Searching for Shelter For Abused Women

Safe secure shelter for women who have been abused and their children * temporary accommodation with basic necessities * crisis support provided by professional counsellors * drop-in counselling available anytime * legal consult available with lawyers by appointment * emergency transportation to safety available from anywhere in St Thomas and Elgin County

Services and Programs:

• Mental Health Crisis Response for Abused Women
• Sexual Assault Counselling Program

12-unit apartment complex with furnished units that provide transitional, secure, and affordable housing and support services to women and their children who have left an abusive relationship

Average length of stay is one year * assistance is provided in seeking housing when moving on from the program * on-site programs include one-on-one counselling, advocacy, referrals, safety planning, recreation and social development groups and liaison with schools.

Rent-geared-to-income, 25 unit apartment complex in South London * safe, medium security housing

Offers emergency shelter for up to 6 weeks for people and families who are at risk of or in a violent family situation * offers supports, outreach, referrals and advocacy * activities for children * assistance with goal planning and safety planning * year round workshop training and information sessions

Emergency short-term shelter for abused women and their children

Programs available to residents include one-on-one and group counselling * emergency transportation to shelter by taxi if necessary

Emergency shelter for abused women and their children

Stay up to 42 days * intervention and crisis counselling * traditional healing circles * health and wellness promotion * family violence prevention * emergency transportation * referrals and advocacy

Support services to survivors who have experienced sexual violence as adults or as children * works to change harmful attitudes that allow sexual violence to exist * includes counselling, workshops and training opportunities for LGBT2Q+ individuals

Accompaniment of victim to court, hospital or police station * supportive peer counselling one-to-one or in groups * information and referrals * sexual violence education and training for professionals and the public

Safe places, shelter, support, counselling and resources for abused women, their children and other oppressed individuals

Sexual Assault Counselling - Support services to survivors who have experienced sexual violence as adults or as children * works to change harmful attitudes that allow sexual violence to exist * includes counselling, workshops and training opportunities for LGBT2Q+ individuals

24-Hour Abused Womens Helpline and Walk-In Crisis Support - Shelter, support, advocacy and education

Clarke Road Shelter - Emergency and short term shelter for abused women and their children

Community Outreach Program - Provides ongoing assistance within the community to individuals experiencing abuse and/or violence * meetings are held in places that are safe for clients to discuss various topics such as individual safety plans, assisting with navigating systems such as legal, financial, health and housing * safe and affordable housing, connection to resources and supports in the community and advocacy and referrals

Family Court Support Program - Information on the family court process * assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid) * referral to specialized services and supports in the community * safety planning * court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Group Program for Children Exposed to Woman Abuse - Group program for children provides the opportunity for children to understand the hurt that happened in their family * groups held in safe, accessible locations * transportation available * parents/caregivers also have the opportunity to learn how to support their children's healing

Mine101 - Gently-used fashionable clothing and accessories * proceeds to support children's programming at Anova

Second Stage Housing - Rent-geared-to-income, 25 unit apartment complex in South London * safe, medium security housing

Wellington Road Shelter - Emergency short-term shelter for abused women and their children

Feminist organization that works toward ending violence and abuse against women

• long-term trauma-informed counselling
• transitional support, including housing allowance
• health and social services system navigation assistance
• support groups
• prevention groups raising awareness of recruitment tactics, luring and trafficking
• support for family members of sexually-exploited, prostituted, trafficked girls and women, including those who are missing or disappeared

Emergency shelter for abused women and their children

Stay up to 42 days * intervention and crisis counselling * traditional healing circles * health and wellness promotion * family violence prevention * emergency transportation * referrals and advocacy

Emergency and short term shelter for abused women and their children

Programs available to residents include one-on-one and group counselling * emergency transportation to shelter by taxi if necessary

Emergency shelter for women with or without children who have decided to leave an abusive relationship or need respite

Provides a safe and supportive place to stay for women experiencing physical, emotional, sexual, financial abuse, and/or stalking * length of stay varies depending on the individual needs of women

Services and supports, such as:

• safety planning
• emotional support
• support and advocacy accessing housing
• legal and income supports
• woman abuse education
• safe school protocol for children

Education, prevention and support services for women and families impacted by abuse * confidential

