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The John Howard Society of Durham Region (JHS) is a non-profit, social service agency in Ontario Canada. We are dedicated to serving individuals and families, youth and adults with programs in areas such as counselling, employment, literacy, housing, parenting, addictions, and more. Most of our services are free.
For those which do have a fee, here is our Agency fee schedule
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A list of FREE income tax clinics throughout Durham Region is available at this link from the Region of Durham –> https://www.durhamimmigration.ca/en/work-and-study/income-tax-clinics.aspx
Are you or, someone you know, a recipient or a Trustee of a recipient of Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program? Did you know you can now manage all your needs, communicate with your worker, submit required information and store important documents all through one easy service? Check out the online portal called MyBenefits !
If you are seeking services for the first time or have not been in to see us for six months, please click on the link to the program you are seeking on this page.