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Community Resources

Durham Regional Police and Court Services 

Police

911

905-579-1520

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board

1-800-372-7463

North Durham Office

579-1520 ext. 2686

V.C.A.R.S. Program of Durham Region, Main Office 

(905) 579-1520 ext. 1846

Victim Information Service           (Federal offenders sentenced to two years or more)

1-800-518-8817

 

Victim Witness Assistance Program

(905) 430-4170

(Call collect if long distance)

Victim’s Services Unit   

(905) 579-1520 ext.5616

Victim’s Support Line (Sentenced to less than 2 years)

 

1-888-579-2888

  

24 Hour Help Lines 

Assaulted Women’s Help Line

GTA (416) 863 0511

Toll Free 1-866-863-0511

Distress Centre

(905) 433-1121

Toll Free 1-800-452-0688

Durham Mental Health Crisis Services

(905) 666-6222

Toll Free 1-800-742-1890

Durham Rape Crisis Centre

(905) 668-9200

Durham Region Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Care Centre   Lakeridge Health Oshawa

(905) 576-8711

Kids Helpline

1-800-668-6868

 

Emergency Shelters for Abused Women / Outreach Support 

DURHAM

Bethesda House

Bowmanville

(905) 623-6050

Toll Free 1-800-338-3397

The Denise House

Oshawa

(905) 728-7311

Toll Free 1-800-263-3725

TTY (905) 728-4394

Herizon House

Ajax/Pickering

(905) 426-1064

Toll Free 1-866-437-4966

Y’s WISH  Oshawa
 

(905) 576-2997

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Anishnaabe Kwewag Gamig Inc. Alderville

(905) 352-3708

Toll Free 1-800-388-5171

North Humberland Services for Women

Cobourg

(905) 372-0742

Toll Free 1-800-263-3757

TTY (905) 372-0746

Victoria’s

Lindsay

(705) 878-3662

1-800-565-5350

YWCA Crossroads l and ll
Peterborough
 

1-800-461-7656

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Housing Services Central Intake
Toronto
 

(416) 397-5637

Emily Stowe
Scarborough

(416) 264-4357

 

Interval House

(416) 924-1491 (Helpline)

(416) 924-1411 (Shelter)

Julliette’s Place
Scarborough
 

(416) 724-1316

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 Counseling and Support Services 

AIDS Committee of Durham
 

(905) 576-1445

Big Brothers  (Ages 6-16)
 

(905) 579-2551

Big Sisters (Ages 6-16)
 

(905) 725-9300

Catholic Family Services                       

(905) 725-3513

Toll Free 1-877-282-8932

Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Care Centre
 

(905) 571-3344

Durham Behavioral Management
(Children 2-12 years of)
 

(905) 723-8521

Durham Rape Crisis Service
 

(905) 668-9200

East Metro Youth Services

(Youth ages 12-18)

(416) 438-3697

Family Services Durham

(905) 721-6120 Oshawa

(905) 683-3451 Ajax

Frontenac Youth Services

(Ages 12-18)

(905) 579-1551

John Howard Society

(905) 579-8482

Kinark

1-888-4 KINARK

Luke’s Place Support & Resource Centre

(905) 728-0978

Rose of Durham, Young Parent Services

(905) 432-3622

The Youth Centre

Ajax

(905) 428-1212

Woman’s Multicultural Resource and

Counselling Centre

(905) 427-7849

Toll Free 1-877-454-4035

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Legal Information Services 

Barbra Schliffer Clinic

1-416-323-9149 (accepts collect calls)

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board

1-800-372-7463

Durham Community Legal Clinic

(No Criminal Law and limited Family Law

advice) 

(905) 728-7321

Toll Free 1-888-297-2202

Durham Family Court Clinic

(905) 436-6754

Family Law Information Centre

(905) 579-1988

Toll Free 1-877-294-6529

Family Responsibility Office

1-888-815-2757

Law Society of Upper Canada

1-800-668-7380 

Referral Service 1-900-565-4577 $6.00 fee

Complaints – 1-800-268-7568

Lawyer’s Referral Service

1-800-268-8326

Legal Aid  Oshawa

(905) 576-2124

Toll Free 1-866-595-0563

Legal Aid Ontario

Toll Free 1-800-668-8258

Luke’s Place Support & Resource Centre

(905) 728-0978

Office of the Children’s Lawyer

1-416-314-8000

Ontario Association for Family Mediation

1-800-366-0335

Victim Support Line, Ministry of the

Attorney General

1-888-579-2888

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Drug and Alcohol Treatment 

 

Bellwood Health Services

Scarborough

(416) 495-0926

1-800-387-6198

East Metro Youth Services

(Youth ages 12-18)

(416) 438-3697

Four Counties Addiction Services Team

Cobourg, Peterborough, Lindsay, Minden,

Campbelford     

Toll Free 1-800-416-1909

Pinewood Centre, Oshawa

Crisis Support (phone, walk-in)

(905) 571-3344

(905) 723-8195

Toll Free 1-800-881-8878

*Destiny Manor
Whitby

(905) 668-1858

1-800-825-6325

*Jean Tweed Treatment Centre

Scarborough

(416) 438-6880

*Women’s Own Withdrawal Management

Centre

(416) -603-2551

(* Women’s Services)
 
 
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Food Banks 

Oshawa

New Life Neighborhood Centre

(905) 404-2004

Salvation Army family Services

(905) 723-7422

Seventh Day Adventists

(905) 433-8800

Simcoe Hall Settlement House

(905) 728-7525

St. Peter’s Anglican Church

(905) 728-8080

The Eating Well

(905) 579-1706

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Social Services and Housing

Ontario Works Assistance

(905) 428-8982

1-877-678-6333

Housing Services

Regional Municipality of Durham

(905) 434-5011

CPP Disability

1-800-277-9914

Ontario Disability

(905) 665-1030

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Other Services                                   

 

Durham Children’s Aid

(905) 433-1551 Oshawa

(905) 427-2928  Ajax

Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies

1-800-718-1797

 

Durham Supervised Access Program

(905) 619-4565 extension 305

Durham Region Domestic Violence Sexual
Assault Care Centre   Lakeridge Health Oshawa

(905) 571-3344

Education Wife Assault

(416) 968-3422

 

 


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