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All in-person services have been suspended; services are being provided remotely -- as at March 17, 2020 and until further notice

• Operates an emergency shelter for women and their children who are experiencing physical, sexual, emotional, or financial abuse and/or stalking
• Manages a crisis support line

Women are provided with:

• Advocacy and referrals to other agencies
• Risk assessment and safety planning
• Assistance with custody and child support issues
• Assistance with finding housing
• Assistance with financial support

COVID19 Update: Court case backlog -- clients may experience difficulties contacting local offices and should leave a message with return phone number; VWAP staff will return voicemail as soon as possible

• 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

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 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

• 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

• Operates a sexual assault centre and a shelter for women and their children who have been victims of violence
• Provides advocacy and follow-up services where possible

Services offered under the program include the following:

• Crisis intervention
• Human Trafficking Prevention
• Individual and group counselling
• Security planning
• Support groups
• Transitional housing and support services

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)

Operates a women's shelter

All in-person services have been suspended; services are being provided remotely -- as at March 17, 2020 and until further notice

Provides a variety of services to women in crisis, including:

• Sexual Assault Centre
  • Provides individual and group counselling and support to women 16 years of age and older who have or are experiencing any form of sexual violence
• A Family Court Support Worker
• A clothing exchange program
• Transitional Housing Support Program
• A 24 hour crisis line
• Crisis counselling for survivors of abuse
• Advocacy and accompaniment services, information on legal and medical procedures and options
• Help with Criminal Injuries Compensation, victim impact statements and court preparation
• Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
• Assistance with immigration services and with getting financial support

Provides individual and group treatment for women who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse

Group Therapy

• Offers a non-threatening group atmosphere of support and healing
• Teaches survivors how to face and overcome the effects of abuse
• Offers referrals to psychiatric clinic and/or other services

Individual Counselling

• Helps survivors deal with and overcome the effects of sexual abuse and assault
• Offers assertiveness training
• Provides referral to psychiatric clinics
• Consults with doctors
• Offers co-ordination with other social services and community agencies
• Offers assistance with asserting individual rights and accessing other services

Provides individual and group treatment for women who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse

Group Therapy

• Offers a non-threatening group atmosphere of support and healing
• Teaches survivors how to face and overcome the effects of abuse
• Offers referrals to psychiatric clinic and/or other services

Individual Counselling

• Helps survivors deal with and overcome the effects of sexual abuse and assault
• Offers assertiveness training
• Provides referral to psychiatric clinics
• Consults with doctors
• Offers co-ordination with other social services and community agencies
• Offers assistance with asserting individual rights and accessing other services

Provides crisis intervention services to individuals affected by family violence and suicide

• Offers immediate on site or telephone assistance
• Dispatches call to police when deemed necessary
• Ensures victims receive support and assistance to secure their safety
• Arranges meeting family members at centre or agreed upon location to discuss possible crisis resolutions

Also coordinates:

• Crisis plan to follow in response to suicide intervention, domestic violence intervention and any other form of crisis situations that may arise in community
• Information sessions and workshops on techniques for healing strategies

Support Services

Includes the following services:

• Debriefing and stabilization following crisis situation
• Advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
• Information about/referrals to appropriate resources and services
• Spiritual support upon request

• 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 individual and group treatment for women who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse

Group Therapy

• Offers a non-threatening group atmosphere of support and healing
• Teaches survivors how to face and overcome the effects of abuse
• Offers referrals to psychiatric clinic and/or other services

Individual Counselling

• Helps survivors deal with and overcome the effects of sexual abuse and assault
• Offers assertiveness training
• Provides referral to psychiatric clinics
• Consults with doctors
• Offers co-ordination with other social services and community agencies
• Offers assistance with asserting individual rights and accessing other services

• 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