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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

• Helps individuals navigate the judicial system
• Explains legal rights and court procedures
• Provides Courtworkers (Criminal, Family or Combined Courtworker) who act as a liaison between the offender, the courts and the Aboriginal Community Council Program (ACCP)
• Provides referrals, follow-up, and encouragement to offenders to become contributing members of the community

• Gives immediate legal assistance on family law issues to individuals who appear in court without a lawyer
• Provides information about legal rights, obligations and basic court procedure
• Helps negotiate or settle issues
• Reviews or prepares court documents to be filed
• Helps determines if further duty counsel services are required or if the matter requires Legal Aid Ontario's assistance in retaining a lawyer

• the courtroom for child protection hearings
• garnishment and support hearings
• requesting adjournments
• arguing motions
• hearings for issues such as custody, access, or support where the issues are not complicated

• Gives immediate legal assistance to individuals who appear in court for criminal matters 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 determine if further duty counsel services are required or if the matter requires Legal Aid Ontario's assistance in retaining a lawyer

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

• Criminal Law if custody is probable
• Family Law
• Child Welfare

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Thunder Bay-Rainy River

• 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

*Thunder Bay office

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 legal aid certificate program which enables a client to retain a lawyer for complex and serious cases

Areas of law served may 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

• Provides professional counselling services
• Offers faith-based counselling if requested
• Offers the Family Strengthening program

• Abuse and neglect
• Addictions
• Depression and anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Grief
• Residential school experiences
• Self-esteem and identity
• Trauma

• Provides emergency shelter for women and children who require safe accommodations and are seeking refuge from abuse
• Allows women and children to stay up to 6 weeks

• Crisis and supportive counselling
• Safety planning

• Operates a 24-hour crisis line for Indigenous women and their children
• Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up

• Provides 24/7 telephone support, including text
• Offers a 12-hour mobile unit to provide in-person crisis assessment
• Operates short-term Crisis Safe Beds

Telephone support provides the following:

• Crisis assessment and intervention
• Follow-up
• Referrals to other community services
• Support to family and friends
• Wellness Planning

• Functions as an independent, non-profit cross-sectoral committee dedicated to ending violence against women
• Engages in systemic advocacy to improve the development and coordination of services for those affected by violence against women
• Works to ensure better enforcement of the laws to protect woman abuse survivors and their children
• Assists in community education on violence against women
• Represents the areas of women's services, child welfare, women's shelters, justice systems, police services, multicultural associations and other members of the community

• Offers culturally appropriate counselling services to Indigenous women by Indigenous women, via telephone, text, or chat

• Oji-Cree
• Cree
• Algonquin
• Inuktitut
• Mohawk
• Oneida
• Odawa
• Potawatomi
• Micmac
• Black Foot
• Anishnaabe
• Moose Cree
• Swampy Cree
• English

• Provides safe housing and support services to women leaving an abusive situation
• Operates 15 transitional and 12 permanent housing units with rent geared to income
• Provides outreach services to women and children who reside in the transitional housing units
• Provides access to programs and services offered through Beendigen

• Assists abused women in making the transition to an abuse-free life
• Helps women secure and maintain housing
• Helps with safety planning and developing short and long-term goals
• Provides transportation assistance

• Counselling
• Education upgrading
• Health and wellness services
• Housing
• Income support
• Job training
• Legal aid
• Parenting support

• Offers an out-patient mental health program with a multidisciplinary approach to treating a variety of mental health issues
  
• Provides individual counselling
  
• Emphasizes skill based training and other integrative educational strategies to help clients achieve their goals

• 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

• Assists abused women and their children in making the transition to an abuse-free life
• Helps secure and maintain housing and develop an individual safety and transitional plan
• Assists women in identifying the choices and resources available for them and their children

• Advocacy
• Confidential counselling
• Crisis intervention
• Custody support
• Education upgrading
• Health and wellness support
• Housing applications and access to priority housing
• Income support and budgeting
• Legal information and support
• Parental support

• Assistance in accessing employment and education
• Crisis intervention and referral services
• Individual counselling
• Support and advocacy for medical, legal and court appointments
• Support groups

• Advocacy
• Assistance with housing applications
• Individual and group counselling
• Legal aid and court appointments
• Safety planning

• Provides support, education, information and community awareness to both residents of the shelter as well as former residents
• Works with women in the application of and follow through with housing
• Accompanies and advocates for women regarding Ontario Works

• Operates a shelter for abused women, youth and their children who have been victims of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse
• Provides crisis services, confidential counselling, information and referral, and victim advocacy
• Provides public education and follow-up services where possible

Sexual Assault Centre

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

• 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