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Information and assistance to support participation in and understanding of the criminal court process. Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over. Services include:

• information about victims' rights, the criminal justice process and their specific case (e.g., court dates)
• needs assessment and referrals to community agencies, including Indigenous and other culturally specific agencies
• crisis intervention, trauma-informed support, victim advocacy
• facilitates victim's input and liaises with Crown Attorneys, police, regarding bail, safety, resolution of charges, release conditions, publication bans, testimonial aids, trial preparation and court orientation
• arranges for interpreters and accessibility accommodations
• information and support on Victim Impact Statements, Statement on Restitution
• facilitates access to court orders, such as bail conditions, probation orders, peace bonds
• debriefing and follow-up support

Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund (VVFF) -- Helps support victims of crime, including families of homicide victims and motor vehicle fatalities resulting in criminal charges, participate more fully in the criminal court process by providing financial assistance and court-based supports for:

• travel to attend key court dates
• language interpretation services
• special accommodations for victims with disabilities, such as real-time captioning
• necessities for victims of human trafficking or gun and gang violence while attending court

• Offers a counselling and treatment program for adults with mental health concerns
• Provides individualized treatment based on a person's goals
• Offers both one-on-one and group treatment

• Intense feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness or helplessness
• Feelings of having lost touch with reality
• Overwhelming fears
• Depression
• Eating disorders
• Bipolar/Mood disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Schizophrenia

• Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
• Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
• Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board

Services are offered in the following areas:

• Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Employment standards (ESA)
• Old Age Security (OAS)
• Health and disability
• Housing law for tenants
• Human rights
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works (OW)
• Wills and Power of Attorney (POA)
• Completing forms or advocating for seniors

Note: No representation is given regarding Family Law, Criminal Law, Immigration or Refugee Law

• Agency referrals
• Christmas assistance including toys and clothes
• Volunteer opportunities

• Provides lunch and coffee for free or by donation
• Mon, Wed, Fri Light Breakfast and Lunch served

• Recycles and sells second hand clothing, small appliances, furniture and housewares in order to subsidize Salvation Army Programs

• Provides education on how to end violence in Indigenous communities
• Teaches about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse

• Encourages youth to remain in school and provides support for obtaining high school diploma
• Offers homework assistance and time at the Centre to complete homework with access to computers and Internet

• Provides individual counselling for areas that youth may be struggling with such as socialization and peer pressure
• Offers Native craft classes and regalia making sessions
• Teaches Native dancing, singing and drumming
• Allows the youth to participate in Elder's Circles

• Holds individual and group educational sessions on healthy lifestyle choices including good nutrition and traditional food preparation
• Supervises non competitive recreational activities

• Accompanies any youth registered in agency programs to court proceedings if requested

• Provides cultural education and support for youth living in foster homes within community

• Offers mental health and general adult counselling, psychotherapy and other treatment services related to mental health issues
• Offers identification and assessment of signs and symptoms of mental health problems
• Provides individual, couples, family or group support
• Counselling provided for a variety of issues including strategies to cope with mental illness, relationships, substance use/abuse, managing stress, parenting challenges, grief/loss, self-esteem and coping strategies
• Provides collaboration and consultation with other service providers
• Offers the Back on Track program (Ontario's remedial measures for impaired drivers)

• Provides a full spectrum of all Child Welfare programs and services
• Provides guidance, counselling and other services to families for protecting children or for the prevention of circumstances requiring the protection of children
• Provides care and supervision for children assigned or committed to its care under the Child and Family Services Act
• Manages all Adoption Services, Child Protection Services and Foster Care programs
• Provides supervised parental visitation of children assigned or committed to its care in a safe, neutral and child focused environment
• Provides support programs for youth in care or who are leaving care through the Continued Care & Support for Youth (CCSY) program
• Assists youth with applications for a bursary/scholarship from the Children's Aid Foundation of Canada

• Provides financial assistance to Crown Wards with the Children's Aid Society of Algoma in the form of a forgivable grant to offset the cost of tuition, books and/or supplies

Offers individual, family and group counselling for the following issues, including but not limited to:

• Anger management
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• Intergenerational trauma
• Parent/child relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Stress management
• Suicidal ideation
• Traditional counselling

