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 <title>Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities</title>
 <link>http://www.pointinc.org/node/456</link>
 <description>&lt;b&gt;Office phone:&lt;/b&gt; 	416-489-0146
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fax:&lt;/b&gt; 	416-489-0146
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;E-mail:&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:concernedfriends@rogers.com&quot;&gt;concernedfriends@rogers.com&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;Web site:&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.concernedfriends.ca&quot; title=&quot;www.concernedfriends.ca&quot;&gt;www.concernedfriends.ca&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Address:&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=140+Merton+St,+Toronto,+ON&amp;sll=43.700272,-79.397056&amp;sspn=0.009044,0.015793&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=43.699993,-79.395876&amp;spn=0.009044,0.015793&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&quot;&gt;140 Merton St, 2nd Fl, Toronto, ON, M4S 1A1&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location:&lt;/b&gt; (Intersection) 	Toronto North (Yonge St-Davisville Ave)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ward:&lt;/b&gt; 	St Paul&#039;s (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toronto.ca/wards2000/ward22.htm&quot;&gt;Ward 22&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Officers:&lt;/b&gt; 	Lois Dent, President
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contacts:&lt;/b&gt; 	Sharon Jolliffe, Administrative Assistant
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hours:&lt;/b&gt; 	Answering machine
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Area served:&lt;/b&gt; 	Ontario
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Languages of service:&lt;/b&gt; 	English
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eligibility:&lt;/b&gt; 	Anyone experiencing difficulties with a long term care setting, including residents and friends or families of residents
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fees:&lt;/b&gt; 	Free - annual membership fee
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Physical access:&lt;/b&gt; 	Meetings held in wheelchair accessible building including side entrance and barrier free washrooms
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Service description:&lt;/b&gt; 	Advice, consultation and advocacy on care issues &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li /&gt; promotes alternatives to institutional care &lt;li /&gt; submits complaints when confidentiality required &lt;li /&gt; public education about needs, rights, responsibilities in long term care settings &lt;li /&gt; advocates improvements to long term care facility care and legislation &lt;li /&gt; public meetings, newsletter&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;b&gt;Organization type:&lt;/b&gt; 	Non Profit, Registered Charity
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subjects&lt;/b&gt; 	Advocacy; Chronic care hospitals; Complaints; Health services; Long term care facilities; Patient rights; Retirement homes; Seniors
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Record ID&lt;/b&gt; 	MET0301&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Last complete update&lt;/b&gt; 	2007-12-18
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Last modification date&lt;/b&gt; 	2008-03-31&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointinc.org/node/456&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/80">Consumer Assistance and Protection</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:14:56 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Goodwill Toronto - Community Retail Store and Donation Centre - East York - Overlea</title>
 <link>http://www.pointinc.org/node/400</link>
 <description>Goodwill Toronto - Community Retail Store and Donation Centre - East York - Overlea
	
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Office phone&lt;/b&gt; 	416-422-0998
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fax&lt;/b&gt; 	416-422-5441
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Web site&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodwill.on.ca&quot; title=&quot;www.goodwill.on.ca&quot;&gt;www.goodwill.on.ca&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Address&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=60+Overlea+Blvd,++East+York,+ON&amp;sll=43.703204,-79.351931&amp;sspn=0.009044,0.017166&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=43.7075,-79.34736&amp;spn=0.009043,0.017166&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&quot;&gt;60 Overlea Blvd, Unit 4, East York, ON, M4H 1B6&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location&lt;/b&gt; (Intersection) 	East York (Laird Dr-Millwood Rd)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ward&lt;/b&gt; 	Don Valley West (Ward 26)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hours&lt;/b&gt; 	Monday - Friday 9:00am - 9:00pm , Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm , Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Languages of service&lt;/b&gt; 	English
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Service description&lt;/b&gt; 	Thrift shop and donation centre
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Organization type&lt;/b&gt; 	Non Profit ; Registered Charity
&lt;span style=color:#ffffff&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subjects&lt;/b&gt; 	Donation drop offs; Thrift shops
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other Services&lt;/b&gt; 	See List
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Record ID&lt;/b&gt; 	MET3540
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Last complete update&lt;/b&gt; 	2006-03-22
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Last modification date&lt;/b&gt; 	2008-03-31
&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointinc.org/node/400&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:36:38 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Toronto Vegetarian Association</title>
 <link>http://www.pointinc.org/node/309</link>
 <description>&lt;b&gt;Office phone:&lt;/b&gt; 	416-544-9800
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fax:&lt;/b&gt; 	416-544-9094
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;E-mail:&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:tva@veg.ca&quot;&gt;tva@veg.ca&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Web site:&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.veg.ca&quot; title=&quot;www.veg.ca&quot;&gt;www.veg.ca&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Address:&lt;/b&gt; 	&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=17+Baldwin+St,+Toronto,+ON,&amp;jsv=107&amp;sll=43.708276,-79.393473&amp;sspn=0.007259,0.014591&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=43.65668,-79.393065&amp;spn=0.007265,0.014591&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&quot;&gt;17 Baldwin St, 2nd Fl, Toronto, ON, M4P 1E4&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location (Intersection):&lt;/b&gt; 	Toronto Central (Beverley St-College St)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ward:&lt;/b&gt; 	Trinity-Spadina (Ward 20)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Officers:&lt;/b&gt; 	Kathleen Farley, Executive Director
