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Ontario's After School Program

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1. Goals and Activities
2. Funding Eligibility
3. Background
4. Frequently Asked Questions
5. Find an Ontario After School Program

Ontario's After School Program supports safe, supervised activities for students during the school year, in priority neighbourhoods across the province.

The program helps kids stay active and engaged, improve academic performance and encourage leadership skills through activities such as sport, recreation and physical activity, personal wellness, anti-bullying, nutrition education, and internet safety.

3. Health and wellness

Build self-esteem, resiliency, confidence and self-reliance among participants and raise awareness about anti-bullying and enhance positive relationships.

Programs may also focus additional program time on activities that are specific to participants’ needs. This programming may include cultural activities such as traditional French recipes, Aboriginal drumming and dancing, homework help, arts and crafts, and music.

Funding Eligibility

Pre-evaluated organizations were invited to apply for funding. There is not an open-call for applications. Please read our FAQs for more information.

Background

Ontario’s After School Program was developed in 2009 as part of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy and was expanded in 2012 as part of Ontario’s Youth Action Plan.

The program now benefits over 20,000 children and youth in Kindergarten to Grade 12 in over 80 municipalities, low-income and northern/rural communities, Francophone neighbourhoods and First Nations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who does the After School Program reach?

The program reaches children and youth in priority neighbourhoods across Ontario.

Does the Ministry run each after school program?

No. After school programs are run by not-for-profit organizations that receive funding from the Ministry. The Ministry provides guidelines to these organizations, but they make their own decisions in terms of how the program is run, identifying participants and hiring staff.

How does the Ministry select the organizations who get funding?

Non-profit organizations with a sport and recreation mandate were identified through a consultation process with community stakeholders, municipalities, other Ministries, and United Way Chapters. Those organizations were then invited by the Ministry to submit proposals.

Does the Ministry provide input on how after school programs are run?

All organizations are required to deliver programming that addresses the three core areas identified by the Ontario government as essential to help improve child health:

• physical activity
• healthy eating
• health and wellness

Organizations may also provide cultural activities that meet the needs of the local community.

The Ministry provides some resources directly to organizations to support the delivery of the after school program, but does not determine the specifics of how each program is run.

How were priority neighbourhoods identified?

Priority neighbourhoods were identified in consultation with other ministries by looking at various factors, including:

• where young people face the highest risks;
• areas where there are significant gaps in after school programming;
• socio-economic status;
• community needs in urban, rural and northern areas, including those adversely impacted by economic conditions and limited resources or funding;
• education quality and accountability office (EQAO) scores.

If my child lives in one of the priority neighbourhoods, is he/she eligible to participate in an after school program?

Please contact the organizations providing programming within your community to find out more about site locations, eligibility and requirements of that program.

Who should I contact to find out more about Ontario’s After School Program?

Please send your questions by email to afterschool@ontario.ca and a program coordinator will respond to your questions.

Find an Ontario After School Program

Funded organizations are listed below. Please contact the organizations providing programming within your community to find out more about site locations, eligibility and requirements of the program.

