The Compass 
Food Bank and Drop-In Centre

Realizing the urgent need of those experiencing severe economic and social challenges, ten Christian churches in the Lorne Park/Clarkson area formed The Compass to address this serious and growing social concern within the community. The Compass provides relief to people struggling with life’s challenges. Through the building of relationships within the community and the member churches, we offer both practical and spiritual support. The Compass drop-in centre offers coffee, free groceries and household supplies on a voucher system, a safe place to visit, and prayer support when requested.

For more information, please visit their web page at: thecompass.ca, or call on 905-274-9309.

Here are some pictures from our latest food drive:

The Dam
Youth drop-in Centre

The Dam is a community program for youth (13-19yrs) located in the Meadowvale Town Centre and at 1400 Plains Rd East, Burlington.  All teens are welcome, free of charge, to come to the drop-in and participate in the programs, regardless of race, creed or colour. The drop-in provides a positive, healthy, encouraging and neutral turf environment that is drug-free and alcohol-free. It’s a safe place where youth can hang out. It is the hope that the drop-in is a dam that stops the flow of teens from becoming homeless street kids in the downtown core of Toronto. It is the goal to be the friends of youth and a resource to help them stay at home, in school and in the community.

For more information, please visit their web page at: www.thedam.org, or call on 905.826.6558

My Life Centre

6655 Kitimat Rd. Unit 5, Mississauga, ON  L5N 6J4
M.L.C. exists to provide ongoing assistance and caring support to women experiencing crisis pregnancies and to single mothers and their children. We are here to restore hope to young women who are suffering from low self esteem, depression, post abortion stress, crisis pregnancy, and/or unhealthy relationships by providing them with unconditional love and support.  The M.L.C. is a non-profit agency, serving female residents in the Mississauga area since 1991.

For more information, please visit their web page at: www.choosetoknow.ca, or call on 905.812.9515

The Open Door
Square One Shopping Centre

Square One Mall is the regional place to shop in Mississauga. It is also a center access point for isolated and hurting people. The Open Door is an outreach of the churches of Mississauga & community serving all who come. It connects people in need or distress with resources available in the community and churches. There’s an Emergency food cupboard, a listening and caring ear, referral counselling, library, drop-in, chapel and much more!

For more information, please e-mail Lynne at theopendoor@hotmail.com, or call on 905-276-9136

Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative

DWCC is a network of friends committed to the ongoing renewal of the downtown. Most of our network live downtown, but others participate in renewal from outside the border. All are committed to the downtown being a great place to grow up and a great place to grow old. DWCC is the structure that enables us to organize the activities that bring people together, and advocate change for the good.   Downtown Windsor’s core is bounded by the River to Giles, Howard to Caron. In that 4 sq km, there are 16,000 people living in several distinct walkable neighbourhoods.

See the DWCC’s website for more information.

Young Life

Since Young Life of Canada began in 1954, staff and volunteers have been leaving their adult “comfort zone” to meet teens on “their turf”. You will find Young Life leaders wherever kids are found… cheering in the stands at a hockey game, encouraging them in school activities, or hanging out at the nearest coffee shop or skate park . Young Life communities strive to create meaningful, mentoring relationships between leaders and teens and to create spaces where teens are listened to, and where questions of life and faith can be discussed.

See Young Life’s website for more information.