Specialized Information and Referral

Programs that maintain information about community resources that are appropriate for a specific target group or human services sector (for example, youth programs or addiction services) and which link individuals who are in need of specialized services with appropriate resources and/or which provide information about community agencies and organizations that offer specialized services.

 

Services
City of Hamilton Youth Strategy

Built through extensive engagement and collaboration with youth, City staff, parents and agency partners, the City of Hamilton’s Youth Strategy maps out a plan for how the City will engage youth aged 14-29 and address the issues they face in Hamilton.

HamOntYouth Steering Committee

The HamOntYouth Steering Committee is for all youth 14-29 who live in the city of Hamilton. The meetings are a safe space for youth to meet new people, learn about the community, to be heard and to have fun.

Community Connections

Offers activities that are aimed at providing opportunities for collective learning and skills-development in small groups, online, and in-person.

Skills for Change Employment Programs

Provides a variety of services to newcomers, immigrants, and refugees to help them in finding a job in Ontario.

Services include:

Legalline.ca Services

Available via website are:

  • legal answers and documents
  • 2,100 topics on provincial and federal laws
  • referrals
  • publishes legal guides and Your Guide to Canadian Law
Legalline.ca

This organization operates online and via telephone service. It offers legal information and answers covering a large variety of legal topics on provincial and federal laws.

Legalline.ca

A Federal not-for-profit corporation that provides access to Canadian Laws, helps answer legal questions and does legal education online.

Hamilton Trans Health Coalition Information and Referral Services

Offers email information and referral services for trans, gender-diverse, and non-binary people in Hamilton.

Service specializes in referrals to gender-affirming health care.

Connex Ontario Mental Health Information and Referrals

Provides specialized information and referral services focusing on mental health, addiction, and problem gambling services in the province of Ontario. Service is available through the phoneline or via online chat through the website.

Connex Ontario Website and Phoneline

Website and phoneline for Connex Ontario, providing information and referral service, focusing on mental health, addiction, and problem gambling services in the province of Ontario.

Connex Ontario

ConnexOntario is an information and referral service, focusing on mental health, addiction, and problem gambling services in the province of Ontario.

Columbian Refugees Association

Offers a variety of services to assist asylum seekers and people without immigrant protection through the integration and settlement processes in Canadian society.

Services include:

Dyslexia Resource Centre Multi-Sensory Reading Remedy Program

Offers a structured language program for teachers, tutors, parents, and home schoolers, to help promote literacy and learning.  This method of instruction combines techniques with teaching the structures of written English, sounds (phonemes), meaning units (prefixes, suffixes, roots), and common

Dyslexia Resource Centre Tutoring Services

Offers tutoring services for individuals with dyslexia, using a multi-sensory approach to help promote literacy and learning.

Dyslexia Resource Centre Office

Office for the Dyslexia Resource Centre.

Dyslexia Resource Centre

An organization offering information, resources and support to individuals with dyslexia and their families.  Provides assistance for individuals with dyslexia, to help them build literacy skills and gain confidence in their abilities.  Promotes awareness of dyslexia for professional educators, a

International Dyslexia Association Ontario Services

Provides information, resources and support to individuals with dyslexia and their families, along with educators and other professionals.  Aims to promote literacy through research, education, and advocacy.  Volunteer opportunities are also available.  Services include:

International Dyslexia Association Ontario Office

Office headquarters for the International Dyslexia Association Ontario.

International Dyslexia Association Ontario

A volunteer-run organization providing information, resources and support to individuals with dyslexia and their families, along with educators and other professionals.  Aims to promote literacy through research, education, and advocacy.  This organization is funded by membership fees, conference

Alcohol, Drug, and Gambling Services

Provides information, counselling, and programs on alcohol, drugs, and gambling.

Services include:

Shelter Health Hep C Team

A multidisciplinary team offering care to individuals living with or at risk of acquiring Hepatitis C.  Provides support and comprehensive services to clients throughout the treatment process.  Operates as an outreach program, but will see clients in office by appointment.  The Shelter Health Net

Wayside House of Hamilton Services

Provides support for males and transitional male youth experiencing alcohol or drug addition. Offers advocacy, counselling, education, and life skills building activities in a substance-free environment. Programs include:

Community Living Hamilton Child Care Supports Location

Community Living Hamilton Child Care Supports Location

Child Care Supports

Provides Special Needs Resourcing supports that help childcare programs include children with special needs.  Staff work directly with the childcare centre to support the inclusion of your child in the classroom.  Staff also assists with information and referral as well as the transition to schoo

Developmental Services Ontario Hamilton Niagara Region

This program helps people aged 16 and older with a developmental disability who are looking for adult developmental services in the following ways:

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