Diversity and inclusion guide electronic

Diversity and Inclusion Resource Guide

Serving Huron County

The Diversity and Inclusion Resource is a collaboration between Huron County Children’s Services and the Huron County Local Immigration Partnership to offer service providers ready access to a wide array of information to support newcomers and children—prenatal to age six—and their families.

While every effort has been made to include as many resources as possible, some may have unintentionally been omitted. Please note that a fee may be associated with accessing some of the programs, services, or resources listed.

Organizations, agencies, and service providers are encouraged to contact Huron County Children’s Services at 519.482.8505 or 1.888.371.5718 should any of the information contained in the Guide be inaccurate or incomplete.

The Huron County Local Immigration Partnership and Huron County Children’s Services are not responsible for the content or accuracy of the information contained on any of the websites.

DEFINITIONS The following definitions of diversity and inclusion have been adapted from those utilized by the Ontario Public Service: Diversity - Refers to the presence of a wide range of human qualities and attributes within a community. The dimensions of diversity include, but are not limited to age, gender, race, ethnicity, physical and intellectual ability, religion, sexual orientation, educational background, and income level.

Dimensions of Diversity - The dimensions of diversity include, but are not limited to age, gender, race, ethnicity, physical and intellectual ability, sexual orientation, educational background, expertise and income level.

Inclusion - Inclusion is about creating an environment that accepts, utilizes, accommodates and appreciates the talents, skills, abilities, perspectives and leadership styles of all people, including aspects of their diversity, so that we all have a place in the community. It’s about ensuring that we all have equal access to sharing and using our skills and talents equally in, being a part of, and contributing to the community. It’s about taking deliberate steps to welcome, accept and value all individuals.

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ADVOCACY Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) www.cleo.on.ca

Family Alliance Ontario 416.489.2384 www.family-alliance.com

Community Support for Families 519.482-3557 www.clch.ca

Huron/Perth Legal Clinic 519.524.4406 or 1.866.867.1027 www.huronperthlegalclinic.ca Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth 1.800.263.2841 www.provincialadvocate.on.ca

INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION Across Languages Translation and Interpretation Services 519.642.7247 or 1.866.833.7247 www.acrosslanguages.org

Multilingual Community Interpreter Services -MCIS Language Solutions 1.888.990.9014 www.mcislanguage.com

London Cross Cultural Learner Centre 519.432.1133 www.lcclc.org

211 211 www.211.ca (national) www.211Ontario.ca (provincial)

SETTLEMENT SERVICES: YMCA of Western Ontario Newcomer Settlement Services 226-973-7572 www.ymcawo.ca

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ACCESSIBILITY * Access 2 Entertainment Program 1.877.376.6362 www.access2.card.ca

Community Support for Families 519.482.3557 www.clch.ca

Accessibility Parking Permit 1.800.267.8097 www.serviceontario.ca

Huron County Accessibility Advisory Committee 519.524.8394 ext. 259 www.huroncounty.ca

Canadian Guide and Assistance Dogs for the Blind 613.692.7777 www.guidedogs.ca Community Services Coordination Network 1.877.480.2726 www.cscn.on.ca

National Service Dogs 519.623.4188 www.nsd.on.ca

* For more information, contact your municipality

GOVERNMENT WEBSITES Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 1.866.515.2025 www.aoda.ca

Ministry of Education (London Regional Office) 1.800.264.4221 www.gov.on.ca

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada 1.888.242.2100 www.cic.gc.ca

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care 1.866.532.3161 www.health.gov.on.ca

Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration 1.800.267.7329 www.citizenship.gov.on.ca Ministry of Community and Social Services & Children and Youth (South West Region) Services 1.800.265.4197 www.mcss.gov.on.ca www.children.gov.on.ca

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HEALTH RESOURCES HURON COUNTY HOSPITALS:

Huron Community Midwifery Services 519.523.9111 email: huronmidwifery@tcc.on.ca

Alexandra Marine & General Hospital (Goderich) 519.524.8323 www.amgh.ca

Huron County Health Unit 519.482.3416 or 1.877.837.6143 www.huronhealthunit.ca

Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (including Clinton & Seaforth Hospitals) 519.272.8210 or 1.888.275.1102 www.hpha.ca

London Health Sciences Centre – Children’s Hospital 519-685-8500 www.lhsc.on.ca/About_Us/Childrens_Hospital