Crisis Support - 24-hour helpline and walk-in crisis supports connect people with counsellors who understand the complexities of woman abuse * provides support to women affected by woman abuse, as well as concerned family members, friends, or neighbours

Emergency Shelter Program - Emergency shelter for women with or without children who have decided to leave an abusive relationship or need respite

Services and Programs:

• Advocacy Program
• Children's Program
• Community Cupboard, Community Garden, and Access to Clothing
• Community Groups
• Public Education
• Transitional Housing
• Women's Counselling

Provides a safe supportive place to stay for women 16 years and over, with or without children

• confidential counselling and emotional support
  
• 24-hour crisis line (anonymous calls accepted) and transportation to the shelter if needed during a crisis

Women's Services provides shelter, counselling, support, and advocacy for women and children whose lives have been affected by abuse

Services include:

• STAR Counsellor - available for all students in every secondary school in Haldimand & Norfolk who are involved in an abusive relationship
  
• Shelter Program - provides a safe, supportive place to stay for women 16 yrs and over, with or without children. Confidential counselling and emotional support. 24-hour crisis line (anonymous calls accepted) and transportation to the Shelter if needed during a crisis
  
• Children's Program - provides individual counselling and emotional support for children staying at the Shelter. Parenting support for mothers
  
• Women's Sexual Assault Program - 24-hour crisis telephone line, immediate crisis counselling, accompaniment to hospital or police station after a sexual assault, short and long-term counselling for sexual assault and/or childhood sexual abuse, advocacy, group counselling, educational presentations
  
• Women's Counselling Program - provides in-depth short and long-term counselling for women 16 years and older
  
• Community Education and Counselling Program - educational discussion and support groups, presentations to any community or professional group. STAR (Stop Abuse in Relationships) provides counselling, support, and referral information for students at all secondary schools in Haldimand and Norfolk (half day per week), classroom presentations
  
• Transitional Housing & Support Program/Legal Advocates - assists women in developing goals as they leave an abusive relationship, provides information and helps to access and maintain housing, court support, and advocacy. Provides legal advocacy services for Family law and criminal law issues to women
  
• Elementary School-Based Counselling Program - counselling can be provided in any elementary school (either public or private) in Haldimand and Norfolk for any child who has witnessed abuse
  
• Children Who Witness Woman Abuse Group Program (My Circle of Friends) - group counselling to children aged 4-16 who have witnessed woman abuse, and concurrent groups for mothers
  
• Volunteer Program - recruits, screens, and trains volunteers to provide support services for abused women and their children
  
• CAS/Vaw Liason - joint response with CAS worker to low-risk cases involving domestic violence to inform the woman of program and services
  
• Youth Housing Advocate - assist crown wards leaving CAS care to obtain housing
  
• Quetzal Family Homes - provide counselling , support, and advocacy to residents of Quetzal Family Homes through the QFH Counseling Program
  
• Legal Advocate - provide legal advocacy services primarily to residents of Quetzal Family Homes
  
• Justice For Women - chair and coordinate Justice For Women meetings and projects. Educate the community through neighbour, friend and family presentations
  
• Family Court Support Worker Program - information on the family court process; assistance in documenting the history of abuse for family court proceedings; referral to specialized services and supports in the community; safety planning; court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Office located in Simcoe with satellite locations in Caledonia and Dunnville

Important COVID-19 Information:
Domestic Abuse Services Oxford offers programs and services for women, children and adolescents impacted by domestic abuse and/or homelessness. Programs and services include:
* emergency shelter for women, children and adolescents impacted by domestic abuse and/or homelessness. Shelter space is limited and not all requests can be accommodated.
* 24/7 crisis/information/support telephone and text lines
* risk assessments and safety planning

Domestic Abuse Services Oxford has many services to offer. These include:

* Crisis/Help/Support Line
* Community Counseling
* Residential Shelter Services
* Sexual Assault Counselling
* Transitional Resource Program

Believe in Me

Program designed for children/adolescents who come from a home where their mother has been abused * weekly group offers participants the opportunity to talk about their feelings, learn how to express anger appropriately and improve self-esteem * a group for mothers is held concurrently which helps teach them how to support their child/teen * assistance with transportation and child care for siblings may be available * transportation can be coordinated. Free and confidential.

