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1851: |
Bishop Armand
de Charbonnel invites the Sisters of St. Joseph to Toronto to
"instruct the young, visit the sick and take care of orphan
children". |
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1855: |
The
foundation of the House of Providence, now known as Providence Centre. |
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1876: |
P. Speid offers his house and grounds to
"Toronto's most deserving charity": the children's department of
the House of Providence. (Many major gifts followed, most notably,
perhaps, those from the Morrow family.) |
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1884: |
The St.
Vincent de Paul Society is charged by Archbishop Lynch to "visit the
sick and supply as far as possible religious and interesting reading as
well as clothes when required". |
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1908: |
Arrival of
Saint Elizabeth Visiting Nurses' Association. |
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1913: |
Archbishop
Neil McNeil appoints Father P.J. Bench as the first director of Catholic
Charities. His mandate: to "co-operate with the various charitable
and philanthropic organizations of the city and to co-ordinate the various
Catholic agencies that are working in the field of charity. . . attend to
cases of relief and unemployment..." |
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1914: |
The
Misericordia Sisters open St. Mary's Infants' Home, today serving Metro
Toronto as Rosalie Hall, a home for single mothers. |
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1922: |
The Catholic
Welfare Bureau is established. Today this agency serves Toronto as
Catholic Family Services. |
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1929: |
Columbus
Boys' Camp opens. |
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1934: |
Catholic
Settlement House Day Nursery is established. |
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1954: |
The formation
of the Catholic Immigration Bureau (now Catholic Cross Cultural Services). |
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1961: |
The Legion of
Mary, from Ireland, opens Sancta Maria House to help girls in conflict
with society reshape their lives. |
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1975: |
Father Brian
Dwyer founds Silent Voice for the hearing impaired. |
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1976: |
Father Joe
McDonald opens Our Place, a drop-in centre for ex-psychiatric patients. |
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Archbishop Pocock withdraws Catholic Charities from the
United Way in response to the admission of Planned Parenthood, an agency
involved in pro-choice activities. |
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1982: |
Covenant
House, an agency helping street kids in the downtown core opens its doors.
Admitted to ShareLife funding the following year. |
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1983: |
Loyola Arrupe,
a centre offering an innovative lifestyle that will allow seniors to
pursue independent community living, was formed as a corporation in 1983. |
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1985: |
Matt Talbot
House for men recovering from alcoholism becomes a ShareLife member
agency. |
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1988: |
Centre des
Pionniers (now Les Centres d'Accueil Heritage), a centre for Francophone seniors, and The Society of
Sharing: Inner City Volunteers both join the ShareLife member agencies. |
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1990: |
Mary Centre,
a residential group home for adults with developmental disabilities is
established. In the same year, St. Bernadette's Family Resource Centre, a
centre assisting families who have developmentally challenged children, is
founded. |
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1992: |
Rose of
Durham and Rose of Sharon, centres that provide services for young
pregnant women and young mothers, receive ShareLife funding for the first
time. |
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1999: |
Marguerite Bourgeoys Family Centre, an agency promoting
fertility awareness and assisting couples trying to start a family, is
accepted as a member of Catholic Charities. |
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2003: |
Vita Manor, a centre that provides pregnant women and
their children with opportunities to enhance their well-being, build their
families and live to their fullest potential, becomes a ShareLife funded
agency. |
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2005: |
Pelletier Homes for Youth, operates one group home and
six foster care residences which serve 27 young women between the ages of 12
to 18. The organization offers residential care, individual counselling,
life-skills development, educational and career planning, family and
parental support. |