South Huron Hospital Association (Exeter) 519.235.2700 www.shha.on.ca

Make Huron Home www.makehuronhome.ca/living-inhuron-county/healthcare

Wingham & District Hospital 519.357.3210 www.lwha.ca

Southwest Community Care Access Centre-CCAC 519.473.2222 or 1.800.811.5146 www.healthcareathome.ca

Health Care Connect (To find a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner) www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect

Telehealth Ontario 1.866.797.0000 TTY 1-866-797-0007

EDUCATION Avon Maitland District School Board 519.527.0111 1.800.592.5437 www.yourschools.ca

Fanshawe College (Goderich & Clinton Campuses) 519.452.4420 www.fanshawec.ca

Huron Christian School 519.482.7851 www.huronchristianschool.ca

REACH Huron 519.482.3998 ext. 1484 www.reachhuron.ca/education

Huron-Perth Catholic District School 519.345.2440 1.800.265.8508 www.huronperthcatholic.ca

The Virtual High School 1.866.679.9377 www.virtualhighschool.com

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Ontario Ministry of Education 1.800.387.5514 www.edu.gov.on.ca English as a Second Language (Centre for Employment & Learning Offices) Clinton 519.482.1700 Exeter 519.235.0471 Goderich 519.524.2515 Listowel 519.291.9453 Seaforth 519.235.0471 ext. 350 Wingham 519.357.4995

GENERAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES Community Services Coordination Network 1.877.480.2726 www.cscn.on.ca Huron County Health Unit 519.482.3416 or 1.877.837.6143 www.huronhealthunit.ca Huron County Libraries 519.482.5457 www.huroncounty.ca/library

Huron County Social and Property Services (Ontario Works, Housing and Children’s Services) 519-482-8505 or 1-888-371-5718 www.huroncounty.ca Huron Hospice 519.482.3440 www.huronhospice.ca

Huron Perth Crisis Intervention Programs 1.888.829.7484

Huron Respite Network 519.482.3115 www.respiteservices.com Huron Women’s Shelter 519.524.6245 or 1-800-265-5506 www.huronwomensshelter.com Ontario Government Driving and Roads www.ontario.ca/page/driving-androads Regional Rideshare www.regionalrideshare.ca

ON-LINE RESOURCES Ability Online Support Network www.abilityonline.org

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation www.ontario.ca/page/ministryindigenous-relations-and-reconciliation

Amish Resources - Perth Health Unit 1.877.271.7348 ext. 790 www.pdhu.on.ca & www.etown.edu/amishstudies

Multilingual Resources www.welcomehere.ca

Canadian Immigrant http://canadianimmigrant.ca/slider/welcome

National Centre for Child Care Inclusion www.specialinkcanada.org

Canadian Newcomer www.cnmag.ca

Settlement.Org www.settlement.org

Cultural Profiles Project www.cp-pc.ca

Sexual Orientation Resources www.rainbowhealthontario.ca www.lgbtqparenting_connection.ca www.pflagcanada.ca

Inclusion www.inclusion.com www.dimagine.com

Southern Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre www.soahoc.on.ca/index

Intellectual Disabilities www.connectability.ca

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HOUSEHOLD SUPPORTS Canada Revenue Agency (Canada Pension/ Canada Child Benefit) 1.800.959.8281 www.cra-arc.gc.ca Conestoga College 1.800.463.0796 www.conestogac.on.ca/caa/ careercentre

Employment Insurance Benefits www.canada.ca/en/services/ benefits/ei.html Employment Programs and Services (Centre for Employment & Learning Offices) Clinton 519.482.1700 Exeter & Seaforth 519.235.0471 Goderich 519.524.2515 Wingham 519.357.4995 www.thecentreforemployment andlearning.ca

Ontario Disability Support Program 519.271.1530 or 1.800.565.5762 www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/ mcss/programs/social/odsp Ontario Works 519.482.8505 or 1.888.371.5718 www.huroncounty/ontarioworks Pathways to Self Sufficiency 519.482.8505 or 1.888-371-5718 www.huroncounty/pathways

HURON COUNTY FOOD BANKS: Bayfield

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Feed My Sheep 519.565.2790 or 519.524.1774 Friends of the Community Food Bank & Resource Centre 519.955.1809 Salvation Army 519.482.8586 Exeter Community Food Bank 519.235.4104

Community Resources www.huroncounty.ca/ontario-works/income-support/community-resources

