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Design for A New Tomorrow |
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| Description & Services | ||||
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| Areas Served | Niagara Region | |||
| Description | The mission of Design for a New Tomorrow is to support individuals who have experienced abuse in intimate adult relationships in their journey towards healthy self-directed lives and respectful relationships. A community based program funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services which provides individual and group counselling to enable women to become non-victims of physical or mental abuse. Participates in the Coalition to End Violence Against Women, which promotes and facilitates a coordinated community response to the abatement of violence against women. * public education * intervention * treatment * follow-up * counselling * women's group The Partner Assault Response Program in partnership with the Family Counselling Centre) * Funded by the Ministry of the Attorney General * for individuals who have been abusive to their partners and are committed to change * Voluntary participants also eligible: call for details * Sliding fee schedule for service Neighbours, Friend and Families Campaign - raises awareness of the signs of woman abuse. Speakers are available, please contact the office. | |||
| Hours | Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm | |||
| Dates | All year | |||
| Eligibility | Ages: 16 year(s) and up Women must be minimum 16 years of age. PAR: It is a POST-SENTENCE program for anyone charged and convicted of a domestic offence. The offender will be referred to the program by a court as a condition of a probation order, conditional sentence or parole, or as a condition of bail prior to sentencing. FACS referrals and self-referral if there are no criminal charges. | |||
| Languages | English ; Interpreters accessed as needed. | |||
| Application | Referrals are accepted from anyone for Design for a New Tomorrow. | |||
| Fees | Service - Women: Admin $5 ; Women pay an Admin fee of $5.00 on second visit Partner Assault Response program fees: sliding scale based on annual income * Fee assistance available for Men's Group: based on a sliding scale. | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Address & Map | ||||
| Located In Community | St Catharines | |||
| Intersection | King St and James St | |||
| Office Phone | 905-684-1223 | |||
| After Hours Phone | Answering Machine | |||
| Fax | 905-684-8067 | |||
| dfnt@bellnet.ca | ||||
| Website | www.dfnt.ca | |||
| Primary Contact | Donna, Intake Worker/Administrative Assistant | |||
| Accessibility | Partially Accessible - Parking - Accessible; Entrance - Accessible; Washroom - Usable | |||
| Other Details | ||||
| Service Level | (51) Non Profit Charity | |||
| Established | 1981 | |||
| Elections | Oct | |||
| Subjects | ||||
| Subjects | Assaulted women ; Counselling ; Crime victims ; Family violence ; Male batterers ; Sexual assault ; Women | |||
| Broader Terms | Crime victims ; Criminal offences ; Male offenders ; Offenders ; Sexual offences | |||
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