Support Organizations and Resources

There are many organizations in Niagara and Ontario that offer valuable information and services for seniors.

Care and Support Programs

• Community Care Access Centre Niagara
  149 Hartzel Road
  St. Catharines, Ontario L2P 1N6
  905-684-9441 -- Toll-free: 1-800-810-0000
  (services available in French: 905-684-4602)

Affordable Housing

• Niagara Regional Housing
  2201 St. David's Road, Box 344
  Thorold, ON L2V 3Z3
  905-682-9201 -- Toll-free: 1-800-232-3292

Community Health Centres

• Greater St. Catharines Community Health Centre
  15 Wellington Street
  St. Catharines, ON L2R 5P7
  905-688-2543

• Bridges Community Health Centre - Fort Erie/Port Colborne
  Holiday Inn
  1485 Garrison Road
  Fort Erie, ON L2A 1P8
  905-871-7621

• Centre de santé Communautaire Hamilton/Niagara
  1 Vanier Drive
  Welland, ON L3B 1A1
  905-734-1141
  Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
  905-356-4222

Information Services

• Niagara Age-Friendly Community Initiative
  Contact: Cathy Fusco, 905-685-1571, ext. 3373. E-mail: Cathy Fusco

• Information Niagara
  Garden City Tower
  301 St Paul Street, Box 1
  St Catharines, ON L2R 3M8
  905-682-6611

• 5017 Victoria Avenue
  Niagara Falls, ON L2E 4C9
  905-356-4636 -- Toll-free 1-800-263-3695

• Niagara Regional Police Services - Especially for Seniors

• Niagara Shares
  c/o Linda Crabtree
  1 Springbank Drive
  St. Catharines, ON L2S 2K1
  905-685-0496

Local Health Care Planning

• Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
  264 Main Street East
  Grimsby, ON L3M 1P8
  905-945-4930 -- Toll Free: 1-866-363-5446

Non-Profit Long-Term Care

• Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors
  7050 Weston Road, Suite 700
  Woodbridge, ON L4L 8G7
  905-851-8821

Provincial Government Information

• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  Performance Improvements and Compliance Branch
  119 King Street, 11th Floor
  Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y7
  1-800-461-7137

• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  ServiceOntario INFOline
  900 Bay Street
  Suite M-1B114, Macdonald Block
  Toronto, ON M7A 1N3
  Ministry INFOline: 1-866-532-3161 -- TTY: 1-800-387-5559
  infoline.moh@ontario.ca

• Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
  777 Bay Street, Suite 601 C
  Toronto, ON M7A 2J4
  Seniors INFOline: 1-888-910-1999 -- TTY: 1-800-387-5559

Support Services for Seniors

• Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
  403 Ontario Street, Unit 1
  St. Catharines, ON L2N 1L5
  905-687-3914
  niagara@alzheimerniagara.ca
  (services available in French)

• Seniors Community Programs
  Niagara Region
  2201 St. David's Road, Box 344
  Thorold, ON L2V 3Z3
  905-984-2621 -- Toll-free: 1-877-212-3922

• Community Support Services
  320 Vansickle Road, Unit 3
  St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P7
  905-682-3800

• Geriatric Mental Health
  Public Health, Niagara Region
  Box 1042
  Thorold, ON L2V 4T7
  905-688-3762 -- Toll-free: 1-800-263-7248

• Meals on Wheels: Fort Erie
  Room 101 Douglas Memorial Hospital
  230 Bertie St
  Fort Erie, ON L2A 1Z2
  905-871-9366

• Meals on Wheels: Thorold and St. Catharines
  3250 Schmon Parkway, Unit 11
  Thorold, ON  L2V 4Y6
  905-682-0333

• Niagara Gatekeepers
  c/o Seniors Community Programs
  Niagara Region
  2201 St. David's Road, Box 344
  Thorold, ON L2V 3Z3
  Gatekeeper Hotline: 905-684-0968
  Information requests: 905-984-2621 -- Toll-free: 1-877-212-3922

• Seniors Safety Hotline
  1-866-299-1011

Veterans Information

• Veterans Affairs Canada
  District Office: Hamilton
  55 Bay Street North, 9th Floor
  Hamilton, ON L8R 3P7
  1-866-522-2122 (English)
  1-866-522-2022 (French) information@vac-acc.gc.ca

Accessibility

• Niagara Specialized Transit
  905-680-2052 -- Toll-free 1-866-487-7765

• Niagara Region Accessibility Advisory Committee
  

Seniors

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