Lawrence Heights community programs

Updated October 20, 2025

Get in touch with your Engagement Community Services Coordinator (CSC) to learn about programs available in your community. If you don't know who your Engagement CSC is, call the Client Care Centre at 416-981-5500. 

Kids and youth

Community Program Leaders  

Investing in Our Diversity Scholarship (IIODS)

  • An annual scholarship for Toronto Community Housing youth based on strong academics, financial eligibility and involvement in leadership or anti-racism initiatives.
  • 2026 applications open in January.
  • Contact: economic.opportunities@torontohousing.ca  

City of Toronto drop-in and registered programs

  • Free youth drop-in and registered programs in basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, dance, music, and visual arts
  • Offered at the Lawrence Heights Community Centre
  • VIsit toronto.ca/SpringRec for more information

Lawrence Heights Enhance Youth Space (EYS)

  • EYS are supervised spaces open to youth seven days a week. Spaces have amenities like WiFi, gaming consoles, computers, and study spaces.
  • Programs include life skills building, employment readiness, continuing education supports, entrepreneurship, civic and community engagement.
  • Programs respond to the diverse and changing interests of local youth.
  • 5 Replin Rd, North York.
  • Open Monday to Friday, 1 to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
  • Bianka Dunn Cupid, Youth Recreation Programmer: Bianka.DunnCupid@toronto.ca
  • Malaika Long, Youth Outreach Worker: Malaika.Long@toronto.ca

Community Youth Nights

  • Drop-in program for youth aged 10 to 24.
  • Youth can enjoy a meal, play sports, join a dance group, swim, take classes or socialize with their peers.
  • Every Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m.

School's Out, Rec In programs

  • Drop-in program for youth aged 13 to 17
  • July 2 to August 15, 2025
  • Activities include basketball, soccer, tennis, multi-sport games and more
  • Offered at John Polanyi CI & Regina Mundi CS

Other youth programs and supports

  • Building Skills through Recreation (BSTR) is an employment readiness program offered by the City of Toronto
  • Youth Outreach Workers (YOWs) support youth aged 13 to 24
  • Recreation Liaison Youth and Family Supports is a way for Toronto Employment and Social Services (TESS), Parks and Recreation (PR), and Toronto Public Health (TPH) to come together to serve families who receive Ontario Works (OW) benefits.

Tenant-led programming

Lawrence Heights Parent Association 

Hustle & Hustle Heights

Neptune Youth Council

Lotherton Resident Group

Pathways to Education

Limitless Heights Market in partnership with Unison

Limitless Heights Education Enrichment Pursuits (LHEEP) Labs

2 Open Hands

City of Toronto programs

Parks and Recreation

Permits, Sports, Computer Lab, Weight Room

Children & Youth Programs, Front Desk, Camps

Toronto Public Library

  • Barbara Frum branch
  • Various days (children, youth, adult programs)
  • 416-395-5440

Community groups

North York Community House

UNISON Health & Community Services

Black Action Defence Committee (BADC)

Scott Mission

Oddside Arts