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Working for Change
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Record #: SHA0297 Last Modified: 13 Sep 2012 Last Full Update: 13 Sep 2012
Location, Telephone & Internet
Address & Map
1499 Queen St W, Ste 203
Toronto, ON M6R 1A3
 
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LocationToronto
IntersectionLansdowne Ave and Queen St
Office Phone416-504-1693
Toll Free Phone1-866-504-1693
Fax416-504-8063
E-Mailpfowler@on.aibn.com
Websitewww.workingforchange.ca
Contact Information
Primary ContactJoyce Brown, Executive Director; Phone: 416-504-1693 ext 222; Email: jmbrown@on.aibn.com
Alternate ContactMichael Creek, Director of Strategic Initiatives; Phone: 416-504-1693 ext 228; Email: speakersbureau@bellnet.ca
Description & Services
DescriptionWorking for Change (formerly called the Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses) is an organization that advocates for meaningful employment opportunities for psychiatric consumer/survivors and emphasizes the importance of work in the lives of people who have been marginalized by poverty and mental health issues. 
 
Working for Change operates four Alternative businesses (businesses operated entirely by consumer/survivor employees): 
The Raging Spoon Catering Company 
Out of This World Cafe  
Parkdale Green Thumb Enterprises 
Grassroots Research 
 
Working for Change also houses "Voices from the Street", a speaker's bureau. Members of "Voices" provide public education on issues related to homelessness, mental health and poverty and seek to impact public policy in these areas.
HoursOffice: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
DatesAll Year
Areas ServedGreater Toronto Area
EligibilityAges: 18 year(s) and up 
 
psychiatric consumer/survivors
ApplicationJob Application
FeesNone
LanguagesEnglish
Other Details
Former Name(s)Ontario Council of Alternative Business
AccessibilityFully Accessible
Print MaterialHandbook "Working for a Change"; Booklet "Metamorphosis"