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Strengtheningour communitysince 1993 100languages spoken by staff 38500volunteer hours in the last year 70community partnerships About CONC Founded in 1993 Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre CONC is a multiservice agency in West Downtown Toronto providing essential and innovative services for vulnerable community members. We provide free programs services and supports for children youth adults and seniors living in poverty including community members who are newcomers solesupport parents challenged by mental and physical health issues lacking food and income security homeless underhoused and experiencing other barriers to living healthy lives and participating fully in community. Programs We operate a 70 bed mens shelter at 973 Lansdowne Avenue a 30 bed mens shelter at 850854 Bloor Street West 20 units of transitional housing 2 hotel shelters consisting of 198 rooms a community DropIn and Food Access Program including a food bank for solesupport parents a youth centre for social enterprise and innovation 2SLGBTQIA youth programming a childrens after school camps and special events program a social enterprise cafe and catering business and many other initiatives events and projects for the benefit of our local communities. Click here to read about our response to the COVID19 pandemic.