Community Resources
Kingston is home to many community service organizations to assist residents secure a wide variety of resources, from health care and social services to volunteering and arts and culture.
In the Maclean's September issue 2008, Kingston was ranked as a top Canadian "Most Caring City" in terms of the percentage of the population who volunteers.
Please find below a listing of great community resources available:
211 Kingston
211 is an easy-to-remember, toll-free telephone number that connects callers, in the language of their choice, to the non-emergency social, health, and government services and programs that serve community. This free, confidential, multilingual service links callers with high-skilled, bilingual information and referral specialists who are trained to direct them to the most appropriate service provider. 211 is available to everyone in our community. It is funded through a partnership that includes the provincial and federal governments, the municipalities and United Way/Centraide.
Tel: 2-1-1
Web: http://www.211ontario.ca
Association Canadienne-Francaise de l'Ontario Mille Iles (L'ACFO Mille Iles)
L'ACFO Mille-Îles is a non-profit organization created in 1976 to promote and support the development of Franco Ontarians residing in the Thousand Islands Region. Programs/Services include: Newcomers Program, French Employment Resource Centre, Information & Reference Centre for French Language Services.
RR# 2, 760 Hwy #15, Barriefield Centre, Kingston
Tel: 613-546-7863
Email: emploi@acfomi.org
Web: http://www.acfomi.org
Frontenac Community Mental Health Services
Frontenac Community Mental Health Services is a non-profit private corporation which offers a continuum of services in Frontenac County for people with a serious mental health illness. Programs/Services include: Family Resource Centre, Vocational Program, Professional Residential Support.
385 Princess Street, Kingston
Tel: 613-544-1356
Email: info@fcmhs.ca
Web: http://www.fcmhs.ca
Independent Living Centre Kingston
Independent Living Centre Kingston is a community based cross-disability not-for-profit organization that promotes inclusion and full participation in the community for persons with disabilities. Programs/Services include: Access to Employment , Peer Support, Computer Training, Access to Technology, Access Kingston Online - a guide to accessible buildings & services in Kingston.
298 Concession Street, Kingston
Tel: 613-542-8353
Email: info@ilckingston.com
Web: http://www.ilckingston.com
John Howard Society
The John Howard Society of Canada is a federation of provincial and local societies comprised of people whose mission is "safe, effective and humane responses to the causes and consequences of crime." Programs/Services include: Institutional Services, Family transportation program, Research, Policy and Program Development, Network Support, work in local Ontario communities - prevention and aftercare.
809 Blackburn Mews, Kingston
Phone: 613-384-6272
Email: national@johnhoward.ca
Web: http://www.johnhoward.ca
Kingston Community Counselling Centres (K3C)
K3C is a not-for-profit agency governed by a volunteer board of directors. Funding comes from a variety of sources, which allows K3C to offer professional counselling at an affordable cost or for certain programs, no cost.
417 Bagot Street, Kingston
Phone: 613-549-7850
Email: kccc@k3c.org
Web: http://www.k3c.org
Kingston Economic Development Corporation