Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council
Website: https://tassc.ca/.
Address: 660 Dundas St E, Toronto Ontario.
Postal Code: M5A 2C1.
Number: 647-748-6100
Email: info@tassc.ca
Description:
TASSC is the successor organization to an informal group of Aboriginal executives
called the Toronto Aboriginal Social Services Association (TASSA). Established in
the mid-1990s, TASSA met to collectively raise the issues of Aboriginal peoples in
the City of Toronto and to share information across organizations. In 2009, TASSA
commissioned the Toronto Aboriginal Research Project (TARP) Report, the largest
and most comprehensive study ever conducted of Aboriginal peoples in Toronto.
In May 2011, TASSA incorporated and became TASSC, a name more suited to the
services TASSC’s member organizations provide. TASSC released the TARP:
Final Report in November 2011, which is important because it provides a picture
of the current situation, aspirations, and challenges facing Aboriginal peoples in
the City of Toronto. One of TASSC’s objectives is to implement the report’s
recommendations though consultation and collaboration.
MISSION
TASSC is the leading not-for-profit research, policy, and advocacy organization
that addresses the social determinants of health to improve and enhance the
socio-economic prospects and cultural well-being of Indigenous peoples living in
the City of Toronto.
VISION
To build a healthy and vibrant environment while increasing the capacity of
Indigenous people to create a self-sufficient community in Toronto. To guide future
generations as strong carriers of Indigenous culture while achieving
socio-economic success.
