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• 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

• Offers child welfare services, ongoing support and education to enhance the lives of young children and families
• Provides services through Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services

Offers the following services:

• Intake and assessments to determine needs of families and community
• Case management
• Coordination of customary care and foster care
• Parental and family advocacy and support
• Referrals to outside agencies
• Coordination of events to enhance lives of children and families

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) initiative to assist each Indigenous community to design and deliver their own holistic, prevention-focused services/programs and cultural supports to promote a healthy community and support families as needed in the community

• Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
• Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care

Activities and programs provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Activities that revitalize Native language
• Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention
• Community events such as feasts
• Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
• Referrals to other programs and services
• School programs
• Traditional land-based healing events

• Offers counselling and support services for Indigenous individuals with mental health issues
• Integrates contemporary intervention with a holistic traditional healing approach that promotes spiritual, emotional, mental and physical wellbeing

Offers assistance through the following services:

• Advocacy
• Assessment and supportive counselling
• Referrals to other community agencies including cultural, traditional resources
• Help in navigating the health care system

• Offers counselling and support services for Indigenous individuals with mental health issues
• Integrates contemporary intervention with a holistic traditional healing approach that promotes spiritual, emotional, mental and physical wellbeing

Offers assistance through the following services:

• Advocacy
• Assessment and supportive counselling
• Referrals to other community agencies including cultural, traditional resources
• Help in navigating the health care system

Functions as a branch office, main office located in Timmins
Serves as an access point to full spectrum of all Child Welfare programs and services administered from the main office

Offers the following programs and services:

• Adoption Services
• Autism Program
• Child and Family Intervention Program
• Community Support Team
• Family Services
• F W Schumacher - Residential Treatment Program
• Foster Care Services
• Intensive Service Coordination
• Mobile Crisis
• Nick Kuzmich Residence, Open Custody Program
• Ontario Early Years Centre
• Pathways to Family Growth
• Supervised Access Program

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

Provides a variety of Child Welfare, Children's Mental Health, Youth Justice and Prevention programs for children, youth, and their families

Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• 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

Services provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• 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

Provides a culturally based program to support and address concerns of Aboriginal youth who are at risk of negative behaviors
Offers the following services:

• Advocacy
• Case conferences
• Individual/group activities
• Needs assessment
• Peer counselling
• Referrals
• Support circles

Traditional services offered:

• Culturally appropriate services
• Exposure to and knowledge of traditional foods and preparation
• Traditional roles and responsibilities
• Workshops

Provides mental health, individual, couples and family counselling for a variety of issues including but not limited to:

• Abuse
• Anger
• Anxiety 
• Conflict
• Depression 
• Family problems 
• Grief and loss 
• Life crisis 
• Marital issues and relationships 
• Sexual orientation
• Sexual Violence
• Trauma
• Workplace struggles

Offers several Ministry funded programs including:

• Direct Accountability Program
• Partner Assault Response Program (PAR)
• Partner Intervention Program
• Sexual Violence
• Support Services for Male Survivors
• Violence Against Women

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

• Provides confidential counselling, education and advocacy
• Offers family, relationship, and individual counselling

Counsels on the following:

• Deaf identity
• Depression, anxiety or bipolar issues
• Domestic violence
• Grief and loss
• Personal development
• Relationship difficulties
• Trauma

• 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 supports

Financial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

• 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:

• Employment Insurance
• Canada Pension Plan Disability and Old Age Security
• Housing law for tenants
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works (OW)
• Debt and consumer rights

Note: No advice or representation is given regarding Family Law, Criminal Law, or Refugee Law