The Gilbert Centre provides social and support services to empower, promote health, and celebrate the lives of people living with and affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted or blood borne infections (STBBIs) and the individuals and families from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) communities of Simcoe Muskoka.

2S-LGBTQ+ Youth Connection

• QT Youth Connection provides social programming and systems navigation for 2S-LGBTQ+ youth aged 12-30. In-person groups take place in Barrie, Midland, and Stayner.
• Rama Two-Spirit Group for two-spirited and queer and trans Rama band members
• LGBTQ+ Newcomer Night for LGBTQ+ newcomers to Canada and allies
• QT Discord server is a monitored virtual social space for 2S-LGBTQIA+ youth ages 13-19 to connect with peers and staff
• GenQ is a drop-in social space for 2S-LGBTQIA+ folks aged 20-29 held in Barrie

Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project is Canada’s oldest sex worker justice initiative offering wrap-around services, and life-affirming care to current and form sex workers across Toronto and the GTA.

From street outreach and harm reduction services/supports to case management, drop-in programming and community-specific resources for parents, QTBIPOC sex workers and male-identified workers, at the core of our work is an earnest belief that sex workers themselves are best equipped to determine what safety, dignity and community connection means to us.

Our programs are available to all current and former sex workers, and we operate on a self-disclosure/trust-based model. We are always looking for new and creative program/workshop offerings and prioritize working with current/former sex workers to facilitate programming!

We are a community-based organization made up of dedicated, caring, committed individuals. Staff and volunteers alike provide support, education, and advocacy in a safe and confidential environment for HIV-positive individuals, their families, and their friends.

In 1987, we started the AIDS Committee of Niagara. We were an advisory committee to the Niagara Regional Public Health Service’s AIDS Program. We evolved from a committee to a not-for-profit, community-based AIDS service organization (ASO).

THIS SERVICE IS NON-QUEER, TRANS & LGBTQ SPECIFIC

We provide free, confidential, and non-judgemental 24 hour support to all survivors of violence including female-identified, male-identified, and members of the transgender community. We advocate against violence in the community at large and promote prevention through community education.

Free individual and group counselling, and a 24 hour crisis line

StreetWorks offers Consumption & Treatments Services (CTS). This is a safe place to get information about how to be safe, get connected, and use their substances supervised by harm reduction staff. Paramedics are also onsite to provide immediate intervention in the event of an overdose.

Individuals can come to our CTS for more than just supervised consumption. We also offer naloxone training, basic wound care and referrals to social programming and treatment. We can provide T packs for testosterone injection upon request.

Toby’s Place is a 2SLGBTQ+ drop-in centre for youth ages 13-20 located in South Scarborough. We are an anti-oppressive space who’s mission is to reduce social isolation among 2SLGBTQ+ youth. We provide free workshops, dinner, activities, and peer counselling. We also provide practical supports such as a food bank, clothing boutique, and shower facilities. We have a resource hub onsite and provide referrals when needed.