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Located near Timmins
Timmins
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Short Description
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
- 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
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Timmins
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The 101 Mall; 38 Pine St N, Suite 129
Timmins, ON, P4N 6K6
Timmins, ON, P4N 6K6
Short Description
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
- Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
- Court preparation
- Needs assessment
- Emotional support
- Crisis intervention
- Referrals to community agencies
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
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705-267-0300
3 Pine St S, Suite 202
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
Short Description
Provides legal assistance for low-income people in the following areas:
- Canada Pension Plan Disability Applications
- Criminal Injuries
- Ontario Disability Support Plan Applications
- Ontario Works Issues
- Landlord and Tenant Problems (Tenants only)
- Employment Insurance
- Workers compensation
- Criminal Law
- Family Law
- Personal injury
- Small Claims Court
- Consumer Law
- Estate and Trust matters
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705-264-9473
3 Pine St S, Suite 201
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
Short Description
Provides legal assistance for low-income people
Services include:
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
- Criminal
- Domestic violence
- Family
- 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
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705-360-8700
185 Spruce St S
Timmins, ON, P4N 2M7
Timmins, ON, P4N 2M7
Short Description
- 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+
- 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
- storage locker
- tattoo removal
- treatment at a recovery facility
- victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
- parents of child homicide victims
- spouses of homicide victims
- Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
- Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost
- Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
- Provide information about legal assistance and programs
- Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
- Provide temporary practical and emotional support
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330 Second Ave, Suite 206
Timmins, ON, P4N 8A4
Timmins, ON, P4N 8A4
Short Description
- 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
- Crisis intervention
- Human Trafficking Prevention
- Individual and group counselling
- Security planning
- Support groups
- Transitional housing and support services
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705-267-7333
60 Wilson Ave, Suite 310
Timmins, ON, P4N 2S7
Timmins, ON, P4N 2S7
Short Description
Anger Management
- Teaches how to live without violence and how to express anger in an appropriate manner
- Offers separate group sessions for men and women
- Works with individuals, couples and families on a large number of different problems and issues
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief and loss
- Life crisis
- Marital issues
- Self esteem
- Aims to minimize the impact of stress following a traumatic event
- Assists employees of various organizations and businesses in the community and surrounding areasM
- Offers counselling to women healing from abusive relationships
- Offers individual counselling to individuals healing from sexual abuse
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355 Wilson Ave
Timmins, ON, P4N 2T7
Timmins, ON, P4N 2T7
Short Description
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:
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
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700 Ross Ave E
Timmins, ON, P4N 8P2
Timmins, ON, P4N 8P2
Short Description
- Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up
- Offers in person assistance to individuals presenting to the emergency department
- Offers a 24-hour crisis hot line
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Iroquois Falls (58km)
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705-272-4245
Family Health Team building; 58A Anson Dr
Iroquois Falls, ON, P0K 1G0
Iroquois Falls, ON, P0K 1G0
Short Description
- Provides individual and group treatment for women 16 years of age and older who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse
- 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
- 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
- Iroquois Falls
- Matheson
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Black River-Matheson (64km)
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705-272-4245
507 8th Ave
Black River-Matheson, ON, P0K 1N0
Black River-Matheson, ON, P0K 1N0
Short Description
- Provides individual and group treatment for women 16 years of age and older who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse
- 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
- 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
- Iroquois Falls
- Matheson
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Cochrane (69km)
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705-272-4245
Centre de Santé Minto Health Centre; 233 8th St
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Short Description
- Provides individual and group treatment for women 16 years of age and older who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse
- 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
- 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
- Iroquois Falls
- Matheson
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Cochrane (69km)
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Primary 705-272-3923705-272-3933
Lot 3, Concession 3, Brower Township
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Short Description
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
- 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
- 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
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Cochrane (69km)
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144 4th St W, Unit B
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Short Description
- 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
- 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
Volunteers
- Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
- Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost
Volunteers will:
- Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
- Provide information about legal assistance and programs
- Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
- Provide temporary practical and emotional support
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Smooth Rock Falls (92km)
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105 2nd Ave W
Smooth Rock Falls, ON, P0L 2B0
Smooth Rock Falls, ON, P0L 2B0
Short Description
- 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
- 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
Volunteers
- Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
- Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost
Volunteers will:
- Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
- Provide information about legal assistance and programs
- Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
- Provide temporary practical and emotional support
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