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The Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa offers assistance and support to women and young women in the justice system, particularly those who are, or may be criminalized. The needs and circumstances that lead women into conflict with the law are different from those of men as a result, responses of the criminal justice system and community services and supports must be unique as well. The majority of incarcerated women are in prison because of crimes driven by poverty and social issues. Some of the many confidential programs and services offered to women include the following: -Individual and group counseling -Court-related support and information -Court-related programming (diversion) -Community reintegration planning and counseling -Prison outreach -Housing and residential programs -Anger Management and healthy life choices -Theft prevention programming -Sex trade outreach programming -Youth services programming -Youth reintegration counselling

Information. Conferences & Seminars. Library Services. Counseling. Support Groups. Job Accommodation Services. Public Awareness activities. Advocacy. Specialized Services for Children, Youth, and Adults.

Epilepsy Simcoe County (ESC) is a registered charity, formed in 1978 to provide public education and awareness about epilepsy, and to give support to individuals affected by epilepsy. ESC serves children,teens and adults who suffer from epilepsy, seizure disorders and related conditions.

Reconnect Mental Health Services is a community mental health agency that provides a range of recovery-based programs for adults experiencing serious mental illness. We also work with clients who, in addition to their mental illness, have co-occurring challenges (such as developmental disability or substance use). Programs offered are Community Support (case mangement), Day Program(group programming), Housing Support, Assertive Community Treatment, Mental Health and Justice Programs.

EAF focuses on out-of-home respite through the programs it runs for children with intellectual, physical, and behavioural disabilities. Our Family Support Program provides a diverse range of support services to assist families who have a child with special needs. Our Adult Day Program serves adults with intellectual disabilities and runs Monday through Wednesday all year around. Our School Year programs include PA Day and school Break programs, Respite Saturdays, PJ Parties, Boy's Night Out, Children's Night Out, Saturday Teen Social (for children with Asperger's)and special events. Our Integrated Summer Camp serves approximately 125 children who have intellectual, and or, physical and behavioural disabilities. We also run a specialized camp for children who are high on the Autism Spectrum.

Family Counselling Centre offers professional, strictly confidential counselling sessions and group support experiences. Counselling Staff are supportive, professionally qualified clinicians. Administrative and support staff are caring and resourceful individuals.

A registered charitable private agency that has been serving Ottawa since 1914. Throughout our history we have evolved and adapted to meet the needs of both clients and the community. Family Services a la famille Ottawa (FSFO) is dedicated to the health and well-being of the people of Ottawa. Our services are accessible, effective and our staff are talented and committed.

The story of one - the story of many... Think about one person receiving counselling. Now think about their family, children, partners, friends, co-workers and other who pass through their day to day lives. Counselling has a positive effect on everyone. When one person receives counselling others also benefit... when one person understands a community of people is changed. Welcome to Family Service Thames Valley, where we offer counselling services, group programs, credit counselling and workplace counselling, as well as the Community Integration Program (CIP)and youth and emerging adults based services of mindyourmind.

Family Plus/Life Solutions (formerly Family Services Saint John, Inc.) has been serving the Saint John area since 1929. The Agency is a private, not-for-profit organization helping men, women, children and families manage the challenges of today's living conditions. As well as serving the general public, Family Plus also holds contracts with provincial and federal government departments, for whom the Agency provides various professional services. We also contract with many businesses in New Brunswick to provide Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Our Agency works in conjunction with the other Family Service agencies in Canada, as well as being a member of Family Service Canada.

The Fondation De la Visite offers free at-home support to pregnant women and parents of newborn children in the 6 following districts of the Montreal area : Bordeaux-Cartierville, Côte Saint-Luc/Hampstead (territory of the CSSS René-Cassin), Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Lachine/Dorval, Montreal-North and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Five objectives lead the preventive action: break the isolation of local families and from abroad, increase parental skills, improve the parent-child relationship, facilitate the integration of immigrant families and ensure the quality and effectiveness of the intervention with the families.

FoodShare develops innovative programs and education to improve access to affordable and healthy food, reaching over 159,000 children and adults every single month. We take a long-term approach to hunger and food issues, working to empower individuals, families and communities through food-based initiatives “from field to table.” FoodShare mentors communities in drawing on their own strengths to adapt and grow tools and scalable solutions so that our work is leveraged exponentially. Our programs include Student Nutrition, Field to Table Schools, the Good Food Café (healthy cafeteria), Focus on Food youth internships, the Good Food Box, Mobile and Good Food Markets, Fresh Produce for Schools, School Grown, Community Kitchens, the FoodLink Hotline, Power Soups, Community Gardening, Composting, Beekeeping, School Grown, and Urban Agriculture.

"The Fort McMurray Food Bank is an organization of citizens who desire to enhance human dignity by eliminating chronic hunger in the provision of basic necessities."