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Tropicana Community Services’ Centre of Excellence
Tropicana
Tropicana Community Services, a Toronto-based multi-service organization and United Way member agency, provides youth, newcomers, people of Black and Caribbean heritage and others in need with opportunities and alternatives that lead to success and positive life choices.
Last year, the dedication and diligence of over 70 full time staff and some 400 volunteers enabled Tropicana to deliver much needed programs and services to over 15,000 individuals. Our services include counselling, youth programs, education and employment services, daycare, and community programs.
The Need for a Centre
Established in 1980, Tropicana’s first space was in a small industrial unit that it quickly outgrew as the demand for its services far out-stripped the space. Its next rental was the basement of a strip mall. In 1996, Tropicana’s Head Office moved out of that basement to its current location on Progress Avenue… a far cry from the basement, yet still a compromise. Several of Tropicana’s programs are situated in six separate locations which makes multi-service access difficult for clients. Consolidating services under one roof will better serve the needs of the community.
Each of the services Tropicana provides has an impact. We believe that making a positive impact on an individual is akin to tossing a stone into a pond; no matter the size of the stone, a ripple effect will be created affecting that individual, their family, peers, neighbourhood, and community. We like to call it the Tropicana Effect!
The Centre of Excellence
Tropicana’s Centre of Excellence is ready to be realized. The Centre will house community and social facilities such as counselling rooms, resource and employment training facilities, computer labs, a teaching kitchen, classrooms, office space and a gymnasium for health and wellness activities.
Call to Action
Become a part of the Tropicana Effect; contribute to transforming the lives of individuals within the City of Toronto.
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