Salvation Army 519.524.8822 St Vincent de Paul 519.524.1087

SETTLEMENT SERVICES

Seaforth & District Food Bank 519.527.0281

YMCA of Western Ontario Newcomer Settlement Services 226-973-7572 www.ymcawo.ca

North Huron Food Bank 519.357.2277 or 519.357.4833 Salvation Army 519.357.5757 Blessings Community Store 519-357-1387

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FUNDING All Points Coldwell Banker Charitable Fund www.apfcr-charitablefund.com

Huron County - Ontario Works 519.482.8505 or 1.888.371.5718 www.huroncounty.ca/ontarioworks

Assistive Devices Program 1.800.268.6021 www.health.gov.on.ca

Incontinence Supplies Grant Program 1.888.278.7797 wwww.easterseals.org

Canadian Tire Jump Start Program 1.877.616.6600 www.canadiantire.ca/jumpstart Healthy Smiles Ontario 1-844-296-6306 www.ontario.ca/page/ get-dental-care Huron County Children’s Services Child Care Fee Subsidy Program 519.482.8505 or 1.888.371.5718 www.huroncounty.ca/ childrensservices Huron County Housing Corporation 519.482.8505 or 1.888.371.5718 www.huroncounty.ca/housing

Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity 905.852.1799 ext. 32 www.jenniferashleigh.ca March of Dimes 519.642.3700 or 1.877.369.4867 www.marchofdimes.ca Pathways to Self-Sufficiency 519.482.8505 or 1.888.371.5718 www.huroncounty.ca/ontarioworks President’s Choice Children’s Charity 1.866.996.9918 www.presidentschoice.ca

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Residential Rehabilitation Program for Persons with Disabilities 1.800.668.2642 www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca Ronald McDonald House Charities 519.685.3232 www.rmhccanada.ca The War Amps CHAMP Program 1.800.250.3030 www.waramps.ca Trillium Drug Program 1.866.811.9893 www.health.gov.on.ca Youth Recreation, Arts and Sports Program (YRASP) 519-524-2125 http://ymcaswo.ca/p/869/l/882/ orgid/22853/t/YMCA_Community_ Initiatives_Huron_RASP

ORGANIZATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS Autism Ontario 519.271.7730 ext. 227 or 1.800.472.7789 www.autismontario.com

Heart & Stroke Foundation 519.273.5212 www.heartandstroke.ca

Canadian Deafblind Association Ontario 1.877.760.7439 www.cdbaontario.com

Huron Perth Children’s Aid Society 519-524-7356 or 1-800-265-5198 www.h-pcas.ca Muscular Dystrophy Canada 1.800.567.2873 ext. 160 www.muscle.ca

Canadian Diabetes Association 1.800.226.8464 www.diabetes.ca

Ontario Association for Families with Communication Disorders 519.290.1763 www.oafccd.com

Canadian Downs Syndrome Association 1.800.883.5608 www.cdss.ca Canadian Mental Health Association Huron Perth Branch 1.888.875.2944 www.cmha-hp.on.ca

Ontario Brain Injury Association 905.641.8877 or 1.800.263.5404 www.obia.ca

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) 519.685.8420 or 1.800.265.4127 www.cnib.ca

Ontario Federation of Cerebral Palsy 416.244.9686 or 1.877.244.9686 www.ofcp.ca

CANGRANDS National Kinship Support 613.474.0035 www.cangrands.com

Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario 416.214.1056 or 1.800.387.1575 www.sbhao.on.ca

Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada 416.637.8584 www.caddac.ca

Tourette Canada 1.800.361.3120 ext. 55 www.tourette-london.ca

Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario 519.3443.4073 or 1.866.374.5377 www.epilepsyswo.ca

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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS & SERVICES Best Start Resource Centre 1.800.397.9567 www.beststart.org

Huron County Children’s Services 519.482.8505 or 1.888.371.5718 www.huroncounty.ca/childrensservices

Betamarsh Play and Art Therapy 519.524.8012 www.betamarsh.com

Huron County Health Unit 519.482.3416 or 1.877.837.6143 www.huronhealthunit.ca

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron 519.235.3307 www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

Huron Perth Centre for Children & Youth 519.482.3931 or 1.888.829.7484 www.hpcentre.on.ca

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Huron 519.524.4361 www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

KIDS Help Phone 1.800.668.6868 www.kidshelpphone.ca

Brain Gym 519.233.7450 Bullying Canada www.bullyingcanada.ca

Music Therapy Program 519.441.2576 www.dpmusictherapy.com Rainbows Program 519.482.3440 www.huronhospice.ca

