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Organization: CAFCAN - Toronto  
Phone Numbers: 416-740-1056
Fax: 416-746-7035
Email: info@cafcan.org
Website: www.cafcan.org
Address:
995 Arrow Rd
Toronto, ON
M9M 2Z5
Location: Cross street: Weston Rd and Sheppard Ave W
Accessibility Notes: Fully accessible - Designated parking at entrance ; Wheelchair accessible automatic main entrance ; Barrier-free washroom including door and stall
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9 am-4:30 pm; Wed 9 am-8 pm
Service Description: Children's Programs
  • individual counselling
  • Stop Now and Plan (SNAP) Program
  • Kambi Ya Watoto Summer Camp
  • Leaders in Partnership (LIP) -- for children 7-12 years at risk of suspension or expulsion from school,10-week lunch time school-based skills training program addressing the social and emotional needs of children in developing a more positive attitude towards school and their community
Youth Programs -- for youth 16-24 years
  • individual counselling
  • Express Yourself / Anger Management Program
  • Youth Outreach Worker (YOW) Program - supports high-risk youth who live in an identified priority community and/or or belong to a distinct priority population (such as Racialized, Indigenous, Somali, Roma, LGBTTQ2S) to make healthy life choices
  • Ujima Youth Mentorship Program
  • Kujichaguilia Club (K-Club) -- for young people 16-29 years to transition from involvement with the justice system to integrate into family and community life

Family Program
  • individual and family counselling
  • Effective Parenting Program -- 10 week program primarily for those referred by Children's Aid or the courts
  • Express Yourself / Anger Management Program
  • Kuponya: Supporting Black Families Through Collaboration -- works with Black families from a trauma-informed perspective in collaboration with the Children's Aid Society and Jean Tweed Centre
  • individual support, family mediation, mobile crisis counselling, and crisis intervention
OUCH! That hurts -- Violence Against Women Services
  • support to women and their families who are experiencing or have experienced violence, including human trafficking
  • individual, group and crisis counselling designed to meet the needs of Black women and children
  • legal and parenting support; housing search assistance; safety planning

Services and Programs:

Fees: None - social services
Application: Call or drop in
Eligibility / Target Population: Social services open to all ; Membership -- African-Canadian or Caribbean persons or appreciation of Jamaican heritage
Languages: English * Akan * Twi
Area Served:
Halton Region, Peel Region, Durham, York Census Division, and Greater Toronto Area  
See Also: Criminal Justice Outreach
Ethnocultural Groups and Services
Mental Health for Children and Youth
Parenting Education

This information was last completely updated on April 18, 2024

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