning, referrals incl. shelters, for any woman in Ontario experiencing abuse; interpretation available | Ontario-wide (phone) — phone, 24/7; online chat weekdays 11am-8pm; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Toronto Seniors Helpline | Free phone/web-chat for adults 55+ and caregivers: home care, crisis intervention, mobile crisis teams, elder-abuse safety planning, 30+ partner agencies; 100+ languages | city-wide (phone/chat) — phone; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Toronto Warming Centres & Winter Respite Sites | Free walk-in emergency warming space and winter respite beds during cold-weather periods | sites city-wide, seasonal — walk-in; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies | Free injectable or nasal-spray naloxone kits plus in-person training; no prescription or health card needed; up to two kits/day | participating pharmacies incl. BEY — walk-in; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Daily Bread Food Bank (network hub + locator) | Central hub distributing food via 129+ member agencies across Toronto; Find-a-Food-Bank locator points to nearest member program | city-wide via member agencies — walk-in at member agencies; use locator; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Covenant House Toronto — Crisis Shelter & Youth Services | 24/7 crisis shelter (96 beds) for youth 16-24, drop-in (food, laundry, medical), on-site clinic with or without health card, anti-trafficking crisis line, transitional… | downtown site, serves city-wide — walk-in, 24/7; free; verified 2026-07-27 |
| Streets to Homes | City street-outreach program; population: All people experiencing homelessness (EC21.6 inventory row, p.82; type cell blank in source, row kept verbatim) | City-Wide — city outreach — reachable via 311/Central Intake per City routing |
| Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Team (MDOT) | Multi-disciplinary street outreach team; population: All people experiencing homelessness (EC21.6 inventory row, p.76) | City-Wide — referral via LOFT |
| Cool or Warm Spaces | Drop-in cool/warm spaces in Parks & Recreation facilities; population: Other, All people experiencing homelessness (EC21.6 inventory row, p.13) | City-Wide — walk-in at P&R facilities |
23 verified doors · source: our live-checked referral research, re-verified before each print run of the field sheet.
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