August 2026

Hey love!

In this newsletter:

Financial Assistance Program Update

Thank You

28th Friends for Life

Bike Rally!

Housing Drop In Clinic

Migrant Rights Network

ACCM is Hiring

Elections Ontario is Hiring

Come Find Your People

Catch a Movie

Meth & Sex

Living with HIV Drop-In



- and more -

Here's the update on everything happening at

163 Queen Street East

and community partners.

We'd love to hear your thoughts!

Housing

Drop In

Clinic

Last Wednesday

of every month

(next: August 26, 2026)

in

partnership with



Fife

House

12:00 PM

to

4:00 PM

for more

information

email Ower

ooberto@pwatoronto.org

Sunday

September 20

2:00 PM

Day

of

Action

for

Migrant

Justice

The rally begins at

Christie Pits Park

followed by a march to

Dufferin Grove

for community speeches

and

information tables.

stand up for:

dignity

equal rights

renewable work permits

an end to deportations

and

status for all.

Employment Opportunity

AIDS Community Care Montreal (ACCM)

are hiring

Executive Director

(35 hours per week)

AIDS Community Care Montreal (ACCM) is Quebec’s only HIV and sexual health community organization dedicated to serving English-speaking and allophone communities.

Summer feeling a little out of control?

Problems piling up?

Feel like there is no one to talk to?

Take advantage of free psychotherapy sessions with Gestalt student therapists.

Minimum 10 sessions.

In-person at PWA or virtual appointments available.

At this time there is no waitlist.

Click the below link to register for appointments.

(no walk-ins)

Free!

Therapeutic

Care Clinics

Student Clinic appointments are for PWA Members only. One booking at a time, please.

We ask that you confirm appointments when you receive a reminder or please let us know if you are unable to attend.

Speciality Clinics Available upon request:

Dental cleaning, dentures, eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, hearing aids. Optician referrals.

Pet Care referrals: spay/neuters, vaccines free if on ODSP

PWA MEMBERS to book appointments please call 415-506-1400 ext 200 or 254 or 261 or email therapeuticcare@pwatoronto.org

Standby options available for last minute substitutions for non-members and volunteers for all PWA clinics.

ALERT

Centennial College provide massages on Wednesday afternoons. The student cohort is cancelled for the fall semester.

If you have a Wednesday massage appointment booked after August 12, please email Chris Godi to reschedule.

Elevator Update

We wanted to share the latest update on our elevator modernization project and thank everyone again for your continued patience, understanding, and cooperation while this important work is underway.

We are pleased to share that the project has now progressed to Stage Two. The specialized elevator parts that were ordered are now beginning to arrive at the elevator contractor’s site. This is an important step forward and brings us closer to the next phase of the modernization work.

Based on the most recent information provided by the contractor, the projected return-to-service timeline remains September–October 2026.

We recognize the ongoing inconvenience that the elevator outage has created, particularly for individuals with accessibility needs, and we truly appreciate everyone’s patience as the work progresses.

We will continue to keep you posted as we move into the next stage and will share further updates as soon as they become available.



Thank you very much for your continued support and understanding.

Closed: September 7

PWA will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labour Day. Our offices will resume usual business hours on Tuesday, September 8. Happy Labour Day!