| Organization: | Immigrant Women Services Ottawa | ||
| Phone Numbers: | 613-729-3145 | ||
| After Hours: | 613-729-1393 | ||
| Fax: | 613-729-9308 | ||
| Email: | infomail@iwso.ca | ||
| Website: | www.immigrantwomenservices.com | ||
| Address: |
Bruyère Centre for Immigrant/Centre Bruyère pour immigrants 219 Argyle Ave, Suite 400 Ottawa, ON K2P 2H4 |
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| Intersection: | O'Connor St and Catherine St | ||
| Accessibility: |
Wheelchair Accessible
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| Hours: | Mon-Fri 9am-5pm | ||
| Contacts: |
Mercy Lawluvi - Executive Director 613-729-3145 ext 227 * mercy@iwso.ca Noushin Alyzad Ragheb - Manager, HR & Volunteer Coordination 613-729-3145 ext 259 * noushin@iwso.ca |
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| Service Description: |
Crisis Intervention and Counselling Service: Gender-based violence * Crisis intervention * short-and long-term counselling * information, referral and support services * support to victims of war and trauma * support and information on various options for pregnant women Orientation and Adaptation Services Needs assessment and information and referral to community and social services * support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care * support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care community support through volunteer befriending, conversation circles to practice English or French * help with connecting to language classes * workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture Translation and interpretation services -- professionally trained interpreters with expertise in health, community and social services: in person, by phone and Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) Supportive counselling -- short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges Citizenship Preparation -- courses, tests and activities to help newcomers prepare for the citizenship test: in class or online. Employment Counselling and Preparation Job search preparation and training-- developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills Employment counselling -- resume help, job readiness clinic, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks Job search workshops held monthly offer free childcare * referrals * computer training Support services for women who are victims/ survivors of violence and/or newcomers and their families Support Groups--10-week support group for women survivors of violence * Transportation, child care and language interpretation available. 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. Transitional and Housing Support Program for Abused Women Other Settlement Services 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 * workshops for newcomer immigrant women on parenting in a new culture, legal information, social assistance etc. * collaboration with service providers and community partners to reach isolated newcomer immigrants and refugee women |
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| Fees: | None | ||