Overdoses and overdose-related deaths have been steadily increasing over the last decade. This was especially true during the last two years, during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, community organizers and substance users set up grassroots community-driven Consumption Sites in parks and began saving lives. Harm Reduction staff and community members banded together to teach each other how to better …

Over the course of the pandemic, we have seen a persistent and rising need for access to food across the communities we serve. The pandemic compounded the struggles of those already experiencing food insecurity and also affected many more residents for the first time. Daily Bread’s Who’s Hungry 2021 report revealed that there were “1.45 million visits” to Toronto food …

March 2020 ushered in a perfect pandemic storm, one that trickled down to affect every element of physical, mental, and community health. Our community was faced with shutdowns and limits on the availability of critical services and resources. We were forced to migrate from using conventional ways of providing services to ways that required a certain level of technological savvy. …

The past year has been incredibly challenging for the clients, communities, and staff of SRCHC. The hope of leaving the pandemic behind was dashed by ongoing waves of COVID-19 infections. This required SRCHC and our partners to adapt as things changed so that we could continue to provide a sustained response to COVID-19 while also maintaining the high-quality and accessible …