The renovation of the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre, (PARC) a Mental Health Community Centre providing psycho-social support and recreational programs to consumer/survivors living in the West Toronto area, was completed in the summer of 2000.
One of the more interesting aspects of the project has been the extensive use of PARC members as part of the construction team, including for the painting of these spaces. The windows between interior offices have been reclaimed from the building's exterior and stripped and refinished by PARC members as part of the work. In addition to office space for other non-profit agencies on the second floor, the project also provides ten units of housing on the third floor for formerly homeless people, and a community kitchen on the ground floor.