Location: 100 Mile House ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Violence, Women
Telephone: (250) 395-4093
Advocacy Description: Provides information and referrals to women and families in the community; violence and abuse counselling for women and their partners, and a Safe House for women and children leaving abusive...
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 211
Website: http://www.211ontario.ca/
Advocacy Description: 211Toronto.ca is the public, online version of the database used by information and referral specialists for the 211 telephone service.
Help Line and Website for easy access to community, social,...
Tags: help line
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Mental Health, Multicultural, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 211
Other Telephone: 1-888-340-1001 (TTY)
Website: http://www.211toronto.ca
Advocacy Description: 211 Toronto is a Help Line and website which provides comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information on services provided by nonprofit, community-based organizations or the public sector. In...
Tags: help line
Location: Lindsay ,
ON ,
64 Lindsay Street South
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Housing and Tenants
Telephone: (705) 328-0905
Website: http://aplacecalledhome.org/
Advocacy Description: Offers accommodation to homeless people through their two houses (McMurray House and Pinto House). Services families, single adults and couples with children. Services include 24-hour staffing, meals...
Tags: homelessness, outreach, shelter, support services
Location: Halifax ,
NS ,
2421 Brunswick St
Type(s) of Advocacy: Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Family, Housing and Tenants, Women
Telephone: 902-429-4443
Other Telephone: Crisis Line: 902-423-4443
Website: http://www.adsumforwomen.org/
Advocacy Description: Adsum for Women & Children is a non-profit, community based organization that has been active since 1983 in the Halifax region. Currently, Adsum operates three facilities that are dedicated to...
Tags: children and youth, housing support, women's housing
Location: Antigonish ,
NS ,
204 Kirk Place, 219 Main Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Housing and Tenants, Violence, Women
Telephone: 902-863-6221
Advocacy Description: The Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre is an independent, feminist, community-based organization. We provide information, support services and programs for women of all ages and backgrounds in an...
Tags: resource centre, skills development, supportive housing, women fleeing violence, women's advocacy, women's centre
Location: Iqaluit ,
NU ,
PO Box 237
PO Box 237
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Women
Telephone: (867) 979-4566
Other Telephone: Crisis Line: (867) 979-4500
Advocacy Description: Works to eliminate and alleviate violence against women and their dependent children. Operates the 21-bed Qumaavik Transition House and Iqaluit victim services.
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
489 College Street, Suite 503
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Women
Telephone: 416.323.9149
Other Telephone: 416.323.1361 (TTY)
Website: http://www.schliferclinic.com/
Advocacy Description: The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic provides free and integrated legal, counselling, interpretation, information and referral services for women who have experienced violence – including partner...
Tags: counselling, interpretation, sexual abuse, sexual assault, survivors of violence, violence against women
Location: Vancouver ,
BC ,
1424 Commercial Dr
PO Box 21503
PO Box 21503
Type(s) of Advocacy: Aboriginal and First Nations, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Multicultural, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: (604) 687-1867
Other Telephone: (604) 687-6732 (TTY)
Website: http://www.bwss.org
Hours:
Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm
and Wednesdays 9am to 8pm
Closed Stat Holidays
Advocacy Description: Battered Women's Support Services provides support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse, as well as, training and education about violence against women. In 2008, we revisioned our...
Tags: aboriginal women, counselling, crisis support, domestic violence, social enterprise, support groups, violence against women
Location: Stephenville ,
NL ,
54 St. Clare Avenue
P.O. Box 501 Stn. Main
P.O. Box 501 Stn. Main
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Activists, Addictions, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Multicultural, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 709-643-4444
Hours:
8:30 - 4:00 Mon-Fri
Advocacy Description: Working for Peace, Equality and Justice for women and their families.
Tags: women's equality, women's rights
Location: Edmonton ,
AB ,
10527 - 96 St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Legal Aid, Mental Health
Telephone: (780) 423-2285
Website: http://www.bissellcentre.org
Advocacy Description: Emergency Community Support Services: Adult Supports, Mental Health Program, Robert Tegler Friendship Room (Drop In); subsidiary supports: STI and Public Health Nurses, AADAC, PDD, AISH, Aboriginal...
Location: Vancouver ,
BC ,
77 East 20th Avenue
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Housing and Tenants, Violence, Women
Telephone: 604-876-2622
Website: http://www.casac.ca
Advocacy Description: We are a Pan Canadian group of sexual assault centres who have come together to implement the legal, social and attitudinal changes necessary to prevent, and ultimately eradicate, rape and sexual...
Tags: transition houses, women fleeing abuse, women fleeing violence, women's advocacy, women's housing, women's resource centre
Location: multiple cities ,
ON ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Immigrants and Refugees, Mental Health, Multicultural, Welfare, Women, Workers
Advocacy Description: CASSA is a social justice umbrella organization working with Ontario’s diverse South Asian communities. They have an extensive service directory with listings of organizations from across Ontario.
Tags: African, childcare, children's aid, clinics, community centres, credit counselling, employment services, intercultural, multicultural, neighbourhood house, south asian, women's centre, women's shelter
Location: Kelowna ,
BC ,
104 - 347 Leon Ave
Type(s) of Advocacy: Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Violence, Women
Telephone: 250 763-4613
Website: http://www.elizabethfry.ca/
Hours:
Mon to Fri 8:30 to 4:30 after hours by request.
Advocacy Description: Advocacy and support for women, children and you affected by violence or involved in the justice system. Counselling, career development, victim services and outreach services available.
Tags: justice system, victim services
Location: Kelowna ,
BC ,
PO Box 20193 RPO Towne Centre
PO Box 20193 RPO Towne Centre
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Women
Telephone: (250) 763-1040
Website: http://kws.shelternet.ca
Advocacy Description: Emergency accommodation for women and children leaving an abusive situation. Emergency advocacy and information services available for clients. Also operates the Kelowna Women’s Shelter Thrift Store...
Location: Montréal ,
QC ,
3680 Jeanne-Mance, #470
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Activists, Addictions, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Multicultural, Prisoners, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 514-849-5599
Website: http://www.coco-net.org/index.html
Advocacy Description: We are the Centre for Community Organizations (Centre des organismes communautaires), a provincial, nonprofit group based in Montreal aimed at building organizational and community capacity primarily...
Tags: Community Organizations
Location: Richmond ,
BC ,
120 - 7000 Minoru Blvd.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, Women
Telephone: (604) 279-7077
Website: http://www.chimocrisis.com
Advocacy Description: Provides direct support for people in crises.
Location: Prince Rupert ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Violence, Welfare
Advocacy Description: An advocacy directory from the city of Prince Rupert.
Tags: advocacy directory, victim services
Location: St. Catherines ,
ON ,
12 North Street
PO Box 575
PO Box 575
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Food and Foodbanks, Health
Telephone: St. Catherines: 905-685-1349
Other Telephone: Thorold: 905-227-9240
Website: http://www.communitycarestca.ca/
Advocacy Description: Community Care, St. Catharines & Thorold is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive emergency services to those in need.
Services include but are not limited to food security,...
Tags: dental emergencies, emergency services, food bank, food programs, health, homelessness prevention, homelessness support, money management, skills development
Location: Thorold ,
ON ,
19 Albert Street West
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Food and Foodbanks, Health
Telephone: St. Catherines: 905-685-1349
Other Telephone: Thorold: 905-227-9240
Website: http://www.communitycarestca.ca/
Advocacy Description: Community Care, St. Catharines & Thorold is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive emergency services to those in need.
Services include but are not limited to food security,...
Tags: dental emergencies, emergency services, food bank, food programs, health, homelessness prevention, homelessness support, money management, skills development
