EFry Hope and Help for Women
General Information
Website
Service Type
In person crisis services
Program
Community programsGroup and individual counseling including theft prevention, anger management, drug and alcohol counsellingCourt programsDiversion and alternate measure programs including community service and counselling Court support program -- practical assistance, support, information to women in and out of custodyYouth programsCourt support for youth Follow up and aftercare program -- assists young women leaving custody with reintegration support, advocacy, and referrals to community resources for counselling, education. employment, housingAttendance Centres -- for young women in conflict with the law who have received probation, detention and/or custodial sentences * programs and services include counselling, education, job skills/employment, parenting and anger management * also located in Milton and OakvilleTransitional housingEllen House -- halfway house for women 18 years and older, capacity 10 counselling, release planningMarjorie Amos Residence -- open custody/open detention facility for young women 12-17 years, capacity 10 helps reintegration into the community supervision and guidance educational upgrading life skillsOutreach/Preventative Education programsFemale Mobile Support (FMS), 905-459-1315 ext 250 -- for female youth 12-24 years who have been involved, are still involved or at risk of sexual exploitation Monday-Sunday 24 hours support and services including housing, life skills, counselling, medical care and mentoring and advocacy referrals to community resourcesBuilding Resiliency in Girls (BRG), 905-459-1315 ext 425 -- prevention/intervention based program addressing the social, emotional and cultural needs of young women 12-18 yearsEmpowering Against Exploitation (EAE), 905-456-1315 ext 247 -- preventative education program for young women 12-24 years to address online safety and sexual exploitation in the communityEmpowering Young Men (EYM), 905-459-1315 ext 250 -- preventative education program for young men 12-24 years addressing sexual exploitation, its harms and ways they can work towards ending sexual harmChange is Choice program -- addresses problems with substance abuse, anger management and criminal thinking to motivated women at Vanier Centre for Women to enter more intensive rehabilitationGirls in the Know -- mentorship program for females at Syl Apps focusing on self-awareness, empowerment and self-respect