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About CareConnect

A private directory for finding verified local support

CareConnect helps people search local food, housing, crisis, health, and community services without accounts, tracking, or extra steps.

Source review

Built for verified, private discovery

CareConnect combines manually reviewed reference sources with privacy-first search. It is a directory, not an emergency dispatch or provider portal.

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Reference sources

See the public and community sources used to support listing review and updates.

Manual review

Listings are curated and checked before they are presented as verified services.

No search tracking

Search terms stay on your device by default; no account is needed to look for help.

Accessible by design

Core navigation and search surfaces are available across 7 supported languages.

Clear boundaries

What CareConnect does and doesn't do

The directory is designed to help people find the right next step while keeping provider confirmation and emergencies where they belong.

CareConnect helps you

  • Search verified social-service listings
  • Keep searches private by default
  • Find calls, directions, websites, and next actions
  • See why a result matched your search

CareConnect does not

  • Dispatch emergency help or replace 911
  • Guarantee hours, eligibility, or real-time availability
  • Replace confirmation from the service provider
  • Log, sell, or profile public search activity

Always verify details with the provider before traveling or sharing personal information. For emergencies, call 911.

How the directory is maintained

CareConnect is an information directory. Service records are reviewed against public and community reference sources, and privacy is treated as a product requirement, not an add-on.

Land and place context

CareConnect began in Kingston/Katarokwi and now supports Kingston and Brampton. Kingston/Katarokwi is on the ancestral and traditional homelands of the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee Confederacy. For Brampton, public municipal, regional, and Indigenous-governance sources identify the area as connected to the Mississaugas of the Credit, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat/Huron-Wendat, including Treaty 19, the Ajetance Purchase of 1818. This is CareConnect's source-review context and does not imply endorsement, consultation, or approval by any Nation, municipality, or community organization.

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Search now, or review the sources that help guide listing updates.