• Provides advocacy and support to women who have been victims of emotional, physical, sexual, verbal, and/or financial abuse
• Offers individual and group counselling

• Community lectures
• Creating Connections
• PAR (Partner Assault Response) program for men
• Partner contact (PAR component for women)

Acts as a satellite office, providing community based counselling services by appointment only to individuals in Blind River

Offers the following programs:

• Addiction and Gambling Services for youth, adults and seniors
• Female Sexual Abuse/Sexual Assault Program
• General Counselling Program
• Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
• Partner Assault Response Program
• Violence Against Women Support Services

Includes the following programs:

Mental Wellness Counselling (including same-day)

• Wide variety of counselling services and education workshops
• Individual client-centered counselling, family and group therapy

Crisis Counselling (available in-person on specific days in each FN, and virtually Mon-Fri)

• One-on-one single session counselling
• No appointment needed
• The ability to speak with a counsellor in the same day
• Culturally safe, holistic, trauma informed, client centered, solution focused brief therapy model
• Referrals to on-going counselling

Minobimaadizing Addiction Withdrawal Clinic

• Provides treatment for Opioid Replacement Therapy (suboxone, methadone)
• Also treat other substance use disorders including marijuana, alcohol and stimulants.
• Immediate treatment options are available
• No appointment necessary, walk-ins are welcomed.

Ontario Structured Psychotherapy

• Self-referral through neosp.ca
• At Maamwesying the OSP program aims to create an approach that respects and embraces Indigenous ways of knowing

• Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) births through educational workshops and resources
• Increase the knowledge, skills and quality of life of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) affected children and families
• Collaborates with existing community and agency partners to provide support to women and their families to have a healthy pregnancy
• Increase the awareness of the impact of nutrition on children's health, and to increase the access to healthy food
• Coordinates assessments for children and adults
• Offers case management and referrals to other supports

• Works to develop and deliver a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) curriculum
• Provides education through FASD resources and material
• Offers advocacy and sponsorship to students attending the FASD Certificate Program
• Evaluates the FASD Certificate Program

• Advocacy for families attending the Health Sciences North FASD Diagnostic Clinic as well as support for the Clinic
• Networking with FASD groups on a regional, provincial and national level

• Abuse and addictions
• Anger issues
• Childhood trauma
• Depression
• Family violence
• Grief or loss
• Loneliness
• Stress management

• Advocacy including accompaniment to appointments
• Aftercare, offered on a voluntary basis for persons returning from treatment centres or abstaining on their own
• Assessments
• Counselling services for stress management and crisis intervention
• Prevention services
• Referrals to appropriate supports
• Transportation to attend mental health/addictions appointments

• Developed as a new program aimed at supporting healthy and whole Métis families
• Works to reduce family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care
• Focus is on providing direct one-on-one client services and educational resources and family wellness planning

• After school safe places and homework clubs
• Assistance in navigating the community support system
• Assisting children and youth to foster self-identity and to develop life skills
• Court-related supports
• Empowering parents to be their children's best advocates
• Ensuring families have their basic needs met
• Guidance for building healthy relationships and raising awareness of personal safety issues
• Peer support for youth involved in justice and correction issues
• Referrals for employment and training programs
• Supports for children and youth who have experienced or witnessed violence
• Supports for Métis youth to stay in school
• Support in case meetings and conferencing

• Addictions and substance abuse
• Anger management
• Anxiety disorders
• Depression
• Family violence
• Grief and loss
• Parenting issues
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Self-esteem
• Sexual abuse
• Stress management

• Counselling services for stress management and crisis intervention
• Prevention services
• Referrals to appropriate supports
• Workshops

• Administers the community health centre and community-based health programs
• Oversees the Niigaaniin (Ontario Works) program and community social services
• Receives advisory services from a Steering Committee
• Collaborates with the Sagamok Elders Council and Youth Council to gain direction and advice with regard to critical community issues relating to elders, youth issues and health/social issues
• Lobbies with external organizations and governments for the development of Health and Social Services

• Provides medical specialists, consultations, continuing health education and patient education to rural and remote areas in Ontario using two-way television
• Helps patients gain access to medical specialists
• Reduces the need to travel to receive care

• Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
• Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care

• Activities that revitalize Native language
• Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention
• Community events such as feasts
• Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
• Referrals to other programs and services
• School programs
• Traditional land-based healing events

• Provides information based on a combination of traditional and modern health services for family violence, strategies to stop it and healthy relationships
• Provides crisis counseling and intervention services to address mental and emotional issues
• Facilitates group talking circles
• Offers individual peer counselling
• Provides referrals to community and regional supports and services including shelters and safe houses for women and their children escaping domestic violence
• Provides education and information about health and wellness issues
• Hosts traditional gatherings including traditional teachings and feasts

• Offers a variety of programming to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of community children and families
• Works to improve the quality and access to culturally sensitive community programs which focus on healthy families and communities
• Activities support healthy pregnancies, child development and family living

• Advocacy and referral
• Child development
• Community mental health
• Cultural (Anishnaabe) awareness
• Health promotion
• Healthy babies
• Injury prevention
• Parenting skills
• Solvent abuse

• Provides on-site counseling services with visiting mental health professionals
• Offers referrals to services not available in community

• Aboriginal Healing and Wellness
• Brighter Futures Building Healthy Communities
• National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program

• Administers child welfare prevention services in collaboration with Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services located in Wiikwemkoong
• Evaluates short and long-term programs and workplans with individuals and families for adequacy and effectiveness
• Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families

• Teaches parenting skills and assisting children through difficult times
• Develops and administers healthy social and recreational programs for families such as after-school programs and babysitting courses
• Hosts community forums to address issues such as youth drug abuse, inadequate housing, and schooling problems
• Organizes elders meetings that address traditional child rearing methods
• Provides information sessions about understanding substance dependency and resulting family violence, and overcoming oppression by understanding cultural realities

Information and assistance to support participation in and understanding of the criminal court process. Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over. Services include:

• information about victims' rights, the criminal justice process and their specific case (e.g., court dates)
• needs assessment and referrals to community agencies, including Indigenous and other culturally specific agencies
• crisis intervention, trauma-informed support, victim advocacy
• facilitates victim's input and liaises with Crown Attorneys, police, regarding bail, safety, resolution of charges, release conditions, publication bans, testimonial aids, trial preparation and court orientation
• arranges for interpreters and accessibility accommodations
• information and support on Victim Impact Statements, Statement on Restitution
• facilitates access to court orders, such as bail conditions, probation orders, peace bonds
• debriefing and follow-up support

Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund (VVFF) -- Helps support victims of crime, including families of homicide victims and motor vehicle fatalities resulting in criminal charges, participate more fully in the criminal court process by providing financial assistance and court-based supports for:

• travel to attend key court dates
• language interpretation services
• special accommodations for victims with disabilities, such as real-time captioning
• necessities for victims of human trafficking or gun and gang violence while attending court

• Provides prevention programs/services to community families involved with the Child Welfare system
• Offers ongoing support and education to enhance the lives of young children and families

• Assessments to determine needs of families and community
• Advocacy and case management
• Parental and family support
• Referrals to outside agencies
• Coordination of events to enhance lives of children and families

• Performs psychological assessments and diagnoses for individuals experiencing mental health problems in a variety of areas
• Provides psychological treatment and counselling for adults and adolescents

• Abuse and violence
• Addiction
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Chronic illness/pain and disability
• Depression
• Eating disorders
• Hyperactivity
• Memory and cognitive problems
• Relationship issues such as parent-child conflicts
• Stress management

• Offers primary health care services through a medical clinic and outreach programs
• Provides clinical services through Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Traditional Healers
• Offers a combination of Indigenous traditional healing methods and Western medical practices
• Provides chronic disease management and prevention, pre/postnatal care, nutrition, health education, health promotion, and counselling
• Provides referrals to other service providers and specialists
• Coordinates and hosts a public Child Poverty Task Force to address food-related health challenges in at-risk communities on Manitoulin Island; Task Force also compiled the Community Food Security Directory for Manitoulin
• Collaborates with Mnaamodzawin Regional Health Authority and all First Nation Health Centres/Services on Manitoulin Island as well as other health service providers
• Publishes a monthly newsletter online