# whiwh.ca > Strengthen • Sharpen• Build ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://whiwh.ca/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [Contact2](https://whiwh.ca/contact2/): Get In Touch We greatly appreciate your feedback. If you have any complaints or comments on how to improve our services, including making them more accessible, or you require any documents in an accessible format, including the Accessibility Policy, please let us know by contacting us at info@whiwh.com.  Please note that this email should not be used for booking appointments or sharing any confidential personal information, including medical history. Please call our main number instead. Talk To Us Hours of Operation Monday, Thursday and Friday ~ 9 am – 5 pmTuesdays and Wednesdays ~ 9 am – 8 pm  Same-Day Appointments For […] - [netWORKING](https://whiwh.ca/networking/): netWORKING netWORKING Women’s Health in Women’s Hands netWORKING Mentorship Project is dedicated to supporting the personal, professional, and academic needs of young African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) women. Funded by the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services, the program will support ACB women living in the Greater Toronto Area between the ages of 16-25. For more information contact: rowa@whiwh.com Website: https://thenetworkingtribe.org/ - [SFA Program](https://whiwh.ca/sfa-program/): SFA Program SFA Program The SFA (Student & Family Advocate) project initiative has provided cultural advocacy to young women and families from Afrocentric backgrounds within the educational system since 2021. The project aims to empower, support, and guide young black women through a gender and culturally specific structure through group workshops, community engagement events and one-on-one case management. The SFA objective is to ensure participants are: Website: Student and Family Advocacy Program (WHIWH) – Cutting Through the Noise, Amplifying Your Voice - [Midwifery Services](https://whiwh.ca/midwifery-services/): MIDWIFERY SERVICES Midwifery Services Eligible Women’s Health in Women’s Hands patients can access prenatal care with a team of Registered Midwives. Registered Midwives are government-funded healthcare providers delivering complete prenatal, antepartum, and postnatal care to diverse communities. Midwifery care is FREE to all residents of Ontario, regardless of OHIP status. With your team of midwives, you will: - [Gender-Based Violence Services](https://whiwh.ca/gender-based-violence-services/): Gender-Based Violence Services Gender-Based Violence Services Women’s Health in Women’s Hands services for addressing gender-based violence (GBV) aims to support and empower women affected by GBV, including female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Our activities adopt an inclusive and sensitive approach to promote gender equity, considering the diverse socio-cultural contexts of the women we serve. We emphasize the importance of understanding trauma and building relationships based on trust. Our GBV Prevention and Care Cascade Program helps racialized women, including those from African, Caribbean, Black, Latin American, and South Asian communities. We focus on their specific risks and cultural needs for safe and supportive GBV […] - [Community & Academic Partners](https://whiwh.ca/community-academic-partners/): Community & Academic Partners Access Alliance Multicultural Health andCommunity ServicesAccess St James TownAcross BoundariesAfrican and Black Diasporic Global Network onHIV and AIDS (ABDGN)African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS inOntario (ACCHO)Africans in Partnership Against AIDSAIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener,Waterloo and Area (ACCKWA)AIDS Committee of OttawaAIDS Committee of TorontoAIDS NiagaraAlliance for Healthier CommunitiesAlliance for South Asian AIDS PreventionAnishnawbe Health TorontoAnne Johnston Health StationAsian Community AIDS ServicesBC Women’s Hospital Ontario AIDS NetworkBlack Coalition for AIDS PreventionBlack Creek CHCBlack Health AllianceBlack Physicians of Tomorrow (BPT)Black Queer Youth CollectiveBlack Women in MotionBlack Women’s VisionsBlackness YesBrAIDS For AIDSCanadian Aboriginal AIDS NetworkCanadian Association of Community HealthCentresCanadian Centre […] - [Diabetes Education Program](https://whiwh.ca/diabetes-education-program/): Diabetes Education Program The Diabetes Education Program at WHIWH CHC provides culturally-adapted screening, health education, counselling, support. and medical services for women from our priority populations with diabetes, pre-diabetes, or gestational diabetes. Our services are confidential and FREE for all clients.We try to accommodate requests for TTC tokens, childcare and interpretation services based on client need. The Diabetes Team can teach you how to: We also offer: Diabetes group classes and individual sessions are led by: - [HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Services](https://whiwh.ca/hiv-aids-and-sexual-health-services/): HIV/AIDS & SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES *New Program Alert* If you are a woman living with HIV, sexually active/not sexually active or about to be, talk to us. Our HIV and Sexual Health program team provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services to help you live well and stay healthy. Our services are confidential and FREE for all clients.We try to accommodate requests for TTC tokens, childcare and interpretation services based on client need. HOW WE CAN HELP: OUR TEAM ALSO: - [Becoming a new client](https://whiwh.ca/becoming-a-new-client/): Becoming an new client Prospective clients can download our intake form. Please print it and fill in the required information to the best of your ability. Not filling out the form in its entirety will delay the review process. We recommend bringing in the completed intake form to our centre. Once submitted, it’ll be reviewed and you will be contacted about the next steps.  Do not send this form through fax or email, it will not be accepted.In the meantime, we encourage you to seek alternative agencies to access other Community Health Centres. - [Membership](https://whiwh.ca/membership/): Membership Interested in being a member of WHIWH? For more information on how please contact us either by phone, email at info@whiwh.com or mail at 2 Carlton Street, Suite 500Toronto, ON M5B 1J3.  Board Appointment – Inquiries can be sent to info@whiwh.com - [Volunteer](https://whiwh.ca/volunteer/): Volunteer Opportunity We are looking for a dynamic team of volunteers to fill various exciting roles here at WHIWH CHC. Volunteers are incredibly valuable members of our team, and our volunteer program allows volunteers to grow with our agency and to give back to the community in a way that supports personal growth and development. Becoming a Volunteer: 1. Complete an application: the application can be completed in person at WHIWH, emailed, or faxed in to our Volunteer Engagement Coordinator. The application gives us an opportunity to learn more about your experience as well as your availability. 2. Interview (phone or […] - [Covid 19](https://whiwh.ca/covid-19/): Covid 19 updates and resources - [Book Appointments](https://whiwh.ca/online-booking/): Book Appointment Appointments for registered clients can be booked by calling clinic reception at 416-593-7655 ext 7. All clients are reminded at the time of booking appointments to provide 24 hours’ notice when cancelling appointments. If you already have your first appointment, you can save time and fill out your registration form ahead of time. Please download our registration form HERE. After Hours Clients wishing to speak to a physician after hours may leave a message with the centre’s phone service and the on-call physician will return the call as soon as possible. In the event of an emergency, clients should […] - [Donate](https://whiwh.ca/donate/): For more information on how to provide Women’s Health In Women’s Hands with your tax deductible charitable donation please contact Corrine McPherson using the following information. Corrine McPhersonE-mail: corrine@whiwh.com Phone: (416) 593-7655 Donate now through Canadahelps.org - [Career and Placement](https://whiwh.ca/career-and-placement/): Career Opportunities We thank all applicants for their interest in working at WHIWH-CHC; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls, please. If you apply by email, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt. Current Postings as of April 2026 Locum Physician WHIWH Board MembersJoin us as volunteer Board Members to help advance health equity for racialized women, trans and non-binary people Student Practicum PlacementsWe encourage the understanding of health care issues that impact our priority populations that is gained through our student placement program. It is our hope that the Centre’s commitment […] - [Get Involved](https://whiwh.ca/get-involved/): get in volved - [Get involved](https://whiwh.ca/about/services/get-involved/): Get involved - [Board portal](https://whiwh.ca/board-portal/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [Password Reset](https://whiwh.ca/password-reset/): [ultimatemember_password] - [Register](https://whiwh.ca/register/): [ultimatemember form_id=”1838″] - [User](https://whiwh.ca/user/): [ultimatemember form_id=”1840″] - [Mental Health Services](https://whiwh.ca/mental-health-services/): Mental Health Services Women’s Health in Women’s Hands counselling services employs a feminist, woman-centred approach to provide short-term counselling, group sessions and workshops to women from our priority populations. Counselling takes place from the perspective that, throughout history, women have possessed the strengths that have enabled them to cope with adverse situations.  Therefore, the approach to counselling focuses on women’s strengths, capabilities, and resources rather than on weaknesses and limitations.  Work is based on mental health promotion rather than on treatment of disorders and/or illnesses.  