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Childcare
Before & After-School Care
This Tropicana Childcare Centre provides children from 4 to 12 years old, with a safe and enriching environment before and after school, that encourages growth and personal development.
Childcare
This Tropicana Childcare Centre provides children from 3 months to 4 years old, with a safe and enriching environment, that encourages growth and personal development.
March Break Camp
Tropicana offers an unforgettable March break week filled with music, dance, and cultural discovery, packed with energy, creativity, and fun for kids ages 7 to 13.
Summer Camp
Get ready for an unforgettable summer with our exciting and educational camps! We’re offering a variety of fun-filled programs designed to ignite creativity, foster teamwork, and build skills in science, the arts, and more, for ages 7 to 13.
Development & Education
CyberSecure Together: Intergenerational Cybersecurity Program
This is a FREE, hands-on, 5-week cyber security program designed for Black youth (ages 12–18) and seniors (55+). Whether you’re just learning to navigate the digital world or you are already online every day, this intergenerational experience will teach you how to stay safe and smart online.
Scholarships
Opportunities for financial aid towards post-secondary and undergraduate studies.
Together We Can, Youth Mentorship – Become a Mentor
An opportunity for adults, ages 25 and older, to give back to the community by providing Black, African, and Caribbean children and youth culturally relevant mentorship.
Together We Can, Youth Mentorship – Become a Mentee
Providing adult support and guidance to Black, African, and Caribbean children and youth, ages 11–25, to make healthy and safe life choices, increase resiliency, and make progress toward identified goals through culturally relevant mentorship.
Mental Health & Wellness
Enhanced Youth Outreach Worker (EYOW)
This program provides one-on-one clinical counselling for high-risk Black youth, ages 12 to 25, and their families to prevent them from further risk/violence. The EYOW works with Black youth to develop and enhance their identity, culture, and sense of belonging to their community as a protective factor in their movement through the stages of change.
Individual, Couples, and Family Counselling
Tropicana’s counselling service provides a safe and confidential space to work on life’s challenges. We aid our clients in identifying aspects of their lives in need of change or that require ways in which to cope.
START for Life Skills Training
A life skills development program for individuals aged 18+, that helps enhance the social skills necessary for good interpersonal communication, anger control, and decision-making. The program includes activities such as reflective discussions, role modeling, and demonstrations.
Transitional Housing and Support
Free transitional housing support for abused women, ages 16+, and their dependents.
Violence Against Women Counselling
A free and confidential service available to abused women and their children.
Recreation
Steelpan
Our steelpan lessons are for anyone 9-years old to 65+, who wishes to learn to play the instrument. Classes are available for beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners from September to December, January to March, and March to May every year.
Social Services
Daily Bread Food Bank Location
If you are experiencing food insecurity, we are here to help.
Venue Booking
Event & Social Space
You can book a space at Tropicana Community Services, 1385 Huntingwood Drive, Scarborough ON M1S 3J1, for your event or activity. We have a variety of rooms available for work or social events.
