Please scroll below to learn more about our member organizations, including the services they offer, contact information and a link to their websites!
Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health offers a continuum of supports from building safe and healthy relationships to supporting victims and survivors of abuse.
Support is available through:
Child witnesses of criminal domestic violence involved in the criminal justice system, and their families, are provided with impartial court preparation and support services.
Community Justice Initiatives (CJI) is a non-profit organization known world-wide for starting the first modern Restorative Justice program.
Restorative Justice is a way of addressing conflict and crime that engages the person who caused the harm, people who were affected by the harm, and the community.
During our 40+ year history, we have continuously responded to community needs by creatively, and innovatively applying restorative justice principles to new problems. We believe the only limit to the power of restorative justice is the capacity of the human heart to change and grow.
We provide conflict resolution services, support for people impacted by sexual trauma, assistance for familie involved with child protection, reintegration support for adults returning to the community from prison or custody, and integration support for new Canadian youth.
Our restorative justice programs are offered in Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, and the rest of the Waterloo Region and Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. Through research, speaking opportunities, and written resources our influence is global.
The Coalition of Muslim Women KW (CMW) is a non for profit organization that provide opportunities to racialized Muslim women and youth for personal and professional growth, and leadership development.
CMW actively addresses gender-based violence, racism, discrimination, Islamophobia, and xenophobia (anti-immigrant sentiment) through culturally appropriate support services, diverse outreach, advocacy, and bridge-building programs.
Guidance for anyone who has a matter in a criminal, family or provincial offences court.
Information on how to find a court case and access court information.
Court updates and news.
Information about the Ontario Court of Justice, including history, roles and responsibilities of judicial officers and principles of judicial office.
Court data, decisions and rules.
Conestoga offers more than 120 full-time diploma programs, 26 apprenticeship programs, 9 four-year bachelor degree programs as well as 2 collaborative degrees, 23 graduate certificate programs and more than 130 part-time programs.
Partner services include walk safe escorts for safety on the College property, self defense, personal safety plans and referrals.
Family and Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region (F&CS) has a specialized regional team of intake workers, family service workers and counsellors who provide services to children, mothers and fathers.
Services increase the safety and well-being of children where the main reason for involvement with the family is domestic violence.
A Community Free from Family Violence
Through collaboration and in partnership with our community, the Family Violence Project of Waterloo Region raises awareness and delivers services and supports to anyone at risk and/or experiencing family violence.
Individuals who have been abusive physically, and/or emotionally abusive or controlling towards an intimate partner may receive educational/counselling services through the Partner Assault Response (PAR) Program. Outreach to enhance victim and child safety is also provided.
Kitchener Waterloo Multicultural Centre’s mission is to foster inclusion by providing settlement services,
programs and interpretation supports to our community while celebrating its cultural diversity.
We provide language interpreter services for all victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence,
human trafficking and elder abuse in Waterloo Region, Guelph-Wellington, Brantford and surrounding
townships at no charge to the service providers or clients.
Settlement workers are available to provide all newcomers and immigrants, regardless of status,
confidential services including needs assessment, information and referral, orientation, assistance in
completing forms, translations, employment related, services and supports.
Phone (General): (519) 745-2531
Phone (Interpretation): (519) 745-2593
Individual and group counselling services are available for women and children who have experienced domestic violence; and for men and women who have been criminally charged with domestic violence.
Group counselling programs include:
Partner Assault Response (PAR), 12-week group meeting is designed for men and women who have been charged or convicted of domestic violence and mandated to attend a group meeting by the Crown or Probation and Parole.
Women Helping Women, an open support group for women survivors of domestic violence and abuse.
For over 30 years, the Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) of Waterloo Region has been a place of healing and hope for survivors of sexual violence.
SASC provides free, wraparound support, including trauma-specific counselling, groups, and accompaniments to court, the hospital, and the police station.