Program	Address and Contact
Atikokan Youth Initiatives Inc. Atikokan	215 Main Street PO Box 838 Atikokan ON P0T 1C0 807-597-9913 atikokaninfo.com/business/atikokan-youth-initiatives
Town of Atikokan Atikokan	120 Marks Street PO Box 1330 Atikokan ON P0T 1C0 807-597-1234 atikokan.ca
Mississauga First Nation Blind River	64 Park Road PO Box 1299 Blind River ON P0R 1B0 705-356-1621 mississaugi.com
BGC Peel Brampton	247 McMurchy Avenue South Brampton ON L6Y 1Z4 905-712-1789 bgcpeel.org
City of Brampton Brampton	2 Wellington Street West Brampton ON L6Y 4R2 905-874-2308 brampton.ca/en/pages/welcome.aspx
Rapport Youth and Family Services Brampton	60 West Drive, Unit 101 Brampton ON L6T 3T6 905-790-7707 rapportyouth.com
BGC Brantford Brantford	2 Edge Street Brantford ON N3T 6H1 519-752-2964 bgcbrant.ca
City of Brantford - Public Health Safety & Social Services Brantford	220 Colborne Street Brantford ON N3T 5R7 519-756-1500 brantford.ca/en/living-here/parks-and-recreation.aspx
Magnetawan First Nation Britt	10 Highway 529 Britt ON P0G 1A0 705-383-2477 magfn.com
Brunswick House First Nation Brunswick House	8 Mountbatten Road Brunswick House ON P0M 1K0 705-864-0174 brunswickhousefirstnation.com
Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre Cambridge	127 Elgin Street North Cambridge ON N1R 5H6 519-620-1867 alisonneighbourhood.org/programs
Fiddlesticks Community Centre Cambridge	71 Cowan Boulevard Cambridge ON N1T 1K7 519-621-4040 fiddlesticks.ca
Greenway-Chaplin Community Centre Cambridge	116 Rouse Avenue Cambridge ON N1R 4M8 519-623-4220 greenwaychaplin.com
Hespeler Village Neighbourhood Association Cambridge	1620 Franklin Boulevard Cambridge ON N3C 1P2 519-240-3567 hvna.ca
Kinbridge Community Association Cambridge	125 Champlain Boulevard, Unit #8 Cambridge ON N1R 2X6 519-740-8565 kinbridge.ca
Langs Farm Village Association Cambridge	1145 Concession Road Cambridge ON N3H 4L5 519-653-1470 langs.org
BGC Cornwall/SDG Cornwall	506 First Street East Cornwall ON K6H 1L7 613-935-9015 bgccornwallsdg.com
Serpent River First Nation Cutler	195 Village Road Cutler ON P0P 1B0 705-844-2119 serpentriverfn.com
Eabametoong First Nation Eabametoong	PO Box 298 Eabametoong ON P0T 1L0 807-242-8421 eabametoong.firstnation.ca
North Lambton Community Health Centre Forest	59 King Street West, Unit 3 Forest ON N0N 1J0 519-786-4545 nlchc.com
City of Hamilton Hamilton	77 Main Street West City Hall Hamilton ON L8P 4Y5 905-546-2424 hamilton.ca
Eva Rothwell Centre (Robert Land Community Association) Hamilton	460 Wentworth Street North Hamilton ON L8L 5W8 705-526-1558 evarothwell.ca
BGC Hamilton-Halton Hamilton	45 Ellis Avenue Hamilton ON L8H 4L8 905-549-2814 bgchh.com
Wesley Urban Ministries Hamilton	52 Catharine Street North Hamilton ON L8R 1J1 905-528-5629 wesley.ca/contact
YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford Hamilton	79 James Street South Hamilton ON L8P 2Z1 905-529-7102 ymcahbb.ca/Home
YWCA Hamilton (Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association) Hamilton	75 MacNab Street South Hamilton ON L8P 3C1 905-522-9922 ywcahamilton.org
Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation (Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining Ojibway After School Program) Kenora	2488 Dalles Road Kenora ON P9N 3W7 807-548-5876 niisaachewan.ca
