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Immigrant Women Services Ottawa |
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| Address, Telephone, E-mail, Website | ||||
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| Address | Bruyère Centre for Immigrant/Centre Bruyère pour immigrants 219 Argyle Ave, Ste 400 Ottawa, ON K2P 2H4  | |||
| Intersection | O'Connor St and Catherine St | |||
| Located In Community | Ottawa | |||
| Bus Route Notes | OC Transpo OC Travel Planner or OC Bus Schedules | |||
| Parking | Pay parking lot | |||
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible | |||
| Office Phone | Office 613-729-3145 * 24-hour Language Interpretation 613-729-1393 | |||
| Toll Free Phone | 24-hour Language Interpretation 1-866-859-8182 | |||
| Fax | 613-729-9308 | |||
| infomail@immigrantwomenservices.com | ||||
| Website | www.immigrantwomenservices.com | |||
| Description and Services | ||||
| Hours | Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm * Language Interpretation Service Mon-Sun 24 hours | |||
| Dates | Year-round | |||
| Description | Services for culturally diverse women who are victims/survivors of violence. Crisis Intervention and Counselling Service: Crisis intervention * short-and long-term counselling * information, referral and support services * support to victims of war and trauma Settlement Program (formerly Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program): Services to enable immigrants and refugees to integrate into Canadian society including orientation programs, language and skills training to help facilitate employment, and programs to welcome newcomers to the community * housing * banking * education * ESL and FSL classes * rights and responsibilities in Canada * help with filling out forms and applications (e.g. Permanent Resident, Canadian Citizenship, and Sponsorship Forms) * Friendship Circles to help women make new friends and to learn how to live in Canada * individual agencies may provide needs and eligibility assessments, pre- and post-arrival information and referral, job search and employment counselling, assistance to establish social and professional networks to promote community engagement, and assistance to access a range of settlement services * Employment Services: Includes a 3-day comprehensive job search workshop held monthly * On-site free child care is available during the workshops * computer training for immigrant women * one-on-one counselling * pre-employment sessions * referrals * Outreach: Information presentation and workshops for newcomer immigrant women on parenting in a new culture, legal information, social assistance etc. * Works with service providers and community partners to reach isolated newcomer immigrants and refugee women. Children Who Witness Violence Program: Support and information to children who witness violence in the home * individual counselling for children * family counselling * art club for children and mothers * Offered in partnership with Family Services à la famille Ottawa. Support Groups: 12-week support group for women survivors of violence * Transportation, child care and language interpretation available. Transitional and Housing Support Program for Abused Women Language Interpretation Service: Free confidential interpretation service for agencies serving non-English-speaking women who are victims/survivors of violence * over 50 languages * available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week * To access this service, call the Language Interpretation service Language Interpreter Training: For culturally diverse women and men who fulfill the requirements for training * For more information on this program, call the Language Interpretation service Public Education, Training and Outreach: Information sessions on Ottawa's diverse community * anti-oppression training for service providers * public education sessions on domestic violence for newcomers | |||
| Eligibility | Immigrant and visible minority women victims / survivors of violence * children who witness violence | |||
| Application | Referrals by the police, hospitals, shelters, lawyers and organizations serving immigrants | |||
| Fees | None | |||
| Languages of Service | English ; French ; Akan ; Albanian ; Amharic ; Arabic ; Armenian ; Bengali ; Bosnian ; Burmese ; Cantonese ; Creole ; Croatian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dari ; Dinka ; Farsi ; German ; Greek ; Gujarati ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Hungarian ; Italian ; Japanese ; Khmer ; Kikongo ; Kirundi ; Korean ; Kurdish ; Laotian ; Lingala ; Macedonian ; Malay ; Mandarin ; Nepali ; Nuer ; Oromo ; Pashto ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Punjabi ; Romanian ; Russian ; Serbian ; Serbo-croatian ; Shona ; Singhalese ; Slovak ; Somali ; Spanish ; Swahili ; Swedish ; Tagalog ; Tamil ; Thai ; Tirginya ; Turkish ; Ukrainian ; Urdu ; Vietnamese ; Yiddish | |||
| Areas Served | Ottawa (City of) | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Primary Executive | Lucya Spencer, Executive Director | |||
| Subjects | ||||
| Subjects | Abuse ; Assault ; Assaulted women ; Charitable status ; Counselling ; Crisis intervention ; Cultural communities ; Family violence ; Free services ; Immigrants ; Information and referral ; Interpretation ; Job search training ; Multiculturalism ; Nonprofit organizations ; Orientation ; Refugees ; Settlement services ; Stress ; Support groups ; Visible minorities ; Women ; Young adults ; Youth | |||
| Service Categories - Blue Book | Information, Counselling, Crisis Intervention, Support Programmes | |||
| Broader Terms | Adults ; Age groups ; Crime victims ; Criminal offences ; Groups ; Immigration ; Organizations ; Reduced cost services | |||
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