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Aurora House launches “Safety. Dignity. Stability.” campaign

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Toronto, ON – December 22, 2025   Aurora House, a confidential transitional home in Toronto’s east end supporting women and families who are survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking, has launched a $100,000 capital campaign to strengthen the safety, functionality, and dignity of the home.  The campaign, titled Safety. Dignity. Stability., focuses exclusively on essential capital improvements, ensuring Aurora House remains a secure, […]

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MNLC Fall 2025 Newsletter

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Executive Director Dwayne O’Connor’s ED Corner | Raffle: Building Better Futures | Program Updates: Aurora House, BEAR Hikes, Community Health Services, BREM Program and Client Story | Project Highlights: Community Kitchen Project, Employment Networking Event | Fall Special Events: Orange Shirt Day, Halloween, Remembrance Day The Season of Giving and the Journey of Newcomers The

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Sexual Health: Prevention, Protection & Empowerment

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🗓 Thursday, December 4🕑 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM📍 Online Guest Speaker: Ower Alexander Oberto, The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA) Join this interactive workshop to explore how we can promote safer and healthier relationships and empower our communities through education and awareness. Topics include: Prevention Basic contraceptive methods Prevention of sexually transmitted infections

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Overcoming barriers to access essential services: Sivanandan’s Story

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By Trudy Tumusime  Sivanandan, a deaf newcomer, came to MNLC for help navigating government forms after facing numerous challenges completing a document alone. Discovering MNLC’s free settlement services was a relief. “The case worker was wonderful, helpful, and very communicative,” Sivanandan recalls. To ensure accessibility, the case worker collaborated with the Canadian Hearing Services to

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How BREM helped me rebuild my identity: Dhwani’s Story 

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By Trudy Tumusime  Dhwani, and her husband, landed in Canada in 2020 on a repatriation flight after canceled travel plans. They arrived at the peak of the COVID_19 pandemic grieving the loss of her father, stepping into the unknown with just hope and dreams. “It was hard. It was crazy.” She recalls.   Back in India,

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Thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to a cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.

We are happy to share an important update — we are now able to send outgoing emails. Going forward, you will receive our emails from our new domain, @mnlc.ca, in addition to our temporary Gmail addresses. Please watch for us in your inbox. 

If you haven’t already, you can sign up to receive email updates from us directly here.

Please note: All our services, classes, and appointments will be closed from Friday, July 31, to Monday, August 3. We will resume on Tuesday, August 4.
Happy Civic Holiday!

We know it has been frustrating and difficult to reach us during this time, and we sincerely apologize for that. Please know that all our programs and services are running and staff are ready to support you. For getting in touch with us, please continue to use our temporary Gmail addresses:

Or drop in to our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York) during office hours:

  • Settlement staff are available onsite at 2737 Keele St Units 111 & 112 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Fridays to answer questions and provide guidance. Wi-fi is now available.
  • Community Health Services are available at 1122 Finch W Unit 1 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The HAP clinic is closed for the summer but our Health Navigator can provide guidance in accessing health services.
  • LINC classes are closed for the summer. Registration will begin in August for the fall semester.
  • Mental Health and BREM staff are available by appointment only.

We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.

Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community, and we look forward to being fully operational again. We will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.