Community Resources

Location: Georgina Ice Palace (Main Entrance), 90 Wexford Drive 

Fridge Hours of Operation: Donations and food access will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Anyone can contribute to the fridge 24/7, fostering a sense of unity and shared responsibility. The Georgina Community Food Pantry (along with staff and volunteers) plays a crucial role in the management of the fridge, overseeing sign-ups, volunteer management, and coordinating food donations. 

What can be donated to the fridge

The Georgina Community Food Pantry is located at the Link and helps to provide food to residents experiencing food shortage.

905-596-0557

Are you facing a mental health crisis and seeking immediate help and guidance in Ontario? The 9-8-8 Mental Health Crisis and Suicide Prevention Services are here for you. 

By dialling 9-8-8, you can connect with compassionate and trained responders who understand what you're going through and are dedicated to supporting you. This service offers swift access to crucial resources, crisis intervention, and emotional support, ensuring you're not alone in this difficult time. You deserve care and assistance, and this initiative is designed specifically to provide the help you need when you need it most.

For nearly 40 years, Addiction Services Central Ontario (ASCO) has been a leading government-funded treatment provider for substance use, problem gambling and mental illness.

1-800-263-2288

The Alzheimer Society of York Region offers support, education, navigation and Day programs to people impacted by dementia. Learn about the organization's history, partners, leadership team, career opportunities and more.

905-476-5521

The goals of the Canadian Neuropathy Association is to provide education to neuropathy patients, their families and their Doctors; conduct research and share information obtained as a result of that research.

705-437-2878

Diabetes Canada is the nation's most trusted provider of diabetes education, research, resources, and services.

705-437-1928

Hospice Georgina is a visiting hospice; a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to serving the residents of the Town of Georgina and Georgina Island.

905-722-9333

Managing Multiple Sclerosis. MS is not curable, but it is manageable through treatments and lifestyle adjustments. Get support from MS Canada.

905-830-4950

York Region - Keswick Adult Day Program is a day program for adults including social, recreational and therapeutic group activities for people with Alzheimer's disease or associated dementia helps caregivers provide day-to-day care.

1-877-464-9675 ext. 76079

York Region administers and funds subsidized housing in all nine cities and towns, providing individuals, families and seniors with low- to moderate-incomes. Find out about Affordable Housing in York Region

905-830-4444 ext. 0
1-877-464-9675, ext. 0

York Region is partnering with Blue Door and Victory Baptist Church to open a new seasonal shelter program in East Gwillimbury.

• The Out of the Cold – East Gwillimbury Site will operate nightly at 18408 Yonge Street from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. between December 18, 2023, to April 30, 2024
• The program will provide 20 overnight spaces for adults ages 16+ who are experiencing homelessness.

Contact: Emergency Housing Central Intake Line at 1-877-464-9675 ext. 76140 for a warm transfer. 

Residents in York Region who are at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing homelessness are encouraged to contact the York Region Emergency Housing Central Intake Line at 1-877-464-9675  ext. 76140. This phone line is answered 24 hours a day seven days a week including holidays.

For more information on available supports, call Access York at 1-877-464 9675 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or visit york.ca/EmergencyHousing.

Keswick: 905-989-1883
Pefferlaw: 705-437-2133

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New Seasonal Shelter

York Region, Inn from the Cold and Maple Hill Baptist Church have partnered to offer a new seasonal shelter program in the Town of Georgina

Location

Maple Hill Baptist Church (215 Glenwoods Avenue, Georgina)

Dates and hours

February 13, 2024 to April 30, 2024

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays

10:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Eligibility

Adults ages 16+

Capacity

20 beds + 5 additional beds during Cold Weather Alerts

Routes Connecting Communities is a York Region community based not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people since 1989.

905-722-4616
info@routescc.org

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Routes Hosing Initiatives

There are warming/cooling centres available in the Town of Georgina.

Georgina Ice Palace
90 Wexford Drive
Keswick, ON
Regular Hours of Operation (with the exception of Statutory Holidays) 
Monday to Sunday:  6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Link 
20849 Dalton Road
Sutton, ON
Regular Hours of Operation (with the exception of Statutory Holidays) 
Monday to Friday:  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

MURC
261 Garrett Styles Dr., 
Keswick, ON
Regular Hours of Operation (with the exception of Statutory Holidays) 
Monday to Friday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Saturday to Sunday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Club 55
130 Gwendolyn Blvd.
Keswick, ON
Regular Hours of Operation (with the exception of Statutory Holidays) 
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Georgina Public Libraries
MURC
Keswick
Pefferlaw
Peter Gzowski (Sutton)

CHATS - Community Health Assistance to Seniors delivers client-centred programs and services for older adults based on their unique wants and needs.

905-713-3373

Club 55 is Georgina’s older adult active programming centre - an exclusive space where adults 55 years or older can come together to relax, socialize, meet new friends and have fun!

Members have access to special events, lunches, outings, programs, leagues and more that will not only keep you physically and mentally active, but connected socially to peers and to the community as a whole.  

Club 55

Club 55 – Keswick, Pefferlaw or Sutton
Katherine Squires
905-476-9972, ext. 2

Udora Seniors

705-437-1987

York Region provides services to promote the health, well-being, safety and independence of individuals requiring care. Services such as adult day programs, client intervention and support, convalescent care, long-term care homes and the short-stay respite programs are available to all residents. York Region is committed to the highest quality healthcare standards. Learn more about Long-term Care and Support in York Region.

chs-info@york.ca
1-866-YORKLTC (967-5582)

Routes Connecting Communities is a York Region community based not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people since 1989.

905-722-4616
info@routescc.org

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Plan your trip with York Region Transit. Easily locate the closest stops, upcoming schedules, route maps, and other services available to you.

1-866-668-3978

Mobility On-Request offers two types of service: Paratransit and the on-request service.

Mobility On-Request Paratransit

Mobility On-Request Paratransit is York Region's door-to-door, shared ride, accessible public transit service for people with disabilities. To use this service, you must meet specific eligibility criteria. Visit the Registration and Eligibility page to learn more.

Mobility On-Request

This is YRT’s on-request transit service. It is a ride-sharing service that allows you to request transit when and where you need, within select service areas. No application process is required. Visit the Service Areas page to learn more.

Paratransit: 1-866-744-1119
65+ Service: 1-866-744-1119
On-Request: 1-844-667-5327

York Region helps make child care more affordable for families with low and moderate income, by offering a Child Care Fee Subsidy that reduces the amount of money that families have to pay licensed child care providers to care for their child(ren) under the age of 13. This is a first-come-first-served program.

1-888-703-KIDS (5437)

The York Region Children’s Aid Society (YRCAS) is a non-profit community organization legally mandated to promote the well-being, best interests and protection of children and youth from abuse and neglect. As a leader within the child welfare sector, we aim to keep families together and partner with parents, caregivers and community to help create and sustain safe environments for children and youth, through equitable, child-centred, culturally aligned services.

Community Living Georgina provides support and services to individuals with developmental disabilities, offers day programs, community outreach support program, respite care, summer camp (outdoor and indoor), supported independent living, home share and group homes.

905-722-8947
E-mail: admin@communitylivinggeorgina.com

Are you having difficulty coping with life’s challenges? Family Services York Region provides counselling and community based cultural support services in York Region.

25202 Warden Ave
Sutton West, Ontario L0E 1R0
Tel: 905-476-3611

Family Violence is the abuse of power within a family or a relationship where one person trusts or depends on another. Any person in a family can be a victim of violence; man, woman, child or elderly.

https://www.york.ca/health/parenting/family-violence