Among Friends and OCASI present: “Leave Nothing Behind: A Community Conversation on Positive Spaces for LGBTQ Newcomers”
-February 12, 2010-
Information and registration info here.
  Head Office:
  340 College St., Ste. 500
  Toronto, ON
  M5T 3A9 Canada
  Tel: 416-324-8677
  Mon, Tues: 9 am to 7:30 pm
  Wed: 9 am to 5 pm
  Thu: 9 am to 7:30 pm
  Fri: 9 am to 5 pm
  Sat, Sun: Closed
  East Office:
  3040 Danforth Ave., Unit 6
  Toronto, ON
  M4C 1N2 Canada
  Tel: 416-693-8677
  Mon: 10 am to 6 pm
  Tue: 12 pm to 8 pm
  Wed: 2 pm to 5 pm
  Thu: 12 pm to 8 pm
  Fri: 10 am to 6 pm
  Sat: 1 pm to 5 pm
  Sun: Closed
  West Office:
  881 Jane St., Ste. 200B
  Toronto, ON
  M6N 4C4 Canada
  Tel: 416-760-8677
  Mon, Tue: 9 am to 5 pm
  Wed: Closed
  Thu, Fri: 9 am to 5 pm
  Sat, Sun: Closed
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Neighbourhood Profiles & Neighbourhoods Research Project
Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre (AAMCHC) works to increase access to services and promote health and well-being for immigrants and refugees living in Toronto by addressing medical, social, economic and environmental issues. We give priority to marginalized immigrant and refugee groups, in particular emerging newcomer groups living in underserved low income communities. In order to ensure that our resources are reaching these populations, AAMCHC continuously reviews the most recent data available for both neighbourhoods and immigrants and refugees. This data supports us in our organizational priority setting, program planning and partnership development. This is one in a series of AAMCHC profiles. Access Alliance is committed to creating and disseminating information that will lead to policy and services that enhance the lives of immigrants and refugees. . Therefore, we are sharing Neighbourhood Profiles with the broader community. Please use these freely, but acknowledge Access Alliance as the source when using them publicly. Your feedback regarding the profiles is also welcome – contact us at
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Access Alliance's strategy for neighbourhood profiles uses indicators of the determinants of newcomer health to compile, analyze and share information at the neighbourhood level. The purpose of increasing access to this information is to deepen understanding of newcomer communities to support planning to address local needs. In addition to preparing neighbourhood profiles for selected communities*, Access Alliance plans to work with communities to prepare expanded community profiles that give voice to community knowlege and experience about health needs and determinants of health. Access Alliance's focus on immigrants and refugees complements existing neighbourhood profiles initiatives and health planning data and maps (e.g. www.torontohealthprofiles.ca).
Neighbourhoods selected as a priority for neighbourhood profiles had:
New and emerging communities (refugees, recent countries, young families)
High percent recent immigrants , low income and racialised group immigrants
High potential for enhancing health and settlement as identified by:
existing programs or partnerships such as AA community health programs/peer outreach;
service gaps;
community interest; or
strategic importance
View findings on the following neighbourhoods:
Crescent Town (Adobe Acrobat PDF format, 1173 KB, 8 pgs)