They also offer a 24 Hour Support Line, family court-related services, sexual violence legal advocacy, an Anti-Human Trafficking Program, and innovative public education.
SASC’s Family Court Support Program empowers women and non-binary people through information, support and appropriate referrals.
Since 1972, SHORE Centre has been Waterloo Region’s trusted source for accurate sexual health education and confidential pregnancy options support. SHORE offers clinical services including birth control consultations, IUD insertions/removals, medication abortion and emergency contraception. SHORE also provides pregnancy options counselling, support for people wanting to continue an unplanned pregnancy, as well as educational groups and workshops.
If you are a victim or witness of a crime, you may need to go to court. This can be a difficult experience and you may have questions about the criminal court process and what will be expected of you.
The Victim/Witness Assistance Program is a court-based program that provides information, help and support to victims and witnesses of crime so they can understand and participate in the criminal court process. A victim/witness service worker will talk with you and assist you based on your specific case and needs.
Contact:
The Ministry of the Attorney General offers the Victim/Witness Assistance Program in all 54 court districts.
To find the office nearest you, you can call the Victim Support Line at 416-314-2447 (Toll-free: 1-888-579-2888) or the visit the Victim Services Directory.
Victim Services of Waterloo Region provides immediate crisis intervention, emotional support and referrals to individuals affected by crime and tragic circumstances.
Victim Services Unit
Services are designed to assist victims of domestic violence in dealing with the victimization and/or the criminal acts of domestic assault, sexual assault, or criminal harassment.
Domestic Violence Investigations Branch (DVIB)
DVIB has a dedicated team of detectives who investigate incidents of domestic violence where the commission of an offence has been identified.
The Waterloo Region Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre (SADVTC) is a 24/7 on call team of forensic nurses and social workers who respond to the needs of individuals who have experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.
They also offer emergency and short-term follow up care to those accessing the team.
SADVTC operates through the Emergency Departments of St. Mary’s General Hospital and Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Their team works in partnership with many local resources geared to help clients receive the best care and support during their experience.
If you have been impacted by sexual violence, it’s never your fault. We believe you.
If you’re not sure what to do or where to turn, a good place to start is with Laurier’s Gendered and Sexual Violence Prevention and Supports. You can talk with the sexual violence support and advocacy staff about what happened to you. We are here to listen and, when you’re ready, we can give you information about what your options are, how you can find more support, and what next steps you might consider taking. We support students who have experienced gendered and sexual violence on or off campus, or before you came to Laurier.
You are not alone. Reach out.
Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region (WCSWR) supports women and children to move beyond violence by providing safe shelter, transitional housing, education and outreach services. WCSWR operates two emergency shelters for women and children experiencing domestic violence.
WCSWR also offers a free, confidential, outreach program for women who are experiencing domestic violence but do not require emergency shelter. Shelter and outreach services can both be accessed by calling WCSWR’s 24/7 crisis support lines via phone or online chat.
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) supports all members of the University of Waterloo campus community who have experienced or been impacted by sexual violence. This includes all students, staff, faculty, and visitors on the main campus, satellite campuses, and affiliated and federated Waterloo Institutes and Colleges.
We’re here for you
You can connect with us at: [email protected]
YWCA Cambridge, a trusted community leader, gives a voice to the needs of cis and trans women and girls, non-binary and two-spirit individuals through innovative and responsive programs, services and advocacy. This includes participant-led, prevention-based programs and workshops for youth in schools and the community, as well as pre-employment and life skills programs with a focused curriculum and outreach support for those impacted by gender-based violence.
YW Kitchener-Waterloo is dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls by providing services and programs that support physical and mental wellbeing and economic choice and independence. Envisioning an inclusive and equitable world where women are empowered to choose change, the YW Kitchener-Waterloo offers career, shelter, affordable and supportive housing services to support women, transgender, non-binary and Two Spirit community members living in Waterloo Region. To learn more visit us at ywkw.ca.