BGC South East Kingston	1300 Bath Road Kingston ON K7M 4X4 613-507-3306 bgcsoutheast.ca
Girls Inc. of Limestone Algonquin and Lakeshore Kingston	31 Weller Avenue Kingston ON K7K 2B1 905-542-9202 girlsinclimestone.ca
Access County Community Support Services Kingsville	23 Mill Street West Kingsville ON N9Y 1W1 519-733-8983 accesscounty.ca
Lanark Highlands Youth Centre Inc. Lanark	61 Princess Street PO Box 85 Lanark ON K0G 1K0 613-259-2012 lanarkyouthcentre.wixsite.com/lhyci
BGC Kawarthas Lindsay	107 Lindsay Street South Lindsay ON K9V 2M5 705-324-4493 bgckl.com
BGC London London	184 Horton Street London ON N6B 1K8 519-434-9114 bgclondon.ca
Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre London	550 Hamilton Road London ON N5Z 1S4 519-642-7630 crouchnrc.org
Investing in Children London	205 Oxford Street East, Suite 206 London ON N6A 5G6 519-433-8996 investinginchildren.on.ca
Royal View Church Incorporated London	218 Clarke Road London ON N5W 5E4 519-451-2170 royalview.org
Long Lake #58 First Nation Longlac	209 Otter Road PO Box 609 Longlac ON ON P0T 2A0 807-876-2292 longlake58fn.ca
Eagle Lake First Nation - Migisi Sahgaigan School Migisi Sahgaigan	42 School Road Migisi Sahgaigan ON P0V 3H0 807-755-5350
Town of Milton Milton	150 Mary Street Milton ON L9T 6Z5 905-878-7252 milton.ca/en/town-hall/town-hall.aspx
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre Mississauga	3650 Dixie Road, Suite 103 Mississauga ON L4Y 3V9 905-629-1873 dixiebloor.ca
Malton Neighbourhood Services Mississauga	3540 Morning Star Drive Mississauga ON L4T 1Y2 905-677-6270 mnsinfo.org
Nepean Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre Nepean	1547 Merivale Road, Unit 240 Nepean ON K2G 4V3 613-596-5626 nrocrc.org
Girls Inc. of York Region Newmarket	460 Davis Drive Newmarket ON L3Y 0C4 905-830-0778 girlsincyork.org
BGC Niagara Niagara Falls	8800 McLeod Road Niagara Falls ON L2E 6S5 905-357-2444 bgcn.ca
City of North Bay North Bay	200 McIntyre Street East North Bay ON P1B 8V6 705-474-626 northbay.ca
YMCA Northeastern Ontario (YMCA of North Bay and District) North Bay	186 Chippewa Street West North Bay ON P1B 6G2 705-497-9622 ymcaneo.ca
Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre Oakville	2200 Sawgrass Drive Oakville ON L6H 6M8 905-257-6029 opnc.ca
Osgoode Youth Association Osgoode	5479 Osgoode Main Street PO Box 423 Osgoode ON K0A 2W0 613-826-0726 o-ya.ca
BGC Durham Oshawa	433 Eulalie Avenue Oshawa ON L1H 2C6 905-728-5121 bgcdurham.com
Carea Community Health Centre Oshawa	115 Grassmere Avenue Oshawa ON L1H 3X7 905-723-0036 careachc.ca/Contact-Us
Simcoe Hall Settlement House Oshawa	387 Simcoe Street South Oshawa ON L1H 4J2 905-728-7525 simcoehall.com
BGC Ottawa Ottawa	2825 Dumaurier Avenue Ottawa ON K2B 7W3 416-828-0428 bgcottawa.org
Carlington Community Health Centre Ottawa	900 Merivale Road Ottawa ON K1Z 5Z8 613-722-4000 carlingtonchc.org
City of Ottawa Ottawa	110 Laurier Ave West Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 613-580-2424 ottawa.ca/en
Inuuqatigiit Centre for Inuit Children Youth and Families (Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre) Ottawa	230 McArthur Avenue 1st Floor Ottawa ON K1L 6P5 613-746-5400 inuuqatigiit.ca
Lowertown Community Resource Centre Ottawa	40 Cobourg Street Ottawa ON K1N 8Z6 613-789-3930 crcbv.ca
