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Working for Change |
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| Location, Telephone & Internet | ||||
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| Address | 1499 Queen St W, Ste 203 Toronto, ON M6R 1A3 View Google Map | |||
| Location | Toronto | |||
| Intersection | Lansdowne Ave and Queen St | |||
| Office Phone | 416-504-1693 | |||
| Toll Free Phone | 1-866-504-1693 | |||
| Fax | 416-504-8063 | |||
| pfowler@on.aibn.com | ||||
| Website | www.workingforchange.ca | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Primary Contact | Joyce Brown, Executive Director; Phone: 416-504-1693 ext 222; Email: jmbrown@on.aibn.com | |||
| Alternate Contact | Michael Creek, Director of Strategic Initiatives; Phone: 416-504-1693 ext 228; Email: speakersbureau@bellnet.ca | |||
| Description & Services | ||||
| Description | Working for Change (formerly called the Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses) is an organization that advocates for meaningful employment opportunities for psychiatric consumer/survivors and emphasizes the importance of work in the lives of people who have been marginalized by poverty and mental health issues. Working for Change operates four Alternative businesses (businesses operated entirely by consumer/survivor employees): The Raging Spoon Catering Company Out of This World Cafe Parkdale Green Thumb Enterprises Grassroots Research Working for Change also houses "Voices from the Street", a speaker's bureau. Members of "Voices" provide public education on issues related to homelessness, mental health and poverty and seek to impact public policy in these areas. | |||
| Hours | Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm | |||
| Dates | All Year | |||
| Areas Served | Greater Toronto Area | |||
| Eligibility | Ages: 18 year(s) and up psychiatric consumer/survivors | |||
| Application | Job Application | |||
| Fees | None | |||
| Languages | English | |||
| Other Details | ||||
| Alternate Name(s) | OCAB | |||
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible | |||
| Print Material | Handbook "Working for a Change"; Booklet "Metamorphosis" | |||
| Established | 1994 | |||
| Subjects | ||||
| Subjects | Employment ; Psychiatric rehabilitation | |||
| Service Categories | Disability Related Centre Based Employment | |||
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