Strengthening
our community
since 1993
100+
languages spoken by staff
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, 2 hotel shelters consisting of 100+ rooms, a community Drop-In and Food Access Program including a food bank for sole-support parents, a youth centre for social enterprise and innovation, LGBTQ2SI+ youth programming, 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.
Stories from around CONC
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Love from Local Businesses: DarsBars
Building community partnerships is integral to our work, especially when we connect with local small businesses who want to...
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Stories from the Shelter: Sonja & Bryan
After staying at the CONC Rexdale shelter for a couple of weeks, clients Sonja & Bryan took the time...
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Stories from the Shelter: Jennifer
With her permission, we want to take the time to share the story of Jennifer. Jennifer comes from Manitoba,...
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Stories from the Shelter: Lawrence
With his permission, we want to take the time to share the story of Lawrence. Lawrence describes himself as...
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Stories from the Shelter: Victor
With his permission, we want to take the time to share the story of Victor. Victor is 26 years...
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Stories from the Shelter: Aidyn
With his permission, we want to take the time to share the story of Aidyn. As a new refugee...
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Meet our Team! Breaking Barriers, Housing: Joan & Emily
This is the next story in our series highlighting some of the amazing work being done by our team...
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Meet our Team! Breaking Barriers, Health & Wellness: Patrick Livingston & Raj Gill
We want to highlight some of the amazing work being done by our team members. Patrick and Raj run...
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JOIN US for Saturday Nite @ the movies with George Chuvalo! A CONC Fundraiser…
Most folks know George Chuvalo as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. But did you know...
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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...
