Fred Victor is a not-for-profit, multi-service community-based organization that has assisted people living on low incomes in Toronto for over 125 years. We work in partnership with community members from diverse backgrounds who face poverty, homelessness, mental health issues, addictions, and/or social isolation, to address their needs and hopes and
advocate for a more equitable society.
This location is responsible for supporting 300 individuals experiencing homelessness.
OUR VALUES
guide Fred Victor and are the same ones that have carried the organization for more than 125 years.
RESPECT
Fred Victor advocates for human rights and recognizes the dignity of all people who use, provide, or support our services. We value diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, life experiences, perspectives, orientations and abilities.
EQUITY
Fred Victor creates opportunity for individuals and communities. We work from an anti-oppression perspective to reduce systemic discrimination and inequities for people experiencing poverty and homelessness. We further promote equity through harm reduction, recovery, and community development approaches to service.
SELF-DETERMINATION
Fred Victor values and supports people’s right to self-determination by fostering individual capacity and recognizing individuals’ abilities to make their own choices.
SERVICE EXCELLENCE
Fred Victor is committed to providing excellent programs and services by being accountable to the people who use our services, meeting or exceeding our program goals, and monitoring our progress against stakeholders’ requirements. We seek to collaborate, integrate and develop new partnerships to enhance services to our clients.
OUR APPROACH TO SERVICE
Fred Victor uses a harm reduction and community development approach to our services. This means delivering service free of judgement with focus placed on health, wellness and the adoption of practices and policies that work to reduce harm. A harm reduction and community development approach is responsive to the changing needs of our service users and is one that actively seeks to involve in meaningful partnership, our tenants and clients in program development, delivery and evaluation.
