Record Details
West Niagara Second Stage HousingTransitional Housing and Counselling Service, Grimsby |
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| Contact Information | ||||
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| Address & Map | 5032 King St Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0 | |||
| Map Record | Do Not Map | |||
| Mailing Address | PO Box 1115 Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0 | |||
| Office Phone | 905-563-5548 * 289-566-9227 * 905-563-3390 | |||
| After Hours Phone | Answering Machine | |||
| Fax | 905-563-3197 | |||
| Website | www.wnss.org | |||
| Accessibility | Partially Accessible - Parking - Usable; Entrance - Accessible; Washroom - Usable | |||
| Description & Services | ||||
| Areas Served | Beamsville ; Grimsby ; Smithville ; and surrounding West Niagara areas. | |||
| Description | Provides transitional support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children. The project is committed to providing interim housing and counselling services to enable survivors to enhance and develop the ability and skills necessary to lead independent lives. * furnished housing * tenant pay utilities and rent according to their means * length of stay from one month up to a year * regular home visits from a counsellor * help and support while the individuals make legal, financial and emotional changes necessary to their own and their children's healing * also offers counselling to women who do not require housing (no fees) West Niagara Second Stage Housing and Counselling also provides a Transitional Housing Support Worker. The THSW can assist women in identifying and connecting with the kinds of supports and services required to establish violence and abuse free lives. All services are free, confidential and include: housing support planning, legal advocacy, individual counselling and assisting women in meeting their goals and carrying out transitional plans. | |||
| Hours | Irregular, call for details | |||
| Dates | All year | |||
| Eligibility | Women 16 and older, victims of domestic violence | |||
| Languages | English | |||
| Application | It is not a 24 hour emergency service. Women can be referred by other agencies or they can call directly. An application form is available and can be mailed or faxed. | |||
| Fees | Service - women pay rent according to income ; None - counselling services free of charge | |||
| Subjects | ||||
| Service Categories | Child Abuse Counselling ; Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services ; Spouse/Domestic Partner Abuse Counselling ; Transitional Housing/Shelter ~ Assaulted Women ~ Assaulted Children | |||
| See Also Terms | Child Abuse Prevention ; Child Advocacy Centres ; Child Sexual Exploitation Reporting ; Children's Protective Services ; Domestic Violence Division of Provincial Court ; Domestic Violence Hotlines ; Domestic Violence Intervention Programs ; Domestic Violence Shelters ; Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services ; Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing ; Medical Respite Facilities/Beds for Homeless People ; Parent Counselling ; Spouse/Domestic Partner Abuse Counselling ; Spouse/Domestic Partner Abuse Prevention ; Spouse/Domestic Partner Sexual Assault Survivors ; Street Outreach Programs | |||
| Subjects | Assaulted women ; Counselling ; Family violence ; Low income housing ; Women | |||
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