The Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) is a social agency operating a drop-in centre in Parkdale for survivors of mental health ailments, the homeless, the disabled and those with few resources. The centre is located on Queen Street West, between Dufferin Street and Roncesvalles avenue, just west of downtown Toronto.
Imagining Toronto’s better future
Join the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre and Small Wooden Shoe in Imagining Toronto's better future. What kind of city would you want to live in, if we could make a city from scratch? Upper Toronto starts with a terrible idea. We want to build a new city in the sky above the current Toronto. It’s a terrible idea that allows us to ask what would happen if, knowing what we now know, we could start fresh. We are meeting with people from all across Toronto to ask them about the city that they live in now. What do you love about it? What do you hate about it? What would you change? Spend an evening with other people from your community and help us dream of a better city for everyone. Tuesday, February 7 at 7PM at the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre 1499 Queen Street West Free (with snacks) WHAT TO EXPECT Expect a quick introduction to the ideas that drive Upper Toronto. Expect guided brainstorming and playful design ...
Buy the book “Let’s Face It”
A 241 page book filled with creative work from PARC members you would want to have in your library and share with friends. "Let's face it" documents and presents publicly the talent of the homeless, social-isolated and marginalized people in Toronto. I thought that you were lost or in hiding I thought that you had abandoned me I found myself searching for you everywhere I looked in the trees I looked amongst the leaves and the bark and the roots...... — excerpt from A Letter (My Dear Soul) by Renata Edan To buy this book ($25), please contact Raveen at 416-537-2262 ext 268
Media Coverage
If you are a writer for an online, print publication or other media and need more information, interviews, photos or anything else please email Victor Willis at [email]vwillis@parc.on.ca[/email]. For PDF downloads go here. Please check out PARC in the press: Inside Toronto (Dec 2011): Boulevard Club has come 'home' to PARC InsideToronto (Nov. 2011): Poetry and prose of PARC members found in new book Rabble (July 2011): Move some welfare recipients onto disability supports InsideToronto (July 2011): Social service providers have proposal to save city $100 million TheStar (July 2011): Homeless people in elegant housing (5 more photos here) InsideToronto (April 2011): Annual art auction benefits PARC DesignHope (March 2011): Artists come together to combat homelessness InsideToronto (March 2011): Tenants tell the story of life at Edmond Place ActiveRain (Nov. 2010): A place for someone in dire need-Parkdale InsideToronto (Nov. 2010): Edmond Place Home opener draws curious neighbors InsideToronto (Nov. 2010): Edmond Place is ready for the community to take a ...
Happy Volunteers Day
December 5th is the International Volunteer Day and we at PARC want to remember it locally. PARC started with the efforts of many volunteers and still volunteers have an important role in the daily activities. More than 100 volunteers help the organization wherever the need is: kitchen, drop-in, music and art groups, committees and boards, admin and event. Some are PARC members who want to give back being thankful for the support they are receiving. Others are supporters from the community who believe in PARC mission and want to support it. Mary McMillan and Eric Tchao have been faithfully volunteering with PARC since 2010. Mary having a lot of administrative experience has been supporting every Thursday the Management team and has been a real help to the staff. Eric is teaching Yoga classes every Sunday at the Healing Room and is a good example of a professional who loves to support ...
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