News and Events

July 6, 2022

Copies of our 2021-22 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements are available for download or online reading. The annual report lists our programs and services and provides statistics on our work and community outreach. Funders and donors are also highlighted in addition to revenues and expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.  Read… Continue reading Read our 2021-22 annual report

June 8, 2022

Are you experiencing mental health challenges? Are you a parent seeking to learn strategies for supporting your children’s healthy development? Are you separated and co-parenting? Are you navigating stressful periods of time and want to re-learn how to breathe? Are you a senior wanting to meet with other seniors and share stories? FST offers group… Continue reading Join our Spring online groups

April 24, 2022

During National Volunteer Week we celebrate FST volunteers and the millions of volunteers across Canada who share their time and skills to build more vibrant and inclusive communities. This year’s theme, “Volunteering is Empathy in Action,” reflects the compassion and generosity people bring to their volunteer positions, and the empathy they develop from connecting with… Continue reading Thank you FST volunteers

February 4, 2022

Family Service Toronto has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for conducting an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Organizational Review.  The RFP was released Friday, Feb 4, 2022 and proposals will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2022. Proponents are requested to send their proposals in electronic format to [email protected] with the subject… Continue reading FST issues EDI review RFP

January 13, 2022

Family Service Toronto has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the provision of external audit services.  The RFP was released Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 and proposals will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Proponents are requested to send their proposals in electronic format to [email protected] with a subject line “Proposal –… Continue reading FST issues audit services RFP

July 7, 2021

Read our 2020-21 Annual Report Copies of our 2020-21 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements are available for download or online reading. The annual report lists our programs and services and provides statistics on our work and community outreach. Funders and donors are also highlighted in addition to revenues and expenses for the fiscal year… Continue reading Read our 2020-21 Annual Report

June 15, 2021

FST awards data services contract Family Service Toronto has awarded a five-year hosted data service and support contract to Canadian software provider VitalHub Inc. The agreement will provide FST with a case management solution for client records and was awarded following a review of bids from six vendors through a rigorous public procurement process launched… Continue reading FST awards data services contract

March 6, 2020

Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, spoke to Campaign 2000’s National Strategy Conference at Family Service Toronto on March 6. The Minister fielded questions on a range of issues including the potential for basic income pilots across the country, the inaccessibility of the Canada Child Benefit for refugee families and the… Continue reading Minister speaks at C2000 meeting

March 4, 2020

If you feel unwell (cough, fever, breathing difficulties) please delay your visit and contact your health care provider or Telehealth Ontario (1 866-797-0000)

February 7, 2020

More than 1.35 million Canadian children live in poverty 30 years after a unanimous all-party promise to end child poverty, according to a new national poverty report card from Campaign 2000, a non-partisan coalition of 120 groups and individuals co-ordinated by Family Service Toronto. The report, 2020: Setting the Stage for a Poverty-Free Canada, was… Continue reading No end to child poverty in Canada

January 22, 2020

Family Service Toronto is seeking client and community input as it develops a new strategic plan to guide its work over the next five years. Two special events in February at our 355 Church St. office will offer the opportunity to join the conversation about our future work and priorities. Join us Feb. 7 from… Continue reading Talk to us about our future

December 16, 2019

Winter can be a difficult time for seniors and caregivers who face challenging family dynamics, isolation and loneliness, advise two Family Service Toronto staff members who work with seniors. “When someone feels lonely, they may have friends and family nearby, but loneliness relates to how they perceive their situation,” according to Counsellor Erin Relyea and… Continue reading Seasonal isolation tough on seniors