Emergency Services for Assaulted Women

Bethesda House (Shelter)          905-623-6050

                                                1-800-338-3397

Herizon House (Shelter)            905-426-1064

                                                1-866-437-4966

Y’s Wish (Shelter)                     905-576-2997

Emergency Housing  

YWCA (Oshawa)                   905-576-8880

Neighbour Shelters

YWCA (Peterborough)

            Crossroads I                705-743-4135

            Crossroads II              705-743-8922

YWCA (Scarborough)            416-693-7342

Victoria’s (Lindsay)                705-878-3662

Northumberland Services for Women            905-372-0746

Juliette’s Shelter (Scarborough)          416-724-1316

Emily Stowe (Scarborough)    416-264-4357

Ernestine’s (Toronto)              416-746-3701

Interval House (Toronto)        416-924-1491

North York Women’s Shelter (North York)               416-635-9630

Women’s Habitat (Toronto)                416-252-5829

Three Oaks (Foxboro/Belleville)         613-966-3074

Sandgate/Gorguna’s (Jackson Point)              905-722-4043

Muslim Welfare Home                        905-665-0424

Sexual Assault Services

Oshawa/Durham Rape Crisis Centre              905-668-9200

Sexual Assault Care Centre                            905-668-3050

Domestic Violence Response Team                905-576-8711

Adults Molested As Children (Individual Counseling)         905-721-6120

Crisis Services

Distress Centre Durham

            Uxbridge & Port Perry                        905-433-1121

Crisis Unit/ Lakeridge Health Oshawa                       905-433-4383

Mobile Crisis Unit (Colborne Services)          1-800-742-1890

                                                                            905-665-6932

Community Drop In Support Groups

            Oshawa           905-723-0036

Assaulted Women’s Helpline (Toronto)         416-863-0511

Legal Services

Ontario Legal Aid Plan           905-576-2124 

Durham Community Legal Clinic       905-728-7321

(Welfare/Family Benefits/Workers’ Comp./Landlord and Tenant)

Lawyer Referral Service         1-800-268-8326

Family Responsibility Office              1-800-267-4330

(Support and Custody Enforcement Office)

Crown Attorney’s Office (Durham)               905-430-4150

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board          416-326-2900

Law Society of Upper Canada           1-800-268-7568

(Complaints re: any Ontario Lawyer)

Family Court Clinic                905-436-6754

Police and Courts

Durham Regional Police                     Emergency-911

            (Business Lines)

            Oshawa, Whitby, Scugog and Newcastle      905-579-1520

            Ajax and Pickering     905-683-9100

Ontario Provincial Police        905-668-3388

Probation and Parole Services            905-571-3774

Victims of Care Unit              905-579-1520 ext. 5619

Victim Witness Assistance Program               905-430-4170

Financial Services

Department of Social Services

            Financial Intake Screening Unit         1-877-678-6333

            Oshawa/Whitby          905-721-0622

            Ajax/Pickering/Whitby/Brooklin        905-428-7400

            South Oshawa/Clarington       905-436-6747

            Uxbridge/Brock/Scugog         905-852-4566

Family Support Plan               1-800-267-7263/ Live Line 1-416-326-1817

(have 7 digit case number ready)

Credit Counseling service of Durham Region        905-579-1951

Counseling Services (Children Included)

Counseling for Abusive Men – New Choices

            Ajax    905-683-3451

            Oshawa           905-721-6120

Durham Family Counseling

            Ajax/Pickering            905-683-3451

            Clarington       905-623-9141

            Oshawa           905-721-6120

            Oshawa south       905-434-5855

            Port Perry        905-985-7665

            Brock              705-357-2241

            Uxbridge         905-852-7690

            Whitby                        905-668-1421

Catholic Family Services        905-725-3513

Christian Family Services       905-427-1256

Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabe Kwewag Circle              705-741-0900

or 1-800-663-2696

(Counseling Services for Women of the first Nations)

Scarborough Women’s Centre            416-439-7111

Women’s Multicultural Resource & Counseling Centre         905-427-7849

Sexual Health Program           905-433-8901

Aids Committee Durham        1-800-668-2437

Addictions Counseling

Alcoholics Anonymous           905-728-1020

Destiny manor             905-668-1858

Pinewood Centre (24 hrs)       905-723-8195

Children’s Services

Children’s Aid Society Durham         905-433-1551 or 1-800-461-8140

Frontenac Youth Services       905-579-1551

Durham Behaviour management        905-723-8521

Oshawa Community Health Centre                905-723-0036

Group for children who have witnessed violence. Ages 7-12.

Kinark Child & Family Services         905-433-0241

Kids Help Phone         1-800-668-6868

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