Vanier Community Service Centre offers a variety of services to the community including a food bank, employment services, legal services, family programs and counselling supports. Visit their website for more information. Ottawa Distress Line: 613-238-3311 Read more...
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Legal Aid Ontario provides legal services to low income families and individuals for a variety of legal problems; criminal matters; family disputes; immigration and refugee hearings; poverty law issues such as landlord/tenant disputes; disability support and family benefits payments. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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John Howard Society (Peterborough) provides mental health programming such as anger management classes, parenting classes and classes for men charged with domestic assault. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Community Legal Education Ontario offers a source of legal rights education and information to help people understand and exercise their legal rights. Their programming focuses on providing information to people who face barriers to accessing the justice system, including income, disability, literacy, and language. As part of Ontario’s legal aid system, they work in partnership with other legal clinics and Read more...
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Aboriginal Legal Services provides legal services to the Aboriginal Community in Ontario. They are funded by Legal Aid Ontario. They work primarily on landlord and tenant issues, Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP), Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD), human rights, police complaints, criminal injuries compensation, poverty law, and the Indian Act. They do not do criminal or family Read more...
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Lowertown Community Resource Centre offers food and meal programs; clothing distribution; recreational programs; employment support; emergency kitchen and laundry room access; access to computers and the internet. They also offer crisis counselling and programs for adults with intellectual disabilities. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Highjinx is a social enterprise and community hub. It offers a second hand store; furniture bank; community pantry; harm reduction services and referrals to other community services. Visit their website from more information. Read more...
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Elizabeth Fry Society (Peterborough) offers a variety of services including housing solutions, court advocacy and case management and bail verification; and programs and courses directed at improving mental health, parenting classes, drop in ‘play and stay’ programs, and substance use skills and support. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency is a Settlement and social services agency. They offer: a Settlement Program (orientation, language and skills training, employment services); and also offer crisis counselling. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Vanier Community Service Centre offers legal advice and assistance, as well as settlement information and services. All services are available in French and English. Visit their website for more information. Read more...