Canadian Helen Keller Centre (CHKC) provides affordable housing, training and intervenor services to persons who are deafblind.
For over 30 years, Canadians who are deafblind are more independent because of CHKC.
Since 1992 CHKC has operated an affordable and accessible 16-unit apartment building at 422 Willowdale Ave. in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2025 we will open another 56-unit apartment building for people with dual sensory loss and other general disabilities at 150 Eighth Street. This is located in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore region of Toronto.
In addition CHKC’s Training Centre, also located in Willowdale, provides Canadians who are deafblind with the ability to access life-skills training. This expands their socialization and their knowledge on important issues like cooking more independently, how to use technology, Orientation and Mobility and how to learn various modes of communications tailored to their individual needs. The Training Centre is expected to move to the new building at 150 Eighth Street when it is completed. More information on that is to come as it becomes available.
And finally, CHKC provides intervenor services (IV Services) to both tenants at 422 Willowdale Ave. and consumers who live throughout Ontario. Intervenors are the eyes and the ears for a consumer. They join them on doctor, dental and banking appointments as well as grocery shopping or a coffee on a park bench. We are always looking for intervenors, for openings please review our careers page.
CHKC has an abundance of programs and services to ensure Canadians who are deafblind live as independently as possible.
If you would like to help a person who is deafblind donate to CHKC today! You can also text to give by texting CHKC to 20222.
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