This site was created to help Newcomers to Bruce and Grey find community services in the area.
Categories have been created to make it easier to find helpful programs and services.
You can start searching now using these categories.
All information on the site is written in English but can be translated wherever the Google Translate icon is available on a page.
Click on the arrow to find your language in the list.
If you would prefer to talk to someone in your own language to receive help finding resources, just dial 2-1-1 on any phone.
When you hear the recorded message, press ‘1’ and when you are connected to a Community Navigator, try to say the name of your language in English and an interpreter will be connected to the call so you can speak freely in your language of preference.
Search Categories
The search function for resources in a specific community is currently only available in English on the very front page of the site. Search results can be translated wherever the Goolgle Translate icon is available on a page.
- Child Abuse Services (Child Abuse Services)
- Counselling for Abused People (Counselling for Abused People)
- Crisis Lines for Abused People (Crisis Lines for Abused People)
- Sexual / Domestic Assault Treatment Centres (Sexual / Domestic Assault Treatment Centres)
- Shelter for Abused Women (Shelter for Abused Women)
- Victims of Abuse Support Programs (Victims of Abuse Support Programs)
- Camps (Camps)
- Child Abuse Resources (Child Abuse Resources)
- Child Care (Child Care)
- Children/Youth with Disabilities (Children/Youth with Disabilities)
- Emergency Shelters / Homeless Shelters (Emergency Shelters / Homeless Shelters)
- Family Law (Family Law)
- Financial Assistance Programs (Financial Assistance Programs)
- Income Programs for Older Adults (Income Programs for Older Adults)
- Infant Formula / Baby Food (Infant Formula / Baby Food)
- LGBTQ Supports (LGBTQ Supports)
- Parent / Child Programs (Parent / Child Programs)
- Prenatal / Pregnancy & Postnatal (Prenatal / Pregnancy & Postnatal)
- Public Libraries (Public Libraries)
- Recreation Expense Assistance (Recreation Expense Assistance)
- Recreation for Children / Youth / Families (Recreation for Children / Youth / Families)
- Social Assistance (Social Assistance)
- Workers Compensation Info (Workers Compensation Info)
- Connect with Someone of your Ethnic Background (Connect with Someone of your Ethnic Background)
- Ethnic Food (Ethnic Food)
- Religious Organzations (Religious Organzations)
- Social Integration (Social Integration)
- Adult Education / Academic Upgrading (Adult Education / Academic Upgrading)
- Elementary Schools (Elementary Schools)
- Post Secondary Schools (Post Secondary Schools)
- Secondary Schools (Secondary Schools)
- Special Education (Special Education)
- Tutoring / Homework Help / Self-Study (Tutoring / Homework Help / Self-Study)
- Employment Rights (Employment Rights)
- Workers Compensation (Workers Compensation)
- Academic Upgrading (Academic Upgrading)
- Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)
- Disabilities Employment Counselling (Disabilities Employment Counselling)
- Finding Jobs (Finding Jobs)
- Internationally Trained Professionals (Internationally Trained Professionals)
- Newcomer Employment Programs (Newcomer Employment Programs)
- Occupational Health & Safety (Occupational Health & Safety)
- Self-Employment / Small Business (Self-Employment / Small Business)
- Youth Employment (Youth Employment)
- Community Health Centres (Community Health Centres)
- Finding a Doctor (Finding a Doctor)
- Home Support Programs (Home Support Programs)
- Hospice / Palliative Care (Hospice / Palliative Care)
- Hospitals (Hospitals)
- Long-Term Care Homes (Long-Term Care Homes)
- Medical Financial Assistance (Medical Financial Assistance)
- OHIP Information (OHIP Information)
- Transportation to Medical Appointments (Transportation to Medical Appointments)
- Walk-in Medical Clinics (Walk-in Medical Clinics)
- House & Apartment Rental (House & Apartment Rental)
- Legal Information & Support (Legal Information & Support)
- Low Income / Subsidized Rental Housing (Low Income / Subsidized Rental Housing)
- Rent Payment Assistance (Rent Payment Assistance)
- Utility Payment Assistance (Utility Payment Assistance)
- ESL Instruction (ESL Instruction)
- ESL at School (ESL at School)
- Home Study (Home Study)
- Self-assessment (Self-assessment)
- Translation / Interpretation (Translation / Interpretation)
- Assistance (Assistance)
- Community Legal Services (Community Legal Services)
- Family Law Services (Family Law Services)
- OPP & Municipal Police (OPP & Municipal Police)
- Addiction Counselling / Treatment (Addiction Counselling / Treatment)
- Addiction Support Groups (Addiction Support Groups)
- Child Mental Health (Child Mental Health)
- Community Mental Health (Community Mental Health)
- Crisis Resources (Crisis Resources)
- Distress Phone Lines (Distress Phone Lines)
- Geriatric Psychiatry Resources (Geriatric Psychiatry Resources)
- Justice / Mental Health & Addiction Programs (Justice / Mental Health & Addiction Programs)
- Psychiatric Hospitals (Psychiatric Hospitals)
- Smoking Cessation (Smoking Cessation)
- Support Groups (Support Groups)
- Youth Mental Health Services (Youth Mental Health Services)
- Automobile Insurance (Automobile Insurance)
- Driving Schools (Driving Schools)
- Ontario Driver's Licence (Ontario Driver's Licence)
- Public Transportation (Public Transportation)