BIPOC
BIPOC
This directory is designed to help you find resources on BIPOC in Windsor-Essex. These listings were compiled by submissions from the community along with organizations that have supported the LGBTQ2S+ community in Windsor-Essex. If you feel there is an organization or business that should be listed, please submit the information on our submission form.
Local Resource connections
BLACK CANADIANS FOR CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS
1356 Tecumseh Road West
Windsor, Ontario, N9B 1T4
Phone: 519-300-6237
Our priority is to unite various organizations, establishments and individuals to work together for the all-around progress of the black community as well as the entire community as a whole. We pursue the cultural, educational and economic progress of Black Canadians by organizing and delivering needed programs in the community.
BLACK COUNCIL OF WINDSOR-ESSEX
The Black Council of Windsor-Essex is the place where organizations and individuals, representative of the global African Diaspora in Windsor and Essex County, unite to contravene all forms of anti-Blackness found in our community. We support each other in our individual and collective efforts to create a healthy “village” for our children by practicing collaborative work and responsibility and cooperative economics while celebrating our rich history and culture in all of its international variations
BLACK LEGAL ACTION CENTRE
720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 221
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2T9
Phone: 416-597-5831
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is a not-for-profit corporation set up under the laws of Ontario in 2017. BLAC provides free legal services to low and no income Black Ontarians who are facing a legal issue directly related to anti-Black racism.
BLACK YOUTH HELPLINE
Phone: 1-833-294-8650
Black Youth Helpline serves all youth and specifically responds to the need for a Black youth specific service, positioned and resourced to promote access to professional, culturally appropriate support for youth, families and schools. Services are driven by the voices of participants who call the “Helpline.” Can I help you? Are therefore not simply spoken words. We are passionate about making a difference.
CAN-AM FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
2929 Howard Ave
Windsor, Ontario, N8X 4W4
Phone: 519-253-3243
The Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre is driven by the desire of Aboriginal peoples within the areas of Windsor and Essex County to become a self-sufficient, self-determining, self-governing community. Historically, the Friendship Centre has been the focal point for Aboriginal peoples within the urban environment.
COLOUR OF POVERTY – COLOUR OF CHANGE
123 Edward Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1E2
Phone: 416-966-3882
ESSEX COUNTY CHINESE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION
1420 Tecumseh Road East
Windsor, Ontario, N8W 1C1
Phone: 519-252-6621
Essex County Chinese Canadian Association promotes understanding and partnership between Chinese Canadians and the broader Essex County community. The ECCCA has provided many educational, cultural, recreational and social programs such as language, dance, choir, tai chi, cooking, and fitness classes
FAMILY FUSE
Phone: 226-506-5872
Family Fuse supports Black Canadian parents, guardians, and caregivers across Windsor and Essex County to navigate the education system. Family Fuse is for those looking to get ahead when it comes to supporting their school aged children. We work together with parents to raise equity and provide valuable insight into how school age children can be encouraged by parent involvement, starting in elementary school, college, university or as entrepreneurs.
MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO
600 Tecumseh Road East, Suite 145
Windsor, Ontario, N8X 4X9
Phone: 519-974-0860 ext.12
Supports for older adults, and adults with disabilities, helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible, culturally appropriate services for Indigenous people, medical transportation services.
MULTICULTURAL COUNCIL OF WINDSOR & ESSEX COUNTY (WEST)
245 Janette Avenue
Windsor, ON N9A 4Z2
Phone: 519-255-1127
Our Mission: The MCC creates a welcoming community for all through education, community engagement and the promotion of diversity and equality. Our Vision: The MCC is recognized as an innovative leader in facilitating the development of an inclusive and welcoming community.
ESSEX COUNTY (EAST)
7651 Tecumseh Road East
Windsor, ON N8T 3H1
Phone: 519-948-3443
Our Mission: The MCC creates a welcoming community for all through education, community engagement and the promotion of diversity and equality. Our Vision: The MCC is recognized as an innovative leader in facilitating the development of an inclusive and welcoming community.
SOUTHWEST ONTARIO ABORIGINAL HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE
1405 Tecumseh Rd West, Unit 2
Windsor, Ontario, N9B 1T7
Phone: 519-916-1755
We provide high quality, wholistic health and wellness services by sharing and promoting traditional Indigenous and western health practices. Services are provided to Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) people and their families, living on and off-reserve, in rural areas, and the urban Indigenous communities in London, Windsor and Owen Sound, as well as surrounding First Nation communities. A variety of outreach services are provided on location in the communities
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR: ABORIGINAL EDUCATION CENTRE
University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue
CAW Student Centre, Room 179
Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4
We provide support and encouragement to the University of Windsor Aboriginal student population. We strive to increase the participation and completion rates of Aboriginal students, to raise sensitivity and awareness of Aboriginal cultures, issues and realities, and to increase participation in decisions affecting Aboriginal people and post-secondary education.
WINDSOR WOMEN WORKING WITH IMMGRANT WOMEN
1368 Ouellette Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, N8X 1J9
Phone: 519-973-5588
The Windsor Women Working With Immigrant Women is a multi-cultural, non-profit and community based organization. We function in an anti-oppressive, feminist and anti-racist framework. Our approach is holistic, recognizing that our clients are multi-faceted identities, and that negation of any aspect of that is detrimental to their full participation in Canadian society. We are committed to assisting women and their families with priority to immigrant, racialized, individuals with multiple barriers and youth.
