Partner Agencies

Baycrest:

Since its inception in 1918, Baycrest has evolved into an internationally-renowned academic health sciences centre that advances the quality of care for older adults through research and education with a focus on their brain functioning and mental health. Baycrest provides help to more than 3,000 older adults daily - from the healthy and active to the ill and cognitively impaired. For a full list of our programs and services visit www.baycrest.org and go to the Programs and Services page.

Our Research Centre for Aging and The Brain includes the acclaimed Rotman Research Institute, considered to be one of the top five brain institutes in the world and the Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU) which conducts  collaborative research with our clinics. The results are applied directly to client care. Baycrest is part of the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network, a dynamic network of academic health sciences centres affiliated with the University of Toronto and dedicated to providing leading edge research, teaching and clinical care.

Bernard Betel Centre:

The Bernard Betel Centre is a creative living, learning and wellness centre committed to maximizing the quality of life for seniors in the Jewish community and reflecting their values.  The Centre offers community support services such as friendly visiting, home respite, and meals on wheels, as well as health and wellness, fitness, recreation and educational programming.  It includes a chiropody clinic, a cutting edge computer lab, and a newly renovated craft and pottery room.  Over 120 programs are offered weekly, catering to 1700 members and serving over 3100 seniors annually.

Chai Tikvah:

Chai Tikvah Foundation is a Jewish mental health agency whose mission is to provide residential support services and social activities on a non-sectarian basis.

Chai Tikvah provides both public education and advocacy enhancing the quality of life for individuals and families affected by psychiatric illness.

Circle of Care:                                                                               

Circle of Care has a mission to support both independence and quality of life. Through a broad range of health and home support services we help people to continue living well in their own homes.

Circle of Care is a community-based, non-profit registered charity. It has been serving GTA residents since 1974 with 550 staff and more than 350 volunteers that provide care in your home. This charity provides care to diverse communities as well as ethnic and religious groups in more than 20 different languages.

Jewish Family and Child:

For almost 140 years, Jewish Family and Child (JF&CS) has responded to the emotional, social and physical needs of the GTA's burgeoning Jewish community and beyond.  The dedicated staff numbering 100 includes social workers, child care workers, family life educators, as well as therapists and counsellors, foster parents and hundreds of devoted volunteers. All these people provide more than 30 community services from four locations across the GTA and they offer programs spanning every age and social and economic background. 

Jewish Family and Child is continually changing with the needs of the community and strengthening connections with children, women, men, families, seniors and the Jewish community at large. When poverty, violence or any kind of abuse touches our community, we respond with a wide range of services and programs designed to both intervene and assist.

JIAS Toronto:

We support and integrate new immigrants today to build both a strong Canada and Jewish community for tomorrow.

JIAS Toronto assists legal immigrants and refugees to meet the basic financial, social, legal and other requirements of immigration. We foster the well-being of these new arrivals by providing a full range of outreach, support, counseling, training and referral resources with the goal of helping Jewish newcomers integrate into the GTA's Jewish community and Canadian society as a whole.

We recognize newcomers enrich the communities they migrate to and both groups benefit. We envision a continuum of services beginning with a "welcome home" type reception which then helps the newcomer get on their feet and finally ends with the presentation of opportunities for every new immigrant to contribute to and participate in all aspects of Jewish community life.

Reena:

Reena is a non-profit social service agency dedicated to integrating adults with developmental disabilities into the community. It was established 35 years ago to create an environment promoting dignity, individuality, independence and freedom of choice within a framework of Jewish culture and values.

Reena operates in Toronto and York providing support for over 300 adults in a variety of residential settings. The agency also provides close to 500 Outreach program spaces to individuals including recreational and work skills training as well as social and support groups for teens and adults.

Reena's unique emphasis is on providing Judaic programming and a Jewish environment for our clients. This enables them to develop spiritually and feel a connection and sense of belonging to their roots, culture and community. However, Reena also encourages the expression of other cultures and religious roots, regardless of our clients' background or denomination.