Women’s Counselling Centre

Dial 9-1-1

For Police, Fire or Ambulance

Suicide Helpline

Dial 9-8-8 or text 9-8-8

Shelters for Abused Women and Children

Family Life Resource Centre – Residential shelter for women and children fleeing abuse. 24 hour crisis line (905) 451-4115

Embrave (formerly Interim Place)

Residential shelter for women and children fleeing abuse. 24 hour crisis line (905) 676-8515

Homeless Shelters

Central Intake for access to any homeless shelters in Peel Region 905-450-1996

Crisis Lines

Mobile Crisis Line (24/7 Peel Crisis Support)

24 hour crisis line for people struggling with mental health issues – in some cases, staff will see clients in their home (905) 278-9036

Distress Crisis Line

24 hour crisis line for people struggling with mental health issues (905) 278-7208

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto

Share your thoughts and struggles with our extended team of multilingual volunteers who can connect with you in 8 languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. (416) 408-4357 (GTA) or (905) 459-7777 (Peel) https://www.dcogt.com/

Talk Suicide Canada

Call 1-833-456-4566 toll-free, anytime – or text 45645 between from 4 pm to midnight EST.

Assaulted Women’s Helpline

24 hour crisis line for women living in Ontario – (416) 863-0511 or 1 – (866) 863-0511

The Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel

24 hour crisis line (905) 273-9442 or 1 – (800) 810-0180

Food Banks

The Salvation Army Erin Mills Family Services

Emergency food bank for qualified people whose postal codes begin with L5C, L5H, L5J, L5K, L5L – open Monday, Wednesday and Friday – By appointment only (905) 607-2151

The Salvation Army Mississauga Temple Family Services

Emergency food bank for qualified people whose postal codes begin with L4V, L4Y, L4W, L4X, L4Z, L5A, L5B, L5G, L5P, L5R, L5S, L5T – open Monday to Friday – By appointment only (905) 279-2526

The Salvation Army Cornerstone Family Services

Emergency food for qualified people whose postal codes begin with L5C, L5M, L5N, L5V, L5W – open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-12 and 1-3 pm, Friday evenings 6-8 pm – By appointment only (905) 824-0450 (Press “1”)

The Salvation Army Brampton Family Services

Emergency food banks for qualified people whose postal codes begin with L4T, (Malton), L6P, L6R, L6S, L6T, L6V, L6W, L6X, L6Y, L6Z, L7A open Monday to Friday 9-12 and 1-4 pm – By appointment only. (905) 451-8840

Women’s Counselling Centre