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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).

A location based search can also be performed through the use of the location filter and a map view can also be turned on.

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Family Transition Place

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

Family Transition Place – Our Mission is to support the holistic well-being of those affected by gender-based violence and promote healthy relationships and community, through education.

Location: Orangeville, Ontario
Phone: 519-942-4122
Crisis Line: 1-800-265-9178
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Faye Peterson House (Crisis Homes Inc.)

VAW Emergency Shelter

24 Bed Shelter with Outreach, THSP, Family Court Worker, 24-7 hotline

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Crisis Line: 8073450450
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Gillian’s Place

VAW Emergency Shelter, Stand alone Transitional/ Second Stage Housing, Regional Crisis Line/Help Line, Community-based advocacy services

Gillian’s Place provides safe refuge and support programs in an effort to end domestic violence. At Gillian’s Place, we provide safe shelter, confidential over-the-phone and in-person support services such as outreach counselling, legal advice and transitional housing for women, children and LGBTQQIA2S+ individuals.

Location: St. Catharines, Ontario
Phone: 905-684-4000
Crisis Line: 905-684-8331
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Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis

VAW Emergency Shelter, Sexual Assault Centre, Human trafficking services

G-WWIC provides community-based services to women and children on domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking.

Location: Guelph, Ontario
Phone: 519-836-1110
Crisis Line: 519-836-5710 or 1-800-265-7233
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Haldimand & Norfolk Women’s Services

VAW Emergency Shelter

Haldimand & Norfolk Women’s Services, (HNWS) is dedicated to a non-oppressive social, political and economic environment for women, their children and their communities

Location: Simcoe, Ontario
Phone: 519-805-8188
Crisis Line: 800-265-0876
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Halton Women’s Place

VAW Emergency Shelter

Halton Women’s Place is a safe haven, providing information, education and support for women and children fleeing violence.

Location: Burlington, Ontario
Phone: 925-332-1200
Crisis Line: 905-332-7892
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Herizon House

VAW Emergency Shelter

Herizon House offers free confidential services 24 hours a day and provides a place of safety, support and empowerment for abused women and their children. We are committed to ending the cycle of abuse and violence in the community.

Location: Ajax, Ontario
Crisis Line: 1-866-437-4066
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Hiatus House

VAW Emergency Shelter

Hiatus House strives to break the cycle of domestic violence one family at a time. We do this by providing 24 hour a day crisis intervention and emergency shelter to abused women and their children. In addition, we provide public education, research and specialized counseling services for all family members affected by domestic violence.

Location: Windsor, Ontario
Phone: 5192521143
Crisis Line: 5192527781
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Humane Canada – ACT Project

Community-based advocacy services

The Humane Canada – ACT Project aims to address systemic barriers to help-seeking, safety planning and support services for women with animals (companion, farm, and service) experiencing Gender-Based Violence.

Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Huron Women’s Shelter, Second Stage Housing & Counselling Services

VAW Emergency Shelter

Huron Women’s Shelter, Second Stage Housing, and Counselling Services is a safe place for women and families in crisis.

Location: Goderich, Ontario
Phone: 1-519-524-5333
Crisis Line: 1-800-265-5506
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Provincial Gender Based Violence Associations

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