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For more information on the issues facing Kingston, contact these organizations

City of Kingston
(613) 546-0000
www.cityofkingston.ca

Greater Kingston & Frontenac Habitat for Humanity
613-548-8763
www.habitatkingston.com

Home Base Non-Profit Housing
613-542-6672
www.kingstonhomebase.ca

KEYS
(613) 546-5559
www.keys.ca

KFL&A Public Health
613-549-1232
www.kflapublichealth.ca

Kingston Arts Council
(613) 546-2787
www.artskingston.com

Kingston Community Health Centres
613-542-2949
www.kchc.ca

Kingston Economic Development Corporation
(613) 544-2725
www.kingstoncanada.com

Kingston Police
(613) 549-4660
www.police.kingston.on.ca

Partners in Mission Food Bank
(613) 544-4534
www.kingstonfoodbank.net

Seniors Association of Kingston
(613) 548-7810
www.seniorskingston.ca

Social Planning Council of Kingston & District
(613) 546-2843
www.spckingston.ca

South East LHIN
(613) 967-0196
www.southeastlhin.on.ca

SWITCH
(613) 547-6700
http://switchkingston.ca

United Way serving Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington
(613) 542-2674
www.unitedwaykfla.ca

Find a Specific Service at 211

Since it launched in June, 2010, more than 10,000 people in our region have called 211 for help.

211 is an easy-to-remember, three-digit, non-emergency telephone number that connects callers to a full range of community, social, government and health service information in Eastern Ontario. Bilingual and certified information and referral specialists answer 211 calls 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. 211 is free, confidential and multilingual (150 languages). The information is also available online at www.211ontario.ca.

211 Partners:
Community Information Centre Ottawa
City of Kingston
County of Frontenac
County of Lennox & Addington
Government of Canada
Province of Ontario
United Way serving KFL&A

A $100 million environmental success story

In 2003, the City of Kingston faced a critical decision. The Ravensview Wastewater Treatment Plant was reaching capacity because of growth, deteriorating sewers, increased infiltration flows and other reasons. With $25 million in funding from the province, the City and Utilities Kingston, who... Read More...

Two prestigious local arts awards

The Kingston Prize is a biennial, national competition for contemporary portraits of Canadians by Canadian artists organized through the Kingston Arts Council. The main prize is $20,000 (increased from $10,000 in 2011), presented by the W. Garfield Weston Foundation to the winner chosen by a jury... Read More...

Pathways to Education

Pathways to Education is a community-based program designed to give disadvantaged youth the educational support they need to succeed in school. The result is reduced drop-out rates and increased enrolment in post-secondary education programs. Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) launched the... Read More...

The Walking School Bus

Twenty-five years ago, 80% of Canadian children from Grade 3 and up walked or rode their bikes to school, unaccompanied by adults. Today, research suggests that while 68% of Canadian children live within a 30 minute walk to school, only 36% walk on a regular basis. If current trends continue, we... Read More...

Mentoring Program for New Immigrants

We have all had mentors – people who have helped us to learn, grow and challenge ourselves. A mentor can be a vital resource for skilled immigrants to Canada, who often lack an effective professional network upon their arrival in a new city, as well as an understanding of Canadian workplace culture... Read More...

Housing First

A 2009 study called A Place First by the United Way serving Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington called for a radical change in the way Kingston treats the issue of homelessness. The report recommended a new strategy that has been implemented successfully in Canadian and US cities –... Read More...

Three stories about poverty

These stories are all too common at the Partners in Mission food bank. These are based on real people, but their names and some of the details have been changed to hide their identities. Retired, working and hungrySam and his wife were retired and receiving money from Old Age Security and the... Read More...

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF NORTH KINGSTON

Living in north Kingston neighbourhoods is a story about living with poverty, but it is also a story of a community with a high level of resilience. North Kingston is by no means the only area in the City that faces challenges. But in their 2010 report, If I could change one thing… the Kingston... Read More...

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