211 Day / Journée du 211
Did you know
February 11th is 211 Day?
When people contact 211 in Eastern Ontario, CNEO navigators help connects people to community programs, social services, government supports, and more. With the cost of everything on the rise, many people are in the position of needing help for the first time. Stop searching. Dial 2-1-1 or visit
211easternontario.ca.
• Posted: February 6, 2026
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario (hey, that's us!) have shared their
List of Free Holiday Meals (Ottawa) 2025-2026 (last updated December 17th 2025)
• Posted: December 17, 2025
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario (hey, that's us!) have shared our
List of Out of the Cold locations (Ottawa) 2025-2026 (updated November 18th 2025).
• Posted: December 3, 2025
Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) / Solution de rechange communautaire pour l’intervention en cas de crise (ANCRE)
The City of Ottawa has released Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR)’s
first year infographic and a memo to the City of Ottawa Community Services Committee on ANCHOR
in English and
French. The results from the first year are quite impressive with 4,464 ANCHOR calls in the first year and that 92.7% of calls are coming directly to 211.
• Posted: November 21, 2025
CNEO/NCEO
The Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario (CNEO) have released our
2024-2025 Annual Report.
• Posted: June 26, 2025
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario – Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
We will host our 2025 Annual General Meeting from 18:00- 19:30 on June 24th at the Centre Pauline-Charron!
• Posted: June 19, 2025
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario – Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
CNEO (Hey, that's us!) is looking for a
Finance and Administration Manager.
• Posted: June 10, 2025
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario has published its list of
Free Ottawa Easter Meals for 2025. (Last updated April 8th 2025)
• Posted: April 17, 2025
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario – Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Is your Ottawa-based organization offering a free or low-cost meal for Easter, this year? If so, please send the details to to be added to the Easter Meals List.
• Posted: April 10, 2025
ANCHOR – Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response / ANCRE (Solution de rechange communautaire pour l’intervention en cas de crise)
ANCHOR – Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response has released the data of the first 11 weeks to assess its efficiency and improve service. – including an
ANCHOR: The First 11 Weeks Formative Evaluation Infographic.
• Posted: March 27, 2025
Catch the Ace 7 / Trouvez l’As 7
Did you know that the
Kin Club of Russell‘s
Catch the Ace 7 is now up and running? If you want to support us by purchasing a ticket (or two!), you can
head to their website and select us (#5 – Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / 211 Eastern Ontario), we’d be very grateful.
• Posted: November 15, 2024
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario has just shared its list of
2024 Thanksgiving Meals in Ottawa. Last updated on October 16th. Last meal of the list is on November 5th.
• Posted: October 18, 2024
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est Ontarien
Veteran broadcaster and compassionate community champion Sam Laprade shed light on Ottawa's most impactful charities and non-profit organizations and their amazing work. Featured this week:
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario and 211 Ontario.
• Posted: February 26, 2024
United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l’Ontario
United Way East Ontario have shared their
Budget 2024 Asks of the Ontario government, including an increase in operational funding for Ontario 211s to ensure they can answer the calls of thousands of Ontarians during a time of increased financial pressure and economic uncertainty.
• Posted: February 26, 2024
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
The Community Information Bulletin is taking a break over the 2023 Holiday season! Our last edition of 2023 is sent out on December 20th, and the next will come out the week of January 8th, 2024. We hope you get some time to
rest and unwind, and wish you the best of luck in your 2024 projects, everyone.
• Posted: December 20, 2023
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
In June, the Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario hosted its
2023 Annual General Meeting.
• Posted: July 24, 2023
CNEO/NCEO
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario/211 Eastern Ontario would like to invite you to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023, at 5 pm. The meeting will be held in the second floor boardroom of 2255 St-Laurent Blvd, Ottawa.
• Posted: June 8, 2023
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’Est ontarien
The
Community Information Bulletin will not be published the week of June 30th, because of the July 1st holiday. We'll be back on July 7th!
• Posted: June 22, 2021
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’Est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario/211 Eastern Ontario would like to invite you to its
Virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday June 23, 2021 at 6 pm.
• Posted: June 22, 2021
211 Day – La Journée du 211
211 Day happens every year, on February 11th (2/11), and this year it's Canada-wide! Please watch out for our publications, activities and people sharing in the news and on social media!• Posted: February 10, 2021
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