Sign up to enjoy a variety of recreational activities, educational workshops and exercise classes to help you stay healthy and active.
Quick facts
Service type: Seniors
Eligibility: Seniors 55+
Delivery: In person, virtually and by phone. Please view our monthly calendar below.
Fee: $20 discounted annual membership fee (April 1 – March 31); Fee may be waived for those who cannot afford to pay. Free membership for WoodGreen tenants.
Program dates: 48 weeks/year. Closed on stat holidays and during last week of March, June, September and December.
Partners: WoodGreen Housing, Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation
Program description
WoodGreen’s Seniors’ Active Living Centres offer health promotion and wellness programs, educational workshops, community engagement activities, cultural events, outings and more. Our trained instructors lead fall prevention and exercise classes for all activity levels, helping seniors stay healthy, active and independent.
We offer supervised group activities for dependent adults living with Alzheimer’s, disabilities or frailty. On-site support services include leisure activities, meals and personal care.
Our team delivers hot and frozen meals to seniors and adults living with disabilities. We also provide at-home security and wellness checks and help with accessing local services.
In person
Seniors 55+ and adults living with disabilities who are unable to prepare nutritious meals (as per Canada’s Food Guide)
These programs offer individual, clinical supports to people aged 55 and older living with mental health and/or substance use issues, cognitive issues (i.e. dementia), frailty, and other psychogeriatric conditions related to the aging process.
On-call crisis intervention and outreach for older adults (65+) with dementia, addictions or mental illness. Our response team is available daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
In person, on the phone
Adults 65+ or age 55 – 64 with geriatric presentation
2339 Dufferin St. is part of St. Hilda's Seniors Community and offers independent housing for seniors 59+, with both affordable market and Rent-Geared-to-Income options.
In person
Seniors 59+ who have applied through the City of Toronto's Centralized waiting list
2353 Dufferin St - Lewis Garnsworthy Residence, managed by WoodGreen Community Services, offers a mix of affordable market and Rent-Geared-to-Income units for seniors 59+.
In person
Seniors 59+ who have applied through the City of Toronto's Centralized waiting list
1070 Queen St E., Jack Layton Seniors Housing, offers 175 independent living units and three separate Cluster Housing areas for seniors who need closer support.
In person
Seniors 59+ who can provide Proof of Canadian Status, recent Notice of Assessment, and Proof of Income documents
Cedarvale Ave. offers 59 units to seniors experiencing poverty and who have been precariously housed or unhoused.
In person
Eligibility: Seniors 55+ experiencing or at risk of being unhoused, who are able to live independently and have applied through the City of Toronto Coordinated Access/PATHS waiting list.
Operated in partnership with Fife House, Wellesley Central Residences has 112 mixed units and offers supportive housing for Fife House clients living with HIV/AIDS and seniors receiving WoodGreen assisted living services. It also hosts an 11-unit transitional housing program for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and who are working toward permanent housing.
