The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded the status of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to pandemic status. Unison is closely monitoring the situation and will continue to follow guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care guidelines and Public Health. Unison is committed to ensuring the health and safety …
Unison’s Diabetes Education Program is recognized by Diabetes Canada as a “Centre of Excellence” in delivering high-quality and best practice diabetes education and services. The Diabetes Education Program (DEP) provides FREE individual counselling and group education classes for people with Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. Our clinical staff consists …
Announcement Unison is now “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” by Accreditation Canada! An onsite review using Qmentum standards was conducted by external surveyors on September 17-20 2018. This review looked at everything from board governance and leadership, to care and services, to infrastructure. Here are a few highlights of the comments …
Ms. E. Glazer came to the Legal Clinic with a disability matter: her application for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) had been denied. Saltanat Shunusheva, the Community Legal Worker at the Keele-Rogers legal clinic, helped Ms. Glazer to appeal the denial. Saltanat reviewed Ms. Glazer’s file, and requested additional …
“John” had been a cook in his younger days and really loved creating new dishes. Over the last decade he found it difficult to keep a job because of his mental health. He has been living on social assistance now for quite some time and struggles to make ends meet. …
COVID-19 Service update: During the coronavirus pandemic, we are continuing to offer free naturopathic (natural) medical care via telemedicine (phone or video). Appointments are available on Saturdays between 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM. Visits are by appointment only – to make an appointment call (416) 498-1255 ext. 229 or email …
In early March, Bathurst-Finch Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) resident volunteers learned of the upcoming closure of the Urgent Care Centre at North York General Hospital’s (NYGH) Branson Ambulatory Care Centre. The closure was scheduled for June 1, 2017. The Urgent Care Centre was opened in the 1990s and is considered an important human service infrastructure …
Unison’s HIV Prevention Education and Outreach Project, In the Know, held a Health and Wellness Day forum for African, Caribbean, Black and Latino (ACBL) communities at the Jane Street Hub on Saturday, June 3, 2017. The main objectives of this event were to: increase awareness of and access to sexual …
Unison supports the Ontario Oral Health Alliance’s campaign for affordable and accessible oral health care for children and adults living on low income in Ontario. OHIP does not cover health care for our teeth and gums. About 17% of people in our province – that’s 2.3 million – cannot afford …
Unison provides a full range of housing help and eviction prevention services for clients who have had difficulties securing appropriate, decent and affordable housing. For clients living in Toronto with low and fixed incomes, recent statistics indicate that they need to wait at least eight to 10 years for subsidized …