Counselling acknowledges women’s experiences of oppression within the context of power dynamics involving gender, race, […] - [Resources](https://whiwh.ca/resources/): Resources Links POWER study: Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence Based Report Card Female Genital Mutilation Video  WHIWH Youtube Channel Publications Unmet Needs in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Black African, Black Caribbean, and Black Canadian Women Surviving in the Hour of Darkness: The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women A Statement in Support of Human Rights – Alliance for Healthier Communities Community & Academic Partners Please select to see list of community and academic partners - [social media feed](https://whiwh.ca/calendar/): Tweets by WHIWHCHC - [Community Programs](https://whiwh.ca/community-programs/): Community Programs Community Health Promotion We work together to develop and deliver multidisciplinary programs and research designed to improve the individual and community health of Black women and women of colour. We recognize that without healthy women, we cannot have healthy communities. As ongoing advocates for inclusive and responsive strategies which address the needs of women from our priority populations, we engage in outreach, community based activities and research which engage women in achieving change in conditions which have adverse effects on our health. Programs and Services Please note that ongoing program are for registered clients. For more information please […] - [Health Services & Programs](https://whiwh.ca/health-services-programs/): Health Services & Programs Women’s Health In Women’s Hands Community Health Centre is committed to providing holistic health services to racialized women in the GTA.  Primary health care is essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community by means acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford. It involves managing health care concerns within the broader social determinants of health. Our clinical team at WHIWH is a multidisciplinary team that consists of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Chiropodists, Nurses, Dietitians, Mental Health Therapists, and Social Workers. All work […] - [Contact Us](https://whiwh.ca/contact-us/) - [Media](https://whiwh.ca/media/) - [Annual report and Financial Statements](https://whiwh.ca/accountability/): annual report and Financial statements - [Our Team](https://whiwh.ca/our-team/): our team Our Leadership Guided by our mission, vision, and values, the management team provides collaborative administrative, operational, and programmatic leadership to ensure the organization is responsive, accountable, and community-centered. As a community-governed organization, our Board of Directors sets strategic priorities that reflect the voices and needs of the communities we serve, which the management team brings to life through its day-to-day work. Our Board of Directors Women’s Health in Women’s Hands CHC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected from our membership, reflecting the communities we serve. Rooted in principles of accountability, equity, and community leadership, the […] - [History](https://whiwh.ca/history/): History September 1987Community consultations at OISE form the basis of our philosophy for a community based, multidisciplinary and holistic health centre.  August 1988Whole Centre for Women’s Health receives Letters of Incorporation.  December 1989Whole Centre for Women’s Health approved for funding.  Early 1990First five staff members were hired prioritizing Health Promotion. Three Health Promoters were hired – one African, one Caribbean, and one African-Canadian.  Early 1991One day anti-racism session led by Amah Harris of Theatre in the Rough. We rename ourselves Women’s Health in Women’s Hands.  October 1991 WHIWH hosts Toronto appearance of African American women’s health pioneer Byllye Avery’s presentation […] - [Who We Are](https://whiwh.ca/who-we-are/): who we are - [About Us](https://whiwh.ca/about/): about us - [Contact](https://whiwh.ca/contact/): Get In Touch We greatly appreciate your feedback. If you have any complaints or comments on how to improve our services, including making them more accessible, or you require any documents in an accessible format, including the Accessibility Policy, please let us know by contacting us at info@whiwh.com.  Please note that this email should not be used for booking appointments or sharing any confidential personal information, including medical history. Please call our main number instead. Talk To Us Hours of Operation Monday, Thursday and Friday ~ 9 am – 5 pmTuesdays and Wednesdays ~ 9 am – 8 pm  Same-Day Appointments For […] - [Home](https://whiwh.ca/): Events and Calendar keep up to date with activities and programs at WHIWH Health updates For Health information and current updates Book Appointments Efficient access to our services Becoming a new client  Prospective clients can download our intake form and bring it into our health center - [Programs & Services](https://whiwh.ca/about/services/): programs & Services [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)