Family Service Toronto

10/14/2025

FST joins Campaign 2000 in a National Dialogue on Poverty

This Friday, Oct. 17, FST will participate in a virtual discussion marking the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The theme, “Ending social and institutional maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for families,” calls on all of us to confront stigma, discrimination, and inequity. Community leaders, advocates, and policymakers will explore pathways from poverty to well-being rooted in dignity, equity, and justice.

Learn more at:

https://familyservicetoronto.org/fst-marks-day-to-end-poverty/

FST and Campaign 2000 will participate in a virtual National Dialogue on Poverty to mark the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Friday (Oct. 17). This year’s UN theme, “Ending social and institutional maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for fami...

10/10/2025

Spot on Accessibility: Service Dogs

Modern guide dog movement began after World War I, when many soldiers returned home blind. In 1916, Germany opened the first guide dog schools to help them regain independence. Inspired by these programs, American dog trainer Dorothy Harrison Eustis founded The Seeing Eye in New Jersey in 1929 — now the world’s longest-running guide dog school.

From those early beginnings to today’s highly skilled companions, guide dogs continue to change lives through loyalty, intelligence, and unshakable trust.

10/08/2025

Come to our Community Food Market and enjoy fresh produce, hot coffee, local art, tasty snacks and more this Thursday, October 16, between 1 - 6 PM, 1236 Birchmount Ave (inside the Social Brew) . Raffle fun is included.
Hosted together with Corbrook, and The Social Brew — every third Thursday of the month
Come to have some fun, connect and support our community.

10/01/2025

Join the Resilient Bodies Trauma-Informed Yoga series, a free, 8-week online program for people who have experienced trauma. Explore gentle, trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness practices to support healing and manage trauma responses.

Learn more: https://familyservicetoronto.org/our-services/workshops-groups-and-events/

09/29/2025

Spot on Accessibility: Service Dogs
Dogs have been guiding humans with disabilities for centuries. Frescoes in ancient Roman ruins, European wood carvings, and Chinese scroll paintings from the Middle Ages show dogs leading people with disabilities, like blindness. The first known formal attempt to train dogs as service dogs happened around 1780 at Les Quinze-Vingts hospital in Paris — considered the first school for guide dogs. From art to real life, these incredible animals have been helping humans for hundreds of years.

09/25/2025

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and stress? Join our weekly Emotional Self-Regulation group for six Thursdays from October 16 to November 20, and discover effective strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and self-regulate during difficult times.
https://familyservicetoronto.org/our-services/workshops-groups-and-events/

09/25/2025

Are you a parent or caregiver of a child under 18 who is diagnosed with autism? This fall, register to one of our Autism Services virtual information sessions developed in collaboration with AccessOAP, and find out how AccessOAP can support children and youth on the autism spectrum and their families.
Learn more and register at:
bit.ly/AutismInfo_Fall2025

09/25/2025

Are you a woman-identified survivor of gender-based violence interested in gaining insights into finance and career trends? Join our 4-part Financial Empowerment series, offered this fall by the Violence Against Women program.
Learn more:
https://familyservicetoronto.org/our-services/workshops-groups-and-events/

09/16/2025

You are invited to Together We Can Make It — more than a bazaar, a celebration of community and women’s talents
Join us October 18–19 at 1527 Victoria Park Avenue, Scarborough, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Have fun and explore handmade treasures, goods from around the world, homemade meals, and lively music. Bring cash for your purchases and support local women.

https://youtu.be/nuXwiiMCW58

This fall, October 18 - 19, come and visit our special bazaar organized by the Chit-Chat & Mosaic: Arabic-Speaking Women’s Group!Explore unique handmade item...

09/16/2025

Abilities Unleashed: An Interview with Rainbow Hunt

Join Kumarie Dial as she interviews Scarborough-based transgender advocate Rainbow Hunt. Rainbow shares her journey of starting her own business and the challenges and triumphs she has faced along the way.

Rainbow, a transgender woman with an intellectual disability, is a passionate advocate for q***r youth with disabilities. Through her activism, youth support projects, and public education work, she has created safe spaces for often isolated and invisible members of the 2SQTBIPOC+ community.

In 2022, Rainbow was honoure with the Steinert & Ferreiro Award by the Community One Foundation in Toronto, recognizing her dedication to supporting q***r youth and her impactful activism within the LGBTQ+ community.

Watch the video to hear Rainbow’s insight, conviction, and strength, and be inspired by her work to make the world more inclusive and visible for all.
An interview with Scarborough-based Transgender Advocate Rainbow Hunt


Watch the video to hear Rainbow’s insight, conviction, and strength, and be inspired by her work to make the world more inclusive and visible for all.

Abilities Unleashed is a clip of Kumarie Dial interviewing Scarborough-based Transgender Advocate Rainbow Hunt. Rainbow answers questions about her experienc...

09/15/2025

Are you a parent or caregiver of children 4 -18 living with developmental disabilities? This fall, join one of our free resource workshops on Registration to Camps and learn the what’s, when, and how’s of registering for camp.
Learn more: https://familyservicetoronto.org/our-services/workshops-groups-and-events/