24 hour crisis line, residential program, and outreach services continue to operate.

13 bed Emergency Shelter for women with or without children who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault. Services include crisis counselling and support, transportation to shelter, safety planning and risk assessment, information and referrals, services for children and adolescents as well as community outreach including an office in North Perth. Assistance in completing social housing applications and advocacy in navigating criminal and family court matters

Clients do not have to be residing in shelter to receive services. All services confidential and no-cost.

An agency working to end interpersonal violence and abuse by supporting individuals and families who have experienced domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or gender-based violence through the provision of crisis intervention, emergency shelter, transitional support, children's programs, and counselling; and by fostering accountability for those who harm through intervention, counselling, public education, and systemic advocacy


Programs and services include:

• Crisis Line and Emergency Shelter - 33 emergency beds for abused and/or homeless women and children. Open 24/7 providing a safe haven, meals, support, and referrals to community resources

• Transitional Housing: Maria House - 8 residential units for longer-term residential stays for women and children in a setting that combines independent living with counselling and support

• Outreach- services for women wanting to make the transition to independent, violence-free living. Includes safety planning, accompaniment (i.e. to court, lawyer's office), home support, referrals and follow-up

• Counselling Services include:
  • Abuse Recovery Groups (for women 18+)
  • Caring Families (for high conflict families and their children)
  • Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (for children ages 6-16)
  • Mothers in Mind (for mothers and their children ages 0-5)
  • Challenge to Change ( PAR for men and women, SCRIBE for men only)

• Family Court Support - provide support and accompaniment for clients to family court, lawyers appointments and assist in navigating the Family Court system

• Violence Prevention and Community Outreach - presentations/seminars delivered to elementary students, secondary students, post-secondary institutions, service clubs, churches, businesses and other groups on such topics as domestic violence, teen dating violence, sexual harassment and healthy relationships

• Partner Assault Response (PAR) 12-week group education and counselling program on domestic violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
• victims/partners of the offender provided with support including safety planning, referrals to community resources, and information on offender's progress

• Volunteer Program - volunteers play a major role in fundraising and assisting staff with programs and services. Positions include Shelter Assistant, Emergency Child care Provider, Volunteer Driver, Housing and Employment Assistant, Tutor, Special Events Volunteer, Receptionist. Skilled volunteers also offer services such as massage therapy, yoga, and hairdressing on a regular basis to residential clients
  
  
  
• Closet Couture Boutique - social enterprise - high end second hand women's clothing

Crisis Line and Emergency Shelter

• crisis phone line
• 33 emergency beds for abused and/or homeless women and children
• provides safe haven, meals, support, and referrals to community resources

COVID-19 - Both the 24 hour crisis/support line and the emergency shelter remain open. All Outreach counselling services can be done in person or by phone. For support counselling call 519 354-6360.

• 24 hour crisis lines
• emergency shelter
• group and individual counselling for abused women and their children
• advocacy
• transitional housing and support
• affiliation with other organizations: Family Service Kent, Crown Attorney's Office and Police
• Family Court Support Worker Program -- information on the family court process * assistance in documenting the history of abuse for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
• referral to specialized services and supports in the community
• safety planning
• court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
• school based individual and group support provided to youth (male & female) across Chatham Kent.

COVID-19 - Both the 24 hour crisis/support line and the emergency shelter remain open. For Outreach counselling services, please call 519 354-6360. For support counselling call 519 354-6360.

• Provides emergency shelter, counselling, advocacy, information and referral to abused women and their children.
• Supports women and children in Chatham-Kent facing violence by providing shelter, advocacy, counselling and public education.

Youth Lodge (Tsi Tionkwatention A'no:wara Rason:ne, a Mohawk word meaning My Home On Turtle Island)

• 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

Housing program is for individuals who choose to live independently and violence-free. It offers services for maintenance, revitalization and enhancement for single-parent families in safe, temporary housing

Shelter program provides stabilization through a safe, homelike atmosphere for individuals and their children who are seeking safety from abuse and violence. Program provides in-house individual and group counselling

Ganohkwasra provides services to individuals who are being abused, are abusive and/or at risk for abuse. Community Counselling offering the following services:

• 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