Brantford, ON, N3R 4J8
Programs and services include:
- Crisis Line, Online Chat Service and Emergency Shelter - Offering a 24-hour crisis and support line and an online chat service. The agency operates a 33-bed emergency shelter (including two fully accessible rooms) for women and children escaping violence, abuse or homelessness and providing a safe haven, meals, support, information and referrals to community resources
- Transitional and Housing Support - Assisting women who have experienced violence or abuse in their relationship and are transitioning. Support workers help to develop a plan to leave an abusive relationship, to transition into a shelter, to transition from a shelter to the community, or to transition from an abusive living environment to an independent, violence-free life. The second-stage housing program offers transitional units with additional wrap-around support for women and children
- Counselling Services and Family Programs including:
- Trauma-informed counselling for individuals who have experienced violence or abuse in their relationships to support their healing journey
- Caring Families program to help parents/caregivers create respectful adult relationships and a positive co-parenting approach with their children
- Child Witness program for children who have witnessed violence or abuse against their mothers
- Challenge to Change program for individuals who have been abusive towards their partners or are at risk of using abusive behaviours and includes partner contact, youth support services, PAR (for men and women) and SCRIBE
- Family Court Support - Providing information, resources, support and accompaniment for clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, to family court, lawyer's appointments and also assist in navigating the family court system
- Community Engagement and Public Education - Raising awareness through presentations/seminars/webinars delivered to community agencies, schools, businesses, clubs, religious institutions and other groups on domestic violence, teen dating violence, human trafficking, sexual harassment and healthy relationships
- Volunteer Program - Volunteers play a major role with fundraising and special events and assist staff in providing services and programs to clients. Positions include Child and Youth Program Assistant, Donations Facilitator, Special Events Volunteer and Receptionist
Brantford, ON, N3R 4J8
- 24 hour crisis support line and online chat service
- 33 bed shelter for women and children escaping violence, abuse or homelessness
- Providng meals, toiletries, clothing, baby essentials, emergency transportation and referrals to community resources
Six Nations of the Grand River, ON, N0A 1M0
Six Nations of the Grand River, ON, N0A 1M0
Six Nations of the Grand River, ON, N0A 1M0
- Women's Program: Women's individual and/or group counselling, support advocacy, liaison for women living in high-risk situations
- Child & Youth Program: Children's individual and/or group counselling, support advocacy, liaison for children living in high-risk situations
- Youth Lodge: 6-bed co-ed residence for youth ages 12-18 experiencing serious difficulties in their lives
- Men's Program: Support and counselling available for men who have been abused or are abusive
- Emergency Shelter: 24-hour safe shelter for abused individuals and their children; provides in-house individual and group counselling
- Next Step Housing: Individuals and their children who require housing on reserve may stay up to 2 years Individual and group counselling supports are available
- Community Education: Available to present information to the community regarding the dynamics of abuse and its effects on individuals, families, and communities
Six Nations of the Grand River , ON, N0A 1M0
- a co-ed residence for First Nations youth ages 12-18 experiencing serious difficulties in their lives
- provides a therapeutic approach intended to help participants to recognize their less effective behaviours and through self-evaluation, to learn to make more effective choices
- residents share in the daily upkeep of the lodge, attend school or a work/volunteer program, and participate in programming
Ratiweintehta's (They are Learning) Alternative Learning Classroom located at the Youth Lodge
- clients that are high school age and are no longer attending regular classes in a mainstream secondary school are eligible to attend the Section 23 classroom
- educational program is designed to address student's individual academic, social and emotional needs while obtaining high school credits
Cambridge, ON, N1R 3Y8
- In addition to food, shelter and 24-hour staff support, Argus offers a voluntary life-skills acquisition program the goal of which is to mobilize young people experiencing homelessness toward healthy and viable community integration
- Also offers SEESAW, where participants are paid for 30 hours a week, over a three month intervention, at a rate of minimum wage to gain work experience
Cambridge, ON, N1R 8P2
- Offers a wide variety of programs and services
- Meals
- Addiction support and referrals
- Drop-in Centre
- Medical clinic
- Identification clinic
- Clean needle exchange program
- Housing support
- Supportive housing
Cambridge, ON, N1R 8P2
Cambridge, ON, N1R 8M5
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This is a free service, both in shelter and outreach programs.
