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Phones For All

Access to a phone or computer is essential for finding work, connecting with friends, family, and healthcare. People with unstable or no access to housing rely on phone and internet access to stay safe and connected to social services, yet are often not able to afford the high costs of phones, laptops and phone plans. With the closure of shelter hotels and overflowing Toronto shelter system removing residents from their support networks, our unhoused neighbours need phones now more than ever.

Don't need your old electronics any more? You can donate a used phone, tablet, laptop or charger to help your community stay connected. We'll take your used device and give it to an unhoused or recently housed community member, along with a monthly phone plan. Please see below for instructions on how and where to donate your devices. Ensure all devices are properly wiped prior to donation.

Don't have a device to donate? You can contribute to the cost of monthly phone plans by clicking here.

Please note: we are not able to provide phones to other community organizations at this time due to lack of supply.

How do I donate a phone or another device?

1. Start by wiping your phone or device before donating

Visit the documents below for assistance:

How to wipe your Android   How to wipe your iPhone

If you require further assistance wiping your phone or device, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page and we will do our best to assist you.


2. Select a drop-off location or method below:

1631 Dundas Street West

Monday - Thursday: 7:00pm - 2:00am
Friday-Sunday: 6:00pm - 2:00 am

Drop off behind the bar during open hours

1237 Queen St W

Monday: 4:00pm - 12:00am
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 1:00pm - 12:00am
Thursday: 1:00pm - 12:00am
Friday: 1:00pm - 2:00am
Saturday: 1:00pm - 2:00am
Sunday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm

Drop off behind the bar during open hours

1219 Dufferin Street

Monday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Tuesday: 10:00am–5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am – 4:00pm

Use the side door entrance on Hallam St. (2 brown doors with a doorbell on the top left-hand corner)
Inform staff or a volunteer answering the door that the item/s are for ALAB
If there are any concerns, please ask for Amy or Harry
Please use the form below to request the mailing address
Please use the form below to request a pick-up (ideally only if necessary or for multiple items)

Don't have a phone to spare, but still want to help?

You can support the ongoing cost of setting up phones and providing top-up minutes! Please see our Donate page or send an e-transfer to [email protected].

Need help with donating a phone?

If you would like to donate a phone or another electronic but would prefer the device be picked up or mailed in, please fill out the form below:



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Land Acknowledgement

The ALAB Resource Clinic was created by settlers in Tkaronto. We have learned that Tkaronto is a word that comes from the Mohawk people, meaning "the place in the water where the trees stand." We believe it is crucial for us, as settlers, to acknowledge the land's traditional names and its caretakers about which our schools did not teach us. To acknowledge that Indigenous people are often spoken of in the past tense and historicizing their struggles erases their identities and the violence being actively committed against them by Canada today. To acknowledge that we are working within an oppressive system that has and continues to dispossess Indigenous people of their lands and self-determination rights. We acknowledge that Indigenous peoples are leaders to be listened to and learned from regarding effective solutions to climate change. ALAB further acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, which is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. ALAB also acknowledges that Tkaronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.

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