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Planned Parenthood Toronto (PPT) began early one Saturday morning in 1960, when George and Barbara Cadbury read about Toronto Pharmacist Harold Fine who had been arrested for providing information on contraception. The Cadburys were established family planning pioneers and Fine's arrest inspired them to organize the first meeting of the Planned Parenthood Association of Toronto on October 12, 1961.
The Cadburys led a massive media campaign to amend the criminal code and, in 1969, the dissemination of birth control became legal. Following this success, PPT became a registered charitable organization and began to create programs that provided direct sexual health services.
In 1975, PPT’s partnership with the Bay Centre for Birth Control began. Today, the partnership still exists, as the satellite office of PPT’s Women’s Programming. In 1983, The House Teen Health Centre for youth ages 13 to 25 opened it doors. It became a licensed Community Health Centre in 1990. Now, as Planned Parenthood Toronto Health Services, we offer a full range of health services, including primary health, sexual and reproductive health, and mental health services for youth ages 13 to 29. In 1993, the Teen Sex InfoLine accepted its first phone call on its peer-based information support line. In 2001, the TSI expanded its services with the launch of a new website for teens, Spiderbytes.ca, providing 24-hour a day answers to frequently asked questions about sexual health for youth. In 1998, PPT adopted the Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia (T.E.A.C.H.) program, a small, peer-led anti-homophobia project from East End Community Health Centre. The program is now very well-known in Toronto, having won a number of awards and distinctions. In the last few years, PPT has undertaken a number of consultations to further our knowledge of the state of sexual health in Toronto, and we have initiated new programs to increase our capacity to provide programming to meet the needs of the people of Toronto.
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TODAY'S DROP-IN UPDATE:
Regular Drop-In Hours
Monday: 1:00PM - 7:30PM
Tuesday: 1:00PM - 7:30PM
Wednesday: 4:00PM - 7:30PM
Thursday: 1:00PM - 7:30PM
Friday : 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM - 2:00PM*
*Sexual Health Matters Only
Note: Drop-in hours are subject to change. Check our daily update at the top of this column for today's info. As well, during drop-in, clients are seen on a first-come, first-serve basis, spots are limited, and we begin taking numbers 30 minutes before our drop-in hours begin. If you are coming in after drop-in has started, we recommend that you call ahead to ensure we still have space. To ask about drop-in availability or to book an appointment, call:
416-961-0113 x. 121
Clinic Hours
Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9:30-8:00
Wednesday: 9:30-12:00;4:00-8:00
Friday: 9:30-4:00
Saturday: 10:00-2:00
The clinic is located at
36B Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto, ON
M5R 1A9 Canada [click for map]
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