U of T Service Groups
From help fixing your bike to free condoms and dental dams, or free legal advice, Service Groups have a lot to offer! They are each unique but they have one thing in common: they are non-profit organizations that are committed to providing specific services and resources to U of T students.
Below you can learn the basics about who they are and what they offer. You may benefit their services or want to volunteer and get involved! Visit their websites to learn more and take the first step.
U of T Blue Sky Solar Racing
Blue Sky Solar Racing is a student-run design team that specializes in the design, build and racing of solar-powered race cars and provides growth in fields like engineering, business, marketing, management, and finance among others. The Team strives to promote sustainable technology and to continue creating innovative products to represent the University of Toronto on the global stag
Bikechain
Bikechain is an on-campus bike shop offering a wide range of services including workshops, and employment and volunteer opportunities for students. With the support of students since 2005, Bikechain taught over 35,000 people how to fix their bikes and ride safely.
LGBTOUT
LGBTOUT is the oldest university-based LGBTQ student advocacy organization in Canada serving the U of T community since 1969. It provides a safe and inclusive space, resources, and programming for LGBTQ students, staff, faculty, and community members. During the volunteer-run Drop-In Centre (DIC) hours, folks can access resources and supplies, peer support, and books.
Regenesis - U of T St George Chapter
Regenesis empowers students as initiators of change in addressing social and environmental concerns, through advocacy and service in local chapters. Regenesis creates and manages environmental initiatives and programming that provide free or low-cost services to the local community and leadership opportunities for students to make campuses, communities, cities, and the planet more sustainable.
Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
CINSSU is the centre for cinema on campus. Students from the Cinema Studies programme volunteer their time to promote and celebrate cinema through a variety of screenings, events, and academic journals.
Downtown Legal Services
DLS provides U of T students with free legal advice and support on housing matters (repairs, rent disputes, safety concerns, etc.), employment matters (unpaid wages, wrongful dismissal, etc.) and academic offences & appeals, in addition DLS provides help for some criminal, family and refugee law matters, as well as free notary and commissioning services for students (certified true copies, OSAP affidavits, applications for professional licensing exams, etc.)
University of Toronto Environmental Resource Network (UTERN)
UTERN is a levy organization that operates as a funding body and networking hub for any person or group within the university community interested in sustainability and environmentalism. Funding goes toward connecting environmental groups across campus, supporting environmental projects, events, and initiatives.
Students for Barrier-free Access
SBA is a disability justice organization that advocates for accessible post-secondary education, the removal of barriers, and improved services for students with disabilities. SBA runs a community drop-in centre and accessible computer lab for use by all students. They offer free workshops and programs including Accessible Event Planning, Accessible Graphic Design, Peer Support and Active Listening workshops, and ASL classes.
The Centre for Women and Trans People
The Centre is a gender equity organization that offers free events, programs, training, mental health services and volunteer opportunities for students in a family-friendly and trans-inclusive space. CWTP hosts lunches, peer support groups, book clubs, exam de-stressors, self-care workshops, socials and more.
University of Toronto Sexual Education Centre
UTSEC is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run student group that provides safer sex supplies and services free of charge to the U of T community. Services include confidential and non-judgemental one-on-one peer and phone support, access to the UTSEC library and resources, referral services, educational presentations, high school talks, and more! Its mission is to provide access to information on all aspects of human sexuality in a comfortable, inclusive and sex-positive environment.
Centre for Social Justice - OPIRG Toronto
OPIRG is an intersectional social justice group that seeks to empower, educate and engage students by providing free accessible skills-based workshops, research opportunities, access to emergency funds for students, publishing opportunities, social and environmental justice advocacy, opportunities for multi-disciplinary learning, and to work cooperatively for social change within academia and the wider community.