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Use this page to search for gender-based violence services that are available across Ontario. These include services and supports related to abuse and violence from a partner, ex partner, family member, acquaintance or someone unknown to you.

Search results can be filtered in a variety of ways including type of service/support, the programs they offer, how they provide support (text, phone, chat, in person), and service features (accessibility features and service frameworks).

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The Emily Murphy Centre and Supervised Access Programs of Perth and Huron

Stand alone Transitional/ Second Stage Housing

The Emily Murphy Centre provides Second Stage Housing and Support Services for women and children who have experienced violence. Supervised Access and Visitation between children and non-custodial parents or caring others.

Location: Stratford, Ontario
Phone: 519-273-7350
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The Redwood

VAW Emergency Shelter

The Redwood provides programs and services to support women and non-binary folks and their children to live and thrive without abuse, homelessness, and poverty. We work for social change through learning, collaboration, and advocacy.

Location: Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 416-533-9372
Crisis Line: 416-533-8538
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The Safe Centre of Peel

Family Service Organization, Other Collaboration of 16 human service organizations that focus on supporting survivors of IPV.

The Safe Centre of Peel offers support and compassionate care to individuals and families affected by Intimate Partner Violence in the Region of Peel.

Location: Brampton, Ontario
Phone: (905) 450-4650
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The Windsor Women Working With Immigrant Women (W5)

Women’s Centre, Community-based advocacy services

Windsor Women Working With Immigrant Women (W5) assists immigrant and refugee women and their families to become full and participating members of Canadian Society.

Location: Windsor, Ontario
Phone: 519-973-5588 ext. 401
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The Women’s Centre Grey and Bruce

VAW Emergency Shelter, Stand alone Transitional/ Second Stage Housing, Women’s Centre, Human trafficking services, Community-based advocacy services, Community Counselling Centre

Shelter for Abused Women and Children, 2nd Stage Housing, AHT Youth Facility

Location: Owen Sound, Ontario
Crisis Line: 519-371-1600 or 1-800-265-3722
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Three Oaks Foundation

VAW Emergency Shelter, Stand alone Transitional/ Second Stage Housing, Regional Crisis Line/Help Line, Healthy-masculinity focused programming (i.e. Caring Dads)

Three Oaks Foundation offers shelter, transitional housing and services for abused women and their children.

Location: Belleville, Ontario
Phone: 613-967-1416
Crisis Line: 613-966-3074
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Thrive Counselling

Perpetrator/Aggressor focused services (i.e. PAR, probation), Family Service Organization

Thrive is a community based family service agency, specializing in gender based violence and counselling services.

Location: Burlington, Ontario
Phone: (905) 637-5256 (Burlington) or (905) 845-3811 (Oakville)
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Timmins and Area Women in Crisis

VAW Emergency Shelter, Stand alone Transitional/ Second Stage Housing, Sexual Assault Centre, Women’s Centre, Human trafficking services

Timmins and Area Women in Crisis (TAWC) is a dynamic, community-based feminist organization, which provides services on intimate partner abuse and sexual violence to women and their dependents in the Timmins area. TAWC works within an integrated feminist, anti-racism, and anti-oppression framework. The agency administers a sexual assault centre, an emergency shelter, second-stage housing and anti-human trafficking, transitional housing, family court, outreach and child witness programs.

Location: Timmins, Ontario
Phone: 705-268-8381
Crisis Line: 705-264-7233
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Trillium Health Partners Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Services (Chantel’s Place)

Sexual Assault Centre, Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre

Chantel’s Place provides 24/7 trauma informed medical, forensic and/or therapeutic care to those who have experienced recent sexual assault, domestic violence and/or human trafficking.

Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Phone: 905 848 7580 x2548
Crisis Line: 905 848 7100 (Emergency Department)
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Victim Services of Algoma

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The Victim Services of Algoma provide assistance through crisis response at the time of the incident, as well as services provides through the Victim Quick Response Program – offering safety devices, safety planning, basic necessities, food, etc. as required.

Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Phone: 705-945-6905
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Provincial Gender Based Violence Associations

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