Portland Place is a non-profit housing corporation and a mission of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. It receives the majority of its funding from the Shelter, Support & Housing Administration and the Social Housing Unit
Knights Table provides food bank services on a weekly basis and free hot meals 365 days of the year to anyone in need of food. Knights Table also provides a Good Neighbour program offering free bread and sweets to anyone in need and takes the program mobile to senior homes and high-risk areas in Peel region. Donations of money, time and food are needed and appreciated.
George Syme Community School's motto is 'Believing in achieving, together we make it happen!'As a school in the Model Schools for Inner City program, George Syme is committed to student achievement by building strong partnerships with families and the community. Recently celebrating its 100th Anniversary, the school has seen many changes. Now a vibrant open concept school, located near Jane and St. Clair Avenue West, George Syme hosts a French Immersion program. Its diversity is seen and heard in the halls and on the playground as students, parents and staff speak in over 30 languages. We strive to deliver curriculum through units of study where students see themselves as agents of change. George Syme is the hub of the community offering many programs for students and parents during and beyond the school day.
It was the late 1950s. Before the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and before most national development organizations got their start, an enthusiastic group of people were meeting in a basement, talking about international development and trying to figure out what to do next.