About Us

The Directory of Youth Justice Services in Ontario is a service of Findhelp Information Services (Findhelp), funded by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. It is a project of 211Ontario.ca.

211 is an easy-to-remember source of information on human services. It is the 'first stop' for information on education, job skills, housing, child care, health services and more. The service is for everyone from individuals, families and professionals to community agencies and people facing barriers due to poverty or personal difficulty. 211 is a multi-channel service, offering access to information through an easy to remember 211 telephone number and an online database.

The 211 telephone service is currently only available in the 416/647 area codes. Initiatives are currently underway to bring the 211 telephone service to all Ontario. In the mean time, the database of community, social, health and government services that will be used by Information and Referral Specialists for the 211 telephone service across Ontario is available for specialized projects. These projects, which include the Directory of Youth Justice Services in Ontario, fall under the banner of 211Ontario.ca.

The 211Ontario.ca project consolidates the many existing local sources of Ontario human services data into a single, standardized provincial database. Our aim is to have one central, online repository of data that can be tapped into by e-services spearheaded by the Government of Ontario, community, and private sector initiatives, as well as 211 service providers across the province.

For further information about the web site and our approach, contact info@211Ontario.ca.

Findhelp is a nonprofit community organization, funded by the United Way of Greater Toronto and the City of Toronto. Findhelp operates the first 211 telephone service in Canada - a free, confidential, multilingual information line that connects callers to community, social, health and government services in Toronto, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service also has a companion web site at 211Toronto.ca. For more information about 211 and its development across Canada, visit 211.ca.