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Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Timmins Native Friendship Centre
Indigenous Combined Courtworker Program
- Description
- Ensures that Indigenous people who come into conflict with the law understand the process, and their legal rights
- Acts as a liaison between the individual/family and the court
- Ensures that the individual/family understands their legal rights and/or obligations pertaining to the law and the legal process with both the Criminal Court and Family Court
- Provides information about preventative measures imposed by the court such as bail, detention or conditional release
- Offers individual counselling
- Assists with preparing pre-sentence reports
- Explains conditions of probation to individual
- Works with community agencies on behalf of individual to ensure sentencing conditions are met
- Visits incarcerated individuals to provide support and maintains contact with Native Inmate Liaison worker
- Provides education and information about the legal system
- Eligibility
- Indigenous individuals and families living off-reserve and involved with the court system either from accusations of a crime or dealing with family issues
- Application Process
- Requires a signed consent form and completion of a program intake form
- Office
- 705-268-6262
- Fax
- 705-268-6266
- Web Site
- https://www.tnfc.ca/
- reception@tnfc.ca
- Mailing Address
- 179 Kirby Ave
Timmins, P4N 1K1
Canada - Languages
- English
- Executive Director
- Mickayla Bird
Email: mbird@tnfc.ca - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Completed intake and consent form required
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Topic(s)
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- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- November 5, 2021
- Address
- 179 Kirby Ave
Timmins, ON, P4N 1K1- Located at Kirby Ave in Timmins near the Sacred Heart Church
- Closest intersection is at Kirby Ave and Balsam St S
- Functions as the main office and centre
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Timmins