An emergency shelter for women and non-binary people, with or without children, who are experiencing domestic abuse and/or homelessness.
Services available for residents include:
- safe shelter with access to meals, clothing, laundry, and other personal supports
- child and youth workers
- legal advocacy
- transitional housing support worker
- safety planning
- referral to other community services
Offers transitional housing and support programs for up to 12 months for Indigneous women and children who are at risk of homelessness and poverty. The supportive housing facility is geared towards women and children who have been victims of violence.
Cambridge, ON, N3H 3W9
- Food, shelter and 24-hour staff support
- Voluntary life-skills acquisition program
- Also operates a charity thrift store called Uptown Thrift which is located in the heart of downtown Preston.
Hamilton, ON, L9C 7S7
An emergency 22-bed shelter for women, with or without children, who are experiencing family violence, abuse and/or human trafficking. Offers emergency shelter, a safe environment, meals, and access to support workers.
Hamilton, ON, L8R 2Y8
An emergency shelter, providing safety, support, and emergency accommodation to women who are dealing with homelessness, poverty, mental illness, and/or violence.
Programs and services:
- Emergency accommodation and safety planning
- Referrals and advocacy for medical, legal, and other community services
- Assistance in establishing permanent housing
- Recreational and educational daily activities for residents and women living in the community
Hamilton, ON, L8R 2X5
A 40-bed emergency shelter for individuals and their children who are fleeing violence and abuse.
Programs and service:
- Safe, short-term accommodation in private family-style units
- Safety planning and emergency transportation to the shelter, if needed
- Referrals and advocacy for legal, medical, financial, employment, housing and community services
- Recreational and therapeutic programs for children
- Counselling
- Access to cultural interpreters
Hamilton, ON, L8R 2B2
A 24-hour emergency shelter providing beds for youth between 16 and 21 years of age. It provides programming and support to youth in the following manner:
- 24-hour a day intake and admissions
- Meeting all basic needs by providing meals and snacks, clothing, laundry, hygiene products, etc.
- Advocacy and case coordination
- Recreational/therapeutic programming
- Access to mental health services and consulting psychiatry
- Access to a general practitioner and/or nurse practitioner
- Addiction/substance use supports (Alternatives for Youth)
- Withdrawal management assessment and monitoring (St. Joseph's Healthcare)
- After-care services through the Community Resource Centre
Hamilton, ON, L8R 2B2
A centre for at-risk youth residing within the community who are between 16 and 21 years of age, providing access to a number of support services and programs to assist them in remaining housed, diverting them from homelessness and street involvement. A case coordinator assists the youth in navigating community and internal services based on their identified needs.
Services include:
- Help with getting back into school or finding employment
- Assistance obtaining or replacing ID
- Access to housing workers
- Help with applying for or maintaining social assistance
- Hot meal program, seven days a week (lunch and dinner)
- Connections to community supports
- Free laundry facilities and clothing/household donations
- Access to all on-site mental health, medical care, addiction/substance use services
- Recreational and life skills programming
- Early diversion and family mediation
Kitchener, ON, N2A 1A5
Kitchener, ON, N2A 3N8
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This is a free service, both in shelter and outreach programs.
Hamilton, ON, L8M 2L8
This includes:
- learning to budget and shop for groceries in a new culture
- spiritual guidance
- assistance filling out government forms
- providing some furniture and kitchen supplies
Kitchener, ON, N2H 2L7
Woodstock, ON, N4S 0A5
- Crisis/Help/Support Line
- Residential Shelter Services
- Transitional Resource Program
- Family Court Support
- Community Support, System Navigation
- Supportive Groups and Counselling
Eight week conditional & educational program designed for women, children/adolescents who have been impacted by intimate partner violence.
Community Support Program
One-on-one and group support for women in Oxford who have experienced abuse from an intimate partner. Offers an opportunity for women to share their experiences, learn about abuse and trauma, and develop coping skills for their recovery journey.
- Transportation support can be coordinated.
- Free and confidential.