Community Partners

Community partners play a vital role in the success of the Peer Nutrition Program. We currently deliver the services of the Peer Nutrition Program with the help of over 120 community partners.

Our community partners

Some of our community partners include:

• Community Health Centres
• Churches
• Ethno-cultural agencies
• Ontario Early Years Centres
• Settlement agencies
• Toronto School Boards

How the community partners contribute

Community partner contributions vary and may include:

• Free space for the Peer Nutrition Education Workshops, Support Sites and Community Gardens
• Childcare workers
• Promotion of the program
• Participant registrations

Receive a Promotional Workshop

Your agency/organization can call Toronto Health Connection at 416-338-8289 and request to receive an introductory presentation (Promotional Workshop) about the Peer Nutrition Program. Additional information is also available in the Evaluation Report – Developing a model for peer-based programs aimed at diverse communities (PDF file size 4.6MB).

Become a community partner

If your community members would benefit from receiving the Peer Nutrition Program, your agency/organization may consider becoming a community partner. Please call to receive a Promotional Package and/or a Promotional Workshop (an introductory presentation of the program).

Toronto Health Connection
416-338-7600
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“We are proud of our involvement in the Peer Nutrition program. It has been rewarding to help families access nutrition information, learn cooking skills and receive practical support that is fundamental to raising healthy children”

- Grace Ho
South Riverdale Community Health Centre

Last updated March 2012