Ottawa Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Association (National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA) Ottawa	180 Argyle Street Ottawa ON K2P 1B7 613-237-1320 ymcaywca.ca
Regroupement ethnoculturel des parents francophones de l'Ontario (REPFO) Ottawa	967 boulevard St. Laurent, unité 300 Ottawa ON K1K 3B1 613-741-9441 repfo.ca
Sandy Hill Community Centre Ottawa	250 Somerset Street East Ottawa ON K1N 6V6 613- 564-1062 ottawa.ca/en/recreation-and-parks/recreation-facilities/facility-listing/sandy-hill-community-centre
Somerset West Community Health Centre Ottawa	55 Eccles Street Ottawa ON K1R 6S3 613-238-8210 swchc.on.ca
Wabano Centre For Aboriginal Health Ottawa	299 Montreal Road Ottawa ON K1L 6B8 613-748-0657 wabano.com
County of Brant Paris	15 Curtis Avenue Paris ON N3L 3W1 519-442-1818 brant.ca/en/index.aspx
Youth Action Kommittee of Perth and District Perth	1 Sherbrooke Street East Perth ON K7H 1A1 613-264-8381 yakyouth.ca/contact-info
City of Peterborough Peterborough	500 George Street North City Hall Peterborough ON K9H 3R9 705 742-7777 peterborough.ca/en/index.aspx
YMCA of Central East Ontario Peterborough	123 Aylmer Street South Peterborough ON K9J 3H8 613-966-9622 ymcaofceo.ca
Town of Rainy River Rainy River	201 Atwood Avenue PO Box 488 Rainy River ON P0W 1L0 807- 852-3244 rainyriver.ca
Sachigo Lake First Nation Sachigo Lake	PO Box 51 Sachigo Lake ON P0V 2P0 807-595-2527
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sarnia Lambton Sarnia	10 Lorne Crescent Sarnia ON N7S 1H8 519-336-0460 sarnia.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
BGC Sarnia-Lambton Sarnia	180 College Avenue North Sarnia ON N7T 7X2 519-337-3651 bgcsarnia.com
YMCA of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie	235 McNabb Street Sault Ste. Marie ON P6B 1Y3 705-949-3133 ssmymca.ca
Agincourt Community Services Association Scarborough	4155 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 100 Scarborough ON M1S 1T4 416-321-6912 agincourtcommunityservices.com
BGC East Scarborough Scarborough	100 Galloway Road Scarborough ON M1E 1W7 416-281-0262 esbgc.ca
Cliffcrest Community Centre Scarborough	2938 Eglinton Avenue East Scarborough ON M1J 2E4 416-267-6293 heartbeatz.ca
Malvern Family Resource Centre Scarborough	90 Littles Road Scarborough ON M1B 5E2 416-284-4184 mfrc.org
Strides Toronto Support Services Scarborough	200-1200 Markham Road Scarborough ON M1H 3C3 416-438-3697 stridestoronto.ca
West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre Scarborough	313 Pharmacy Avenue Scarborough ON M1L 3E7 416-755-9215 wsncc.org
YMCA of Niagara St. Catharines	25 YMCA Drive St. Catharines ON L2N 7P9 905-646-9622 ymcaofniagara.org/contact-us
City of Greater Sudbury Sudbury	200 Brady Street PO Box 5000 Station A Sudbury ON P3A 5P3 705-674-4455 greatersudbury.ca
Our Children Our Future / Nos enfants notre avenir Sudbury	201 Jogues Street Sudbury ON P3C 5L7 705-677-0440 ocof.net
Sudbury Action Centre for Youth Sudbury	95 Pine Street Sudbury ON P3C 1W9 705-673-4396 sacy.ca
Sudbury Better Beginnings Better Futures Association Sudbury	450 Morin Street Sudbury ON P3C 5H6 705-671-1941 betterbeginningssudbury.ca
Jericho Youth Services Sutton West	20849 Dalton Road PO Box 991 Sutton West ON L0E 1R0 905-722-5540 jerichoyouthservices.recdesk.com/community/home
BGC Thunder Bay Thunder Bay	270 Windsor Street Thunder Bay ON P7B 1V6 807-623-0354 tbayboysandgirlsclub.org
