To provide accessible, community-based support that helps newcomers, seniors, women, and youth navigate government systems, access the benefits and services they are entitled to, and overcome the language, legal, and settlement barriers that too often stand in their way.
Sahan Community Network · Toronto
What Do You Need Help With?
You do not need to understand the system before contacting Sahan.
Tell us what you are trying to deal with. We can help you find a practical starting point, understand public information and connect with the appropriate community, government or professional service.
WHO WE ARE
Our Mission
Our Vision
A Toronto where every resident, regardless of language, income, or immigration history, can access the support they need to live with dignity, stability, and connection to community.
Community Services
Women & Family Support
Find information and pathways for safety, health, parenting, essential needs and family support.
Women & Family SupportSeniors & Older Adults
Start with benefits, home care, housing, transportation, safety, digital help or caregiver support.
Seniors & Older AdultsYouth Services
Explore employment, education, recreation, digital skills, wellbeing and early-prevention resources.
Youth ServicesHousing & Essential Needs
Start with emergency shelter, eviction risk, rent arrears, affordable housing, utilities, food or an unclear notice.
Housing & Essential NeedsLegal Information & Document Help
Understand where to find legal information, independent legal help, government forms, notary or commissioner services.
Legal Information & Document HelpI Don’t Know Where to Start
Tell us the broad issue. We can help identify the right first call, website, form or organization.
I Don’t Know Where to StartRESOURCES
Specialized Information & Resources
Youth Substance-Use Prevention & Family Resources
Health and prevention information, harm-reduction guidance and pathways to qualified support for young people and families.
Youth Substance-Use Prevention & Family ResourcesYouth Safety, Peer Pressure & Positive Choices
Early-prevention guidance for peer pressure, coercion, online pressure, conflict and stepping away from unsafe situations.
Youth Safety, Peer Pressure & Positive ChoicesUnderstanding the Criminal Justice System: Support for Families
Plain-language information for families trying to understand processes, roles, rights information and where to seek qualified help.
Understanding the Criminal Justice System: Support for FamiliesHow Sahan Helps
- Tell us what you need help with.
- We help identify the right service or office.
- We help you understand publicly available information.
- Where appropriate, we can help with calls, online inquiries, computers or document organization.
- We help connect you with the appropriate organization or qualified professional.
Sahan cannot guarantee eligibility, appointment availability, placement, legal outcomes, funding or the decision of another organization.
A Community Starting Point
Sahan Community Network is an Ontario nonprofit community organization serving the public through its Toronto office. We provide community information, practical navigation and connections to established services. We do not operate emergency, medical, treatment, shelter or legal-representation services.