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• 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

Offers family mediation services to mediate family disputes including the following:

• Parenting time (formerly access)
• Decision-making responsibility (formerly custody)
• Child support
• Development of parental plans
• Division of property
• Spousal support

Provides mediation services for families involved with Children's Aid Services

Accreditations:

• Accredited Family Mediators - AccFM (Ontario Association for Family Mediation)
• Accredited Child Protection Mediators - CPMed (Ontario Association For Family Mediation)

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

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

• Provides family mediation services (dispute resolution) through traditional Circles
• Aims to restore harmony between family members through an agreed-upon family care plan

• Crisis
• Drug addiction
• Homelessness
• Human trafficking
• Lack of education
• Legal issues
• Lack of life skills and basic needs
• Mental health problems
• Violence

• Make decisions safely
• Speak and share freely
• Be acknowledged in a respectful traditional manner
• Be empowered and to build on their strengths, skills and resiliency
• Be supported through participants, family members and an Elder

• Ensures the child's rights and best interests are protected, supported and monitored
• Ensures that all social, emotional, and service needs are being met

• Provides enhanced support programming on site at the June Lendrum Family Resource Centre
• Carries out child protection intervention through a community based model
• Assesses and connects families to needed services

• Offers dispute resolution program
• Offers a culturally sensitive decision making process that brings together the family group to develop a plan that meets the needs of the child's safety and well-being as well as the family's as a whole
• Aims to better enable family groups to have a voice in developing and implementing plans that ensure the emotional and physical safety and well-being of children

• Develops a collaborative service plan with families
• Meets regularly with children and families
• Advocates for services
• Assists families in accessing needed services

• Provides in-home support to families (parenting support)
• Provides transportation, supervision and/or coordination of access visits
• Sets guidelines to ensure that frequency and length of visits are appropriate
• Schedules regular access (as long as there remains the possibility of family reunification)

• Helps families develop plans for their children and youth when child protection services is concerned about their well-being
• Provides a free and voluntary service that can be faster and less complicated that going through court

• Brings together family members and service providers, including Child Protection Services, to develop plans that makes sure everyone is safe and well

• A mediator works with the family and the Child Protection Worker to talk through issues together and develop a plan for the child(ren) that addresses the concerns raised by Child Protection Services

• Provides legal advice and assistance to residents within the District of Thunder Bay, particularly Indigenous people who, because of poverty, geographic isolation, or language differences, do not have access to traditional existing legal services
• Focuses on helping people get income maintenance benefits and maintain access to housing
• Provides services at no cost to individuals who meet eligibility criteria
• Provides advice, assistance, and representation in courts or tribunals
• Facilitates legal education workshops in appropriate areas of law

• Minor criminal offences such as common assault, theft under $5000, and mischief to property under $5000
• Provincial and traffic offences such as trespass to property, careless driving, speeding tickets, driving with no insurance, and driving under suspended licence
• Small Claims Court and Civil disputes under $35,000
• Tenant rights and applications to the Landlord and Tenant Board
• Employment law

• ​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

Helps with the following areas:

• Birth certificates
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability or Pension benefits
• Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
• Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB)
• Disability Tax benefits
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Employment Standards (ESA)
• Human Rights
• Native Status applications
• Old Age Security (OAS)
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works
• Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

• Provides legal advice and assistance
• Focuses on helping people get income maintenance benefits and maintain access to housing
• Facilitates legal education workshops in appropriate areas of law

• Provides legal advice and assistance to residents within the district, particulary Indigenous people who, because of povery, geographic isolation, or language differences, do not have access to traditional exisiting legal services
• Focuses on helping people get income maintenace benefits and maintain access to housing
• Provides advice, assistance, and representation in courts or tribunals
• Faciliates legal education workshops in appropriate areas of law

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
• Immigration and refugee

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

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

• Provides family mediation services (dispute resolution) through traditional Circles
• Aims to restore harmony between family members through an agreed-upon family care plan

• 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

The primary goal of the Agency is to prevent (restore the family unit when appropriate) and respond to youth homelessness.

Safe Homes provides free, confidential support services to youth (age sixteen to their eighteenth birthday) and their families/caregivers in Huron County. Participation in the program is voluntary.

Services Include:

• Immediate and long- term planning (in conjunction with the youth/family to address their needs)
• Mediation (youth and parent/caregiver conflict)
• Short- term counseling
• Referral and advocacy
• Temporary shelter when there is no other viable alternative
• Independent Living supports
  

​Meeting via Zoom and conference calls.

Mediator and family members work together to resolve family disputes

Services include:

• Family Mediation - Assisting families resolve separation and divorce issues such as Custody, Access, Child Support, Spousal Support and Property Equalization
• Elder Mediation - Providing a forum for family members to discuss concerns of aging family members
• Parenting Plans - Offering information to make positive decisions for you and your family
• Community and Workplace Mediation - Promoting communication and problem solving within the community, school and workplace.

• ​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

Helps with the following areas:

• Birth certificates
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability or Pension benefits
• Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
• Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB)
• Disability Tax benefits
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Employment Standards (ESA)
• Human Rights
• Native Status applications
• Old Age Security (OAS)
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works
• Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

Specializes in mediation and providing Family Law information and referral services to individuals involved in Family Court, either through the Ontario Court of Justice or Superior Court of Justice

Offers mediation services to mediate family disputes, including the following:

• Access
• Child support
• Custody
• Division of property
• Spousal support

Provides services in the following courthouses:

• Cochrane
• Dryden
• Elliot Lake
• Espanola
• Fort Frances
• Gore Bay
• Haileybury
• Kenora
• Kirkland Lake
• North Bay
• Parry Sound
• Red Lake
• Sault Ste Marie
• Sioux Lookout
• Sudbury
• Thunder Bay
• Timmins

• ​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

Helps with the following areas:

• Birth certificates
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability or Pension benefits
• Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
• Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB)
• Disability Tax benefits
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Employment Standards (ESA)
• Human Rights
• Native Status applications
• Old Age Security (OAS)
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works
• Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

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
• Immigration and refugee

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