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

• 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 support to both children and their mothers and offers practical assistance with the following:

• Staying safe
  
• After-school activities
  
• Coaching in mothering after abuse
  
• Coaching in cooperative play and peaceful solutions for home and school

Provides individual and group counselling

Topics include:

• Empowerment
  
• Positive solutions to the effects of abuse
  
• Safety planning
  
• Stress management
  
• Strengthening self-esteem and self-confidence
  
• Well-being for the short and long-term

• 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

Offers a variety of core mental health services designed to assist individuals address everyday mental health concerns, mental health problems and mental illness using a combination of Western and Traditional practices

Services offered include:

• Art/Craft Drop-In
  
• Meditation
  
• Men's Support Groups and Workshops
  
• Mindful Way Workshops
  
• Scheduled counselling sessions
  
• Soup Drop-In

Providing bagged meals twice a day (breakfast and supper - see hours) - takeaway only

??To accommodate physical distancing, clients are welcome to eat their meal at the Sudbury Community Arena - 240 Elgin St - enter through the front door - Hours: Mon-Fri 11 am-1 pm * 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
 

• Operates a warming shelter and drop-in centre
• Offers general counselling

Offers a variety of drop-in services including:
 

• Bible Studies/Sunday Church Services
• Daily meals (breakfast and dinner)
• Laundry facilities
• Pastoral and Chaplaincy Services
• Second-hand clothing (clothing room)
• Shower and bath facilities (includes towels and toiletries)
• Christmas and other Holiday functions (includes holiday meal, gift bags and toys at Christmas)
   
• Provides 24 hr shelter during a cold advisory in winter that serves hot soup, sandwiches, and hot beverages

Note: This is not an overnight shelter and no beds are available. Serves as a warming station only

Provides a range of mental health services for children, youth and families

Offers a variety of programs and services including the following:

• Child and Family Intervention Program (CFI)
  
• Children's Mobile Crisis Program
  
• Day Treatment Service
  
• Family Intervention and Support Program (FISP)
  
• Intensive Support and Supervision Program (ISSP)
  
• Psychology Services
  
• SNAP
  
• Supervised Access Program (SAP)
  
• Special Needs Resource Program
  
• Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)

This organization is a Registered Charity

Provides a culturally based program to support and address concerns of Indigenous youth who are at risk of negative behaviors

Addressing Violence

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

Education

• 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

General Social Supports

• 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

Healthy Living and Physical Development

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

Justice Intervention

• Accompanies any youth registered in agency programs to court proceedings if requested
  
• Provides education and information about the criminal justice system and court procedures

Youth in Care

Provides cultural education and support for youth living in foster homes within community and also to biological and foster families

• 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)

Offers general counselling to individuals, couples, families and teens

Help individuals with a variety of issues, such as:

• Anxiety
  
• Depression
  
• Grief
  
• Low self-esteem
  
• Parenting issues
  
• Stress

• 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 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 counselling and treatment services for individuals who have mental health concerns or have been diagnosed with a mental illness

Provides group-based therapy for individuals who are experiencing:

• Bi-Polar Disorder
  
• Depression
  
• Generalized Anxiety Disorders
  
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  
• Social Anxiety

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 information and assistance to support participation in the criminal court process
• Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over

Offers:

• Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
• Court preparation
• Needs assessment
• Emotional support
• Crisis intervention
• Referrals to community agencies

Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund

Provides financial and court-based supports to enable victims of crime and families of homicide victims to attend court, including:

• Travel arrangements and expenses
• Language interpretation
• Real-time captioning or other equipment for victims with disabilities