FST Board Members (from top, left to right): Peter Kinch, Harlan Schonfeld (President), Maneesh Mehta, Andrew Szende (Vice-President and Treasurer), Anita Lapidus (Past President), Julie Bulmash, Miriam DiGiuseppe (Vice-President), Tanbir Grover (Vice-President), Margaret Hancock (Secretary of the Board, FST Executive Director), Fran Odette, Asaf Zohar. Missing from photo: Derek Ballantyne, Ted Betts, Paul Maingi, Kironmoy Datta. This new slate of Board members was elected at our June 2008 AGM.
What's New at Family Service Toronto
- Campaign 2000 released the 2008 Report Card on Child Poverty in Ontario (Nov. 21)
- Campaign 2000 released the 2008 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada (Nov. 21)
- Campaign 2000 asks Prime Minister Harper to keep interests of children on the agenda for fall session of Parliament (Nov. 17)
- Elder abuse coming out of the closet (Nov. 12)
- Peter's blog: 20 years at FST (Oct. 1)
- National search for partner organizations who want to add or expand capacity to serve LGBTQ clients (Sep. 20)
- Campaign 2000 Federal Election Statement with new urban poverty data (Sep. 26)
- Family Service Toronto joins United Way's 2008 campaign (Sep. 9)
- FST-Options submits recommendations on Bill 77, (Aug. 11)
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Workshops and Groups Calendar
- Counselling Services
- COPE Parent Outreach
- David Kelley Services (counselling for LBGT community and people living with HIV/AIDS)
- LGBT Parenting Network
- Families in Transition – help for separating, divorcing and remarrying families
- New Directions – help for women experiencing the loss of an intimate life partner
- Seniors and Caregivers Support Services
- Pat's Place - Abused Older Person's Program
- Violence Against Women – help for women in abusive relationships
- Next Steps/Partner Abuse Response Program
- Options - a program for people labeled with intellectual disabilities
- Passport Initiative - community participation supports for young adults who have a developmental disability
- Community and Neighbourhood Development Projects
- Growing Up Healthy Downtown - GUHD -
a program for families with young children - Families Are Important Resources - FAIR
- Social Reform