Strengthening
our community
since 1993
1,941
volunteers in the last year
38,500
volunteer hours in the last year
70
community partnerships
About CONC
Founded in 1993, Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre (CONC) is a multi-service agency in West Downtown Toronto providing essential and innovative services for vulnerable community members. We provide free programs, services and supports for children, youth, adults and seniors living in poverty, including community members who are newcomers, sole-support parents, challenged by mental and physical health issues, lacking food and income security, homeless, underhoused, and experiencing other barriers to living healthy lives and participating fully in community.
Programs
We operate a 68 bed men’s shelter at 973 Lansdowne Avenue, a 30 bed men’s shelter at 850/854 Bloor Street West, 20 units of transitional housing, a community Drop-In and Food Access Program including a food bank for sole-support parents, a youth centre for social enterprise and innovation, a children’s after school, camps and special events program, a Social Enterprise café and catering business, and many other initiatives, events and projects for the benefit of our local communities.
Ways to Give
Individual donors are key stakeholders in the success of our programs and services. Donations can be made securely on-line on our website through Canada Helps, or in person at 973 Lansdowne Avenue. You can make an undesignated gift to our agency, or you can direct your gift to any one of our programs. Please call us to speak about your giving options, or read on to find out more.
Have a question about our new 30 Bed Shelter on Bloor St. or the Community Liaison Committee created for it?
Stories from around CONC
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Me to We Take Action Camp’s Summer Fun with LOFT Kitchen!
As summer draws to a close, the time has come to also say goodbye to Me to We Take...
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Meet One of Our Star Volunteers!
The Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre could never do what we do without the vital help of our network of...
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XL Catlin’s #GlobalDayofGiving at CONC
This past Friday, May 12th, CONC Drop-In Centre and LOFT Kitchen welcomed their second group of fantastic volunteers from...
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CONC Drop-In Welcomes RBC
This past weekend, our Drop-In & Food Access Centre was very lucky to host a great team of volunteers...
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George Chuvalo Community Centre needs your Green Sensibilities!
Have you been “going green” at home? What about beyond your own backyard? For many communities and families, going...
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Art at Ana Bailão’s Office
This past February, Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre began a collaboration with the lovely people over at Ana Bailão’s constituency office...
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The Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy & LOFT Kitchen
A Report on the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Methods LOFT Kitchen is using to Address Poverty in our...
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Stories from our Students!
CONC has the great pleasure of taking on placement students every year from colleges around Toronto who are interested...
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CONC’s Newest Shelter featured on City News Toronto!
On January 11, 2017, CONC opened its doors to a 30 bed shelter at 850/854 Bloor St. West. We...
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Inside Toronto Feature Story
Read about our latest feature from Inside Toronto, January 23rd 2017. Learn about our very beginnings with what it...
