Assists Francophone women who have experienced any form of violence

Offers a variety of services to French speaking women, including the following:

• Fem'aide, a 24-hour crisis telephone service
  
• Individual intervention as well as group intervention
  
• Accompaniment, referral and representation services
  
• Crisis intervention services
  
• Prevention, awareness and education

Satellite offices located in the following areas

• Elliot Lake
  
• Sault Ste Marie
  
• Wawa

Provides community-based, ongoing, longer-term sexual assault counselling and support services for women including:

• Crisis intervention
  
• Individual and group counselling
  
• Safety planning
  
• Community outreach
  
• Court support
  
• Drop-in resource room
  
• Information and referral to community resources
  
• Public education and training

• Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up
  
• Works in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Child and Family Centre, and the Greater Sudbury Police Service
  
• Operates Manitoulin Crisis Response Services

Mobile Crisis Team

• Visits with individuals in the community who are experiencing acute distress or a situational crisis
  
• Arrangements for visits can be made

• 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 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 supportsFinancial 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

• Provides free and confidential counselling support to men who have experienced sexual abuse or assault
  
• Helps men develop positive coping skills

Member agency of Support Services Network for Male Survivors in Ontario (North Region)

• Gives immediate legal assistance to individuals who appear in court without a lawyer
• Provides information about legal rights, obligation and the court process
• Provides assistance in the courtroom for bail hearings and sentencing
• Assists with diversions, guilty pleas and sentencing
• Helps determines if further duty counsel services are required or if the matter requires Legal Aid Ontario's assistance in retaining a lawyer

Provides assistance in specialized courts such as:

• Mental health
• Drug treatment
• Domestic violence
• Aboriginal persons (Gladue) court

Note: Criminal duty counsel cannot assist with trials

• Operates an emergency shelter for women who have been victims of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse, and their children
  
• Supports older women who are escaping abuse from a live-in caregiver
  
• Operates Brookwood Apartments

Offers a variety of support services including:

• Crisis intervention
  
• Counselling to women and children
  
• Referrals to other resources
  
• Safety planning
  
• Transitional and housing support
  
• Family Court Support Worker Program

Provides information, assistance and support to increase participation in the criminal court process

Offers:

• Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
  
• Trial preparation
  
• Liaise with Crown Attorneys and police
  
• Needs assessment
  
• Victim Advocacy
  
• Emotional support
  
• Crisis intervention
  
• Referrals to community agencies

Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund
Provides financial help and court-based supports for victims of violent crime and families of homicide victims, including:

• Assistance with travel to attend key court dates
  
• Language interpretation
  
• Real-time captioning or other equipment for victims with disabilities

Provides emergency medical treatment and counselling for children who have been victims of sexual assault or physical abuse

These services include:

• Counselling
  
• Consultation
  
• Medical/forensic assessment and treatment
  
• Referrals to Children's Aid Society (CAS)

Provides 24-hour emergency services to adults experiencing immediate, intimate partner violence and sexual assault

These services include:

• Community liaison
  
• Court testimony
  
• Forensic documentation and photography
  
• Individual or group counselling
  
• Medical assessment and treatment
  
• Pregnancy testing
  
• Safety planning and risk assessment
  
• Sexually Transmitted Infection assessment and treatment

Provides legal assistance for low-income people
Services include:

• Legal representation for eligible clients who appear in court without a lawyer
• Legal aid applications and information over the phone
• Legal resources and referrals to other social assistance agencies
• A certificate program for complex and serious cases

Areas of law served include:

• Criminal
• Domestic violence
• Family

Does NOT cover applications for:

• Wrongful dismissal
• Change of name
• Personal bankruptcy
• Power of attorney
• Money lent to others or money owed to others
• Sponsorship of relatives
• Commercial litigation
• Real estate matters and libel
• Defamation and slander