City of Thunder Bay Thunder Bay	500 Donald Street East Thunder Bay ON P7E 5V3 807 625-3220 thunderbay.ca/en/index.aspx
Multicultural Association of Northwestern Ontario Thunder Bay	511 East Victoria Avenue Thunder Bay ON P7C 1A8 807-622-4666 rmyc.info
Shkoday Abinojiiwak Obimiwedoon Thunder Bay	1610 John Street Road Thunder Bay ON P7G 1J9 807-768-2342   shkoday.com
Albion Neighbourhood Services Toronto	21 Panorama Court, Suite 14 Toronto ON M9V 4E3 416-740-3704 albionneighbourhoodservices.ca
BGC St. Alban's Club Toronto	843 Palmerston Avenue Toronto ON M6G 2R8 416-534-8461 stalbansclub.ca
Braeburn Neighbourhood Place Incorporated Toronto	75 Tandridge Crescent, Suite 108 Toronto ON M9W 2N9 705-745-3113 braeburn.bgccan.com
Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre Toronto	973 Lansdowne Avenue Toronto ON M6H 3Z5 416-792-8941 conccommunity.org
City of Toronto Toronto	100 Queen Street West Toronto ON M5H 2N2 416-396-7378 toronto.ca
CultureLink Settlement Services and Community Services Toronto	2340 Dundas Street West, Suite 301 Toronto ON M6P 4A9 416-588-6288 culturelink.ca
Delta Family Resource Centre Toronto	2291 Kipling Avenue #123 Toronto ON M9W 4L6 416-747-1172 dfrc.ca
BGC Dovercourt Club Toronto	180 Westmoreland Avenue Toronto ON M6H 3A2 416-536-4102 dovercourtkids.com
Heritage Skills Development Centre Toronto	400 McCowan Road Ground Floor Toronto ON M1J 1J5 416-345-1613 hsdconline.org
Macaulay Child Development Centre Toronto	2010 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 400 Toronto ON M6E 2K3 416-789-7441 macaulaycentre.org
Moorelands Community Services Toronto	501-250 Merton Street Toronto ON M4S 1B1 416-466-9987 moorelands.ca
North York Community House Toronto	700 Lawrence Avenue West, Suite 350 Toronto ON M6A 3B4 416-784-0920 nych.ca
San Romanoway Revitalization Association Toronto	10 San Romanoway North Wing Toronto ON M3N 2Y2 416-739-7949 srra.ca
St. James Town Family Literacy Services (Community Matters Toronto) Toronto	260 Wellesley Street East, Unit 102 Toronto ON M4X 1G6 416-944-9697 communitymatterstoronto.org
Success Beyond Limits Toronto	755 Oakdale Road Toronto ON M3N 1W7 416-395-3320 successbl.com
The Neighbourhood Group Toronto	349 Ontario Street Toronto ON M5A 2V8 416-925-4363 theneighbourhoodgroup.org
The St. Christopher House (West Neighbourhood House) Toronto	248 Ossington Avenue Toronto ON M6J 3A2 416-532-4828 westnh.org
Toronto Foundation for Student Success Toronto	2 Trethewey Drive 4th Floor Toronto ON M6M 4A8 416-394-6880 tfss.ca
BGC Toronto Kiwanis Toronto	101 Spruce Street Toronto ON M4A 2J3 416-925-2243 bgctk.org
YMCA of Greater Toronto Toronto	2200 Yonge Street, Unit 300 Toronto ON M4S 2C6 416-928-9622 ymcagta.org/youth-programs
Learning Disabilities of Toronto Toronto	121 Willowdale Ave, Suite 203 Toronto ON M2N 6A3 416-229-1680 ldatd.on.ca
Webequie First Nation Webequie	PO Box 268 Webequie ON P0T 3A0 807-353-6531 webequie.ca
Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton Niagara Welland	810 East Main Street Welland ON L3B 3Y4 905-734-1141 cschn.ca/english
City of Windsor Windsor	350 City Hall Square West Windsor ON N9A 6S1 519 255-6100 citywindsor.ca/Pages/Home.aspx
YMCA of Southwestern Ontario Windsor	500 Victoria Avenue Windsor ON N9A 4M8 519-258-9622 ymcaswo.ca