| Record #: HWK2294 |
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2013 |
Last Full Update: 16 Nov 2011 |
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| Description and Services |
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| Hours | Office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm * Shelter Mon-Sun 24 hours |
| Description | Domestic violence shelter * offers a 24 hour crisis line * one-on-one counselling sessions * intake * assessments * case plans * referrals * accompaniment to courts * outreach services to women in the community and Cornwall * offers a six week residential educational program for women and children who have experienced abuse * 5 transitional housing units for women who have completed the six week program. Stay up to one year * Men for Change is a 16 week educational/traditional program for men who batter * more services available, call for details |
| Eligibility | Ages: 16 year(s) and up
Open to status natives and others 16+ |
| Application | For referral service call 613-937-4322 and ask to speak with a counselor. In an emergency please call 1-800-480-4280 and ask for the 24-hour crisis line. |
| Fees | None |
| Languages of Service | English ; Mohawk |
| Areas Served | Akwesasne - (Ontario & Quebec) and other surrounding First Nations communities ; Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties |
| Contact Information |
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| Office Phone | 24 hours 613-937-4322 |
| Toll Free Phone | 24 hours 1-800-480-4208 |
| Fax | 613-937-4979 |
| E-mail | helpdesk@akwesasne.ca |
| Website | www.akwesasne.ca |
| Primary Contact | Maggie Terrance, Director of Community and Social Services; Phone: 613-575-2341 ext 3306 |
| Alternate Contact | Administrative Assistant |
| Primary Executive | Catherine Lelievre, Program Manager |
| Names |
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| Alternate Name | Men For Change Program ; Outreach Program ; PAR ; Partner Assault Response |
| Location & Accessibility |
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| Located In Community | Akwesasne |
| Mailing Address | Box 579
Cornwall, ON K6H 5T3 |
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible |
| Other Details |
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| Subjects | Abuse ; Assaulted women ; Counselling ; Crisis intervention ; Families ; Family violence ; Free services ; Male batterers ; Men ; Native peoples ; Nonprofit organizations |
| Accreditation | No |
| Resources | Website |
| Established | 1993 |
| Funding | Provincial |
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