Our Training & Development Series
From college/university lectures to frontline service development for shelters, community organizations and outreach teams and Best Practices Workshops for service providers like doctors, lawyers and education workers, we provide training and development workshops to a wide range of stakeholders engaging sex workers through their programs and services.
Our workshops and seminars emphasize the importance of sex worker justice frameworks, and culturally-specific, trauma-informed engagement rooted in the principles of harm reduction.
Looking for a tailored workshop?
Narcan/Naloxone & Overdose Response Training
Our Tuesday Vogue Drop-In in collaboration with the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance is a central community-building space for our Ballroom Empowerment Program.
Located near Fort York the Tuesday evening drop in features dedicated instruction from local legends, community-building exercises and hot meals for all attendees.
To learn more and RSVP please contact our Ballroom Empowerment Program Manager, Tamar Carter at tamar@maggiesto.org.
Outreach & Sex Worker Engagement for Harm Reduction Teams
Our Parenting Program offers community-building space, resources, workshops and referral services specific to the needs of sex working parents, caregivers and chosen family.
From arts-based, creative arts sessions to guest workshops on child development, family planning and navigating complex needs around parenting, family planning, and sex worker-specific laws, we offer a wide range of community spaces.
To learn more about the Parenting Program and our program schedule connect with our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
Engaging Sex Workers for Non-profits and Community Organizations.
Our Drop-In Program offers a weekly community space for all current and former sex workers at our space in downtown Toronto with meal programming.
Our scheduling alternates between virtual and in-person services, please connect with our team in advance to confirm our program schedule and to access the address.
To learn more about our Drop-In Programming and updated program schedule, please contact our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
Best Practices in Engaging QT/BIPOC Sex Workers In Local Ballroom Scenes
Our Drop-In Program offers a weekly community space for all current and former sex workers at our space in downtown Toronto with meal programming.
Our scheduling alternates between virtual and in-person services, please connect with our team in advance to confirm our program schedule and to access the address.
To learn more about our Drop-In Programming and updated program schedule, please contact our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
Addressing Sex Worker Justice through Workplace/Organizational Policy
Our Drop-In Program offers a weekly community space for all current and former sex workers at our space in downtown Toronto with meal programming.
Our scheduling alternates between virtual and in-person services, please connect with our team in advance to confirm our program schedule and to access the address.
To learn more about our Drop-In Programming and updated program schedule, please contact our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
Sex Worker Friendly Healthcare Services + Service Delivery
Our Drop-In Program offers a weekly community space for all current and former sex workers at our space in downtown Toronto with meal programming.
Our scheduling alternates between virtual and in-person services, please connect with our team in advance to confirm our program schedule and to access the address.
To learn more about our Drop-In Programming and updated program schedule, please contact our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
Best Practices in Engaging Male-Identified Sex Workers
Our Drop-In Program offers a weekly community space for all current and former sex workers at our space in downtown Toronto with meal programming.
Our scheduling alternates between virtual and in-person services, please connect with our team in advance to confirm our program schedule and to access the address.
To learn more about our Drop-In Programming and updated program schedule, please contact our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
Sex Worker Justice 101: Decriminalization & Anti-Stigma
Our Drop-In Program offers a weekly community space for all current and former sex workers at our space in downtown Toronto with meal programming.
Our scheduling alternates between virtual and in-person services, please connect with our team in advance to confirm our program schedule and to access the address.
To learn more about our Drop-In Programming and updated program schedule, please contact our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
Rights Not Rescue: Prioritizing Sex Worker-Led Interventions
Our Drop-In Program offers a weekly community space for all current and former sex workers at our space in downtown Toronto with meal programming.
Our scheduling alternates between virtual and in-person services, please connect with our team in advance to confirm our program schedule and to access the address.
To learn more about our Drop-In Programming and updated program schedule, please contact our Drop-In Coordinator, Willow at willow@maggiesto.org.
LOCATION
We do not publicize our address to ensure the safety of our staff and community members- please contact for details. We are located five minutes from Yonge/Dundas Square in downtown Toronto closest to Queen Station or Dundas Station on TTC.
HOURS
Please note our main office location is undergoing renovations. Connect to learn more about program/ workshop locations. Our phone line is monitored Monday-Friday from 12pm/EST-5pm/EST and we aim to return messages within 24 hours.