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Coordinates a group intervention program for men who have abused, neglected, or exposed their children to domestic violence

• Assists abused women and their children in making the transition to an abuse-free life
• Helps secure and maintain housing and develop an individual safety and transitional plan
• Assists women in identifying the choices and resources available for them and their children

Supports women through a variety of programs, including:

• Advocacy
• Confidential counselling
• Crisis intervention
• Custody support
• Education upgrading
• Health and wellness support
• Housing applications and access to priority housing
• Income support and budgeting
• Legal information and support
• Parental support

Provides the following services:

• Assistance in accessing employment and education
• Crisis intervention and referral services
• Individual counselling
• Support and advocacy for medical, legal and court appointments
• Support groups

Provides the following support services to women 55 and older:

• Advocacy
• Assistance with housing applications
• Individual and group counselling
• Legal aid and court appointments
• Safety planning

• Provides crisis counselling via a 24/7 toll-free telephone service, or by text, live chat, or Facebook messenger
• Offered to anyone experiencing mental health challenges
• Services include confidential crisis services, connection to ongoing mental health and addictions support services and access to clinical and mental health counselling

Services can be provided in the following areas:

• Addictions
• Domestic violence
• Suicidality
• Self-harm behaviours
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Grief/bereavement

• Provides professional counselling services
• Offers faith-based counselling if requested
• Offers the Family Strengthening program

Counselling service include help with:

• Abuse and neglect
• Addictions
• Depression and anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Grief
• Residential school experiences
• Self-esteem and identity
• Trauma

Note: This agency is part of a larger faith-based registered charity but individuals do not have to conform to a specific belief system in order to participate in counselling

Provides family members of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People access to confidential, culturally responsive, trauma-informed and victim-centered assistance

• Supports families by facilitating connections with culturally appropriate referrals and supports
• Facilitates the gathering of case-specific information about police investigations, coroner's reports/reviews, court proceedings or other government processes and provides information to family
• Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) staff members are of Indigenous ancestry, knowledgeable, culturally competent and responsive to the needs of the family members they serve

Note: If you don't live near an FILU location, call the Ontario Family Information Liaison Unit toll-free to arrange for FILU staff to travel to your location

• Offers on-site early intervention and crisis intervention
• Provides needs assessment, safety planning and referrals to community services
• Offers enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• Provides assistance with applications to VQRP+

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)

Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supports

Financial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Volunteers

• Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
• Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost

Volunteers will:

• Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
• Provide information about legal assistance and programs
• Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
• Provide temporary practical and emotional support

• Conducts assessments with victims to determine their safety risk and to identify other possible related issues or concerns
• Provides appropriate referrals based on assessment

Note: These assessments are used to help courts set appropriate conditions of bail for the accused upon release

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)

Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supports

Financial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Provides an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process through traditional talking circles for Indigenous youth and young adults who are struggling with issues such as:

• Crisis
• Drug addiction
• Homelessness
• Human trafficking
• Lack of education
• Legal issues
• Lack of life skills and basic needs
• Mental health problems
• Violence

Allows youth participating in the talking circle to:

• Make decisions safely
• Speak and share freely
• Be acknowledged in a respectful traditional manner
• Be empowered and to build on their strengths, skills and resiliency
• Be supported through participants, family members and an Elder

Intake and Assessment

• Receives child protection referrals in confidence from the community
• Accepts allegations of child neglect and abuse
• Serves as general intake for all other programs and services offered

Child Welfare

• Investigates allegations of child abuse and child neglect to determine the safety of the family environment for children
• Develops a plan of care for each child in collaboration with the child, caregiver and when possible, the biological family

Crisis Intervention and Counselling

• Provides crisis intervention and counselling
• Refers children or adult offenders to other commonly used services when and where needed

Volunteer Opportunities

• Offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for community members
• Options for volunteers can include drivers, foster parents, parent aids, parent relief, recreation buddies, a special friend, tutoring, and sitting on a Volunteer Advisory Board

Functions as a specific police unit responding to and investigating crimes of domestic violence

• Provides a safe and confidential virtual group for children, adolescents and their mothers who have been exposed to woman abuse in their homes
• Provides an opportunity to share and talk about their experiences
• Teaches children and adolescents that abuse is not okay and not their fault
• Supports mothers in understanding how violence has impacted their children and how to best help them through the healing process

Topics include:

• Boundaries
• Coping
• Families' experience of violence
• Feelings
• Grief, loss, and change
• Mindfulness
• Safety planning

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)

Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supports

Financial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Operates a trauma-informed care program for Indigenous women who have been impacted by trauma

Services offered include:

• Advocacy
• Cultural supports
• Holistic services
• Land-based therapy
• Referrals
• Safety planning
• Supportive and traditional counselling
• Traditional healing

• ​Assists Indigenous women and their families who have experienced family violence
• Promotes a healthy lifestyle, health awareness, and mental health wellness

Services offered include:

• Cultural supports and ceremonies
• Emergency support
• Land-based activities
• Prevention of family violence
• Referrals to other services
• Safety planning
• Traditional healing

• Provides services and support for Indigenous women who have experienced violence and for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW)

Services offered include:

• Assistance with understanding the criminal justice process
• Court support
• Crisis and emergency response due to violence/death
• Healing services including talking circles, cultural healing, Elder's guidance and referrals to other services
• Support at meetings with the police, the courts, and other service providers