ARISE

Hope Lives Here. Helping survivors of human trafficking reclaim their lives. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
1. Free Self-defense Classes on THURSDAY @3:30pm-4:30pm.

ARISE means Advocacy and Reclaiming Individuals involved in the Sex trade through Empowerment. By providing outreach, case management, spiritual care, weekly check-in, life-skills, counselling and goalsetting helping relationships are established, hope is fostered, and futures are reclaimed. Address: 105 Wilson Avenue at AHPC.
2. Outreach Coffee SECOND WEDNESDAY of EVERY MONTH @ 1pm-3pm. Address: 65 Glen Manan, Beaches Presbyterian Church.
3. LUNCH CHURCH THIRD THUSDAY of EVERY MONTH @1pm-3pm. Address: 105 Wilson Avenue at AHPC. We are a mission of the Presbytery of East Toronto and a grant receiving ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Our address is 105 Wilson Avenue at AHPC.

08/31/2026

for individuals experiencing trafficking and exploitation, substance use can be shaped by coercion, trauma, survival, and limited access to safe care.

this International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember those we have lost. we call on our communities, our partners, and our government for responses rooted in dignity, harm reduction, and support.