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• Offers French-speaking women experiencing gender-based violence support, information and referrals to appropriate services in their community 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Can also respond to inquiries made by relatives of abused women

• Provides a toll-free telephone legal advice and information line to low income Franco-Ontarians and Francophones living in Northern Ontario and parts of central Ontario, including Barrie, Parry Sound, Muskoka and Kawartha Lakes
• Provides an opportunity to discuss legal questions or difficulties and obtain information, referrals and advice about rights and obligations in French

• housing law (tenants only)
• social assistance (Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works)
• Canada Pension Plan
• Employment Insurance

• Actively works towards eliminating the social, political and economic conditions that perpetuate violence against women in the City of Greater Sudbury, while respecting special needs of children and men survivors
• Committed to ensuring that services are accessible by supporting existing resources, identifying gaps and promoting prevention through education and awareness

• Provides full credit counselling services including assistance with spending plans and budgeting
• Helps establish debt management and repayment plans
• Provides tips on credit and borrowing, rights and responsibilities, and bankruptcy information
• Offers a financial coaching program
• Conducts financial literacy training
• Business restructuring

• Networking/collaborative assistance
• Assessment and referral
• Advocacy and liaison services
• Supportive services
• Educational and life skills development
• Tangible support services
• Plans of care assistance
• Plans for service

• 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

Supports, accompanies and advocates for the autonomy of all Francophone women who have experienced, are experiencing or are at risk of experiencing gender-based violence.

Offers a range of services, including:

• Fem'aide, 24-hour crisis line
• Individual counseling
• Support groups
• Referral to community agencies and services
• Accompaniment to appointments and various meetings
• Public education and awareness campaigns

• 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

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

• information on the family court process
• assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
• debriefing with clients following family court appearances
• referral to specialized services and supports in the community
• safety planning
• court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

• Operates a 32-bed emergency shelter for women and children escaping intimate partner abuse, and older women 55+ who are being abused by their live-in caregiver

Services include:

• 24/7 crisis line
• Transitional and housing support
• Brief counselling
• Child and youth program
• Family court support
• Educational outreach programs and services

• Offers a 12 week group education and counselling program on intimate partner violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
• Offers survivors/partners of the offender support including safety planning, referrals to community resources and information on offender's progress

• Provides group counselling and support to children who have been exposed to abuse, power and/or control
• Offers support to the mothers of children in the program to encourage understanding and support
• Helps children identify and express their emotions and talk about their experiences in a safe and positive environment
• Teaches positive conflict resolution strategies

• Provides free individual and group counselling for women who have experienced abuse within an intimate relationship
• Offers advocacy and support
• Helps women develop a safety plan for themselves and their children

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

Offers support services and short-term counselling to help survivors deal with the impact of abuse and to develop improved coping strategies

Partner agency of Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse (North Region)

Provides a number of services including:

• Christmas assistance
• Community food bank
• Community referrals
• Non-professional counselling services
• Summer Camp program

Voices for Women is providing hybrid services, utilizing in person, telephone or virtual care to support survivors.

Anyone new looking to access services are encouraged to call 705-671-5495 or email [email protected] to make an appointment to book an intake.

Drop in services are not available at this time.

All in person services require that a mask be worn.


Crisis intervention and culturally sensitive counselling, supports and referrals

• a 24 hour telephone crisis line
• individual counselling and support groups
• legal support, advocacy, information, and referrals
• court support, accompaniment and advocacy program
• information on alternatives to legal justice system
• public education and training to end gender based violence in our community
• all services confidential
• Trans/ gender diverse positive environment

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

• Assists individuals with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance, and community participation
• Provides practical help, advocacy, and assistance from injury to rehabilitation into the community
• Offers service coordination to help navigate the system, advocate for change, adjust to life with a physical disability and achieve goals

Peer Support

• Matches individuals who are recently injured, and their family members, to individuals who have lived experience with a spinal cord injury

• Offers job coaching and a skills workshop to help overcome barriers to employment

• Provides a platform where individuals who are injured can access information on relevant topics

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

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

• 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

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

• needs assessment
• safety planning
• referrals to community services
• enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• assistance with applications to VQRP+

• Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal and treatment at a recovery facility
• No direct reimbursements are made to victims for the supports listed above
  
• Financial support is also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Sudbury

• Acts as the elected representative to the Federal government
• Assists individuals with applying for federal benefits
• Assists individuals and groups with federal advocacy concerns such as complaints about access to service
• Arranges for congratulatory certificates signed by the Prime Minister, Governor General, or the King for people celebrating birthdays of 65 years and older and anniversaries for 25 years and up