Child & Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) 1.877.494.2774 www.cpri.ca Child and Family Centres www.huroncounty.ca/ childrens-services/early-years-programs Children’s Aid Society 1.800.265.5198 or 519.524.5198 www.h-pcas.ca Community Support for Families 519.482.3557 www.clch.ca

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Reach for the Rainbow Camp 416.503.0088 www.reachfortherainbow.ca Rural Response for Healthy Children 519.482.8777 or 1.800.479.0716 www.rrhc.on.ca Huron Safe Homes for Youth 1.800.361.1640 www.huronsafehomes.com smallTalk Preschool (speech & language) 519.272.8216 or 1.866.333.7716 www.smalltalkinfo.ca Thames Valley Children’s Centre 1.866.590.8822 www.tvcc.on.ca

TECHNOLOGY FREE COMPUTERS TO USE:

FREE WI-FI:

Centre for Employment & Learning Offices Clinton 519.482.1700 Exeter & Seaforth 519.235.0471 Goderich 519.524.2515 Wingham 519.357.4995 www.thecentreforemploymentandlearning.ca

Huron County Libraries Bayfield 519.565.2886 Blyth 519.523.4400 Clinton 519.482.3673 Goderich 519.524.9261 Hensall 519.252.2445 Zurich 519.236.4965 www.huroncounty.ca/library

Huron County Libraries Bayfield 519.565.2886 Blyth 519.523.4400 Brussels 518.887.6448 Clinton 519.482.3673 Exeter 519.235.1890 Goderich 519.524.9261 Hensall 519.252.2445 Seaforth 519.527.1430 Wingham 519.357.3312 Zurich 519.236.4965 www.huroncounty.ca/library

Millennium Park (Clinton) 885-265-9663 www.cchbia.ca Maitland Recreation Centre (Goderich) 519-524-2125 Downtown Core Goderich 519-440-0871 www.goderichbia.ca

Huron Business Centre 519.525.0305 www.smallbusinesshuron.ca

Bayfield Community Centre Hensall Community Centre Zurich Community Centre

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FAX:

PHOTOCOPYING:

Centre for Learning & Employment Offices Clinton 519.482.1700 Exeter & Seaforth 519.235.0471 Goderich 519.524.2515 Wingham 519.357.4995 www.thecentreforemploymentandlearning.ca

Centre for Learning & Employment Offices Clinton 519.482.1700 Exeter & Seaforth 519.235.0471 Goderich 519.524.2515 Wingham 519.357.4995 www.thecentreforemploymentandlearning.ca

Municipality of South Huron (Exeter) 519.235.0310

Municipality of South Huron (Exeter) 519.235.0310

MicroAge Basics Goderich 519.524.9863 Wingham 519.357.1793 www.microagebasics.com

MicroAge Basics Goderich 519.524.9863 Wingham 519.357.1793 www.microagebasics.com

Pete’s Office Pro (Seaforth) 519.527.1681 www.petesofficepro.ca

Pete’s Office Pro (Seaforth) 519.527.1681 www.petesofficepro.ca

South Huron Office Solutions (Exeter) 519.235.1840 www.shos.ca

South Huron Office Solutions (Exeter) 519.235.1840 www.shos.ca

PROGRAM TO OBTAIN FREE OR SUBSIDISED COMPUTERS:

Goderich Print Shop 519.524.7862 www.goderichprintshop.com

Renewed Computer Technology (RCT) Outreach 1.866.206.0008 www.rcto.ca

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OTHER RESOURCE DIRECTORIES Additional information may be obtained at www.211ontario.ca – a directory of community, social, health and related government services in Ontario. The directory can be accessed by telephone 24 hours a day, 365 days per year by calling 211. Information is available in 150 languages.

Information on the health services available in South West Ontario can be found at www.thehealthline.ca. This on-line directory is organized by health service, events, topics, diseases and conditions and contains information unique to Huron County and surrounding counties.

March 2018

Funding and support for the preparation of the Diversity and Inclusion Resource Guide has been provided by:

Huron County Local Immigration Partnership

County of Huron Economic Development, 54 West Street, Goderich, Ontario N7A 2K3 519.524.8394

Huron County Social and Property Services – Children’s Services

Jacob Memorial Building, 77722D London Road, RR #5, Clinton, ON N0M 1L0

519.482.8505