Program Category: Family Programs, Newcomers, Primary Health

2020/21 School Year

This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the program is currently on hiatus. The program will resume the program when it is safe to do so.

The City of Toronto has identified 31 neighbourhoods in Toronto for targeted investment and support. The lack of services facing many of Toronto’s inner suburban neigbourhoods is a major barrier to opportunity for many people particularly newcomers and youth.

The clinic at Chester Elementary School is part of the Model Schools Paediatric Health Initiative, which aims to improve access to healthcare for students and their families by offering in-school clinics in neighbourhoods across the city.