Helping Members with Applying for ODSP 

Close-up of a person filling out an Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) “Mandatory Special Necessities Benefit Application” form on a desk, with a keyboard nearby.

“I’m Here to Help Navigate the Complexity” Lisa is a PARC caseworker helping community members with applying for ODSP. Applying for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) should be a […]

PARC Story: Mickey

A white man in glasses is smiling at something off camera. He is wearing a blue and yellow baseball cap, and a blue collared shirt with a shark pattern.

This PARC Story follows Mickey, a Parkdale resident who found his community, his calling, and his career through PARC. Mickey has lived in Parkdale for nine years, which he knows […]

A Conversation on Mental Health Support

Chris Friesen, PARC's Manager of Collaborative Care, on mental health support in Parkdale. He is wearing a baseball cap, thick rimmed glasses, a yellow cardigan, and light blue button-down shirt.

“We Don’t Ask People to Change” For Mental Health Week, we sat down with Chris Friesen, PARC’s Manager of Collaborative Care, to talk about what mental health support looks like […]

PARC Story: Rob

Rob remembers 1499 Queen Street West from when he was a kid, back when it was still a bowling alley in the Parkdale neighbourhood. Years later, during the hardest stretch […]