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contacts:&lt;/b&gt; 	David Alexander, Administrative Assistant
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hours:&lt;/b&gt; 	Resource centre and library -- Mon, Wed 6 pm-9 pm, Sat 1-4 pm
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Area served:&lt;/b&gt;	Greater Toronto Area
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Languages of service:&lt;/b&gt; 	English ; French
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;How to apply:&lt;/b&gt; 	Call or visit during resource centre hours
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fees:&lt;/b&gt; 	None
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Service description:&lt;/b&gt; 	Resource centre -- books, magazines, audio and video tapes available for viewing or loan &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li /&gt; free literature &lt;li /&gt; vegetarian books for sale&lt;li /&gt;Publishes free annual Vegetarian Directory &lt;li /&gt; annual Vegetarian Food Fair &lt;li /&gt; coordinates Veggie Challenge&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Organization type:&lt;/b&gt; 	Non Profit
&lt;span style=color:#ffffff&gt;Subjects 	Nutrition; Special libraries; Vegetarianism
Record ID 	MET6132
Last complete update 	2006-11-07
Last modification date 	2008-03-31
&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointinc.org/node/309&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/95">Educational Programs</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/163">Organizational Perspectives</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:08:08 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Fall Fair</title>
 <link>http://www.pointinc.org/node/134</link>
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;; style=color:&quot;#eeffcc&quot;; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;North Toronto &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Community Fair&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Hosted by POINT Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;(People and Organizations in North Toronto)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;big&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Thursday, October 23,2008
&lt;br /&gt;11:00 am - 4:00 pm
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointinc.org/node/134&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/73">Basic Needs</category>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/79">~Consumer Services</category>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/102">Public Health</category>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/104">~Health Care</category>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/123">Individual and Family Support Services</category>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/127">Volunteer Opportunities</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:56:44 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Apartments over $700</title>
 <link>http://www.pointinc.org/node/29</link>
 <description>&lt;b&gt;Ontario Coalition Against Poverty&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;#x0026;hl=en&amp;#x0026;q=10+Britain+St.+Toronto,+ON&amp;#x0026;sll=49.891235,-97.153687&amp;#x0026;sspn=40.218127,82.265625&amp;#x0026;ie=UTF8&amp;#x0026;z=16&amp;#x0026;iwloc=addr&amp;#x0026;om=1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;10 Britain St. Toronto, On M5A 1R6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=color:red&gt;Add a rental listing: 416-925-6939 &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:ocap@tao.ca&quot;&gt;ocap@tao.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated November 13, 2008&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=color:#ff6600&gt;&lt;small&gt;OCAP has no association with the landlords or properties listed.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointinc.org/node/29&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/75">Housing/Shelter</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/139">Community Services</category>
 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/12">Housing</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:16:23 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Apartments under $700</title>
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 <description>&lt;b&gt;Ontario Coalition Against Poverty&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;#x0026;hl=en&amp;#x0026;q=10+Britain+St.+Toronto,+ON&amp;#x0026;sll=49.891235,-97.153687&amp;#x0026;sspn=40.218127,82.265625&amp;#x0026;ie=UTF8&amp;#x0026;z=16&amp;#x0026;iwloc=addr&amp;#x0026;om=1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;10 Britain St. Toronto, On M5A 1R6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=color:red&gt;Add a rental listing: 416-925-6939 &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:ocap@tao.ca&quot;&gt;ocap@tao.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated November 13, 2008&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=color:#ff6600&gt;&lt;small&gt;OCAP has no association with the landlords or properties listed.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointinc.org/node/28&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:13:25 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>OCAP Recommended Rental Housing</title>
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 <description>&lt;b&gt;Ontario Coalition Against Poverty&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;#x0026;hl=en&amp;#x0026;q=10+Britain+St.+Toronto,+ON&amp;#x0026;sll=49.891235,-97.153687&amp;#x0026;sspn=40.218127,82.265625&amp;#x0026;ie=UTF8&amp;#x0026;z=16&amp;#x0026;iwloc=addr&amp;#x0026;om=1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;10 Britain St. Toronto, On M5A 1R6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=color:red&gt;Add a rental listing: 416-925-6939 &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:ocap@tao.ca&quot;&gt;ocap@tao.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated November 13, 2008&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=color:#ff6600&gt;&lt;small&gt;OCAP has no association with the landlords or properties listed.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointinc.org/housing&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.pointinc.org/taxonomy/term/156">Families and Individuals Needing Support</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:03:10 -0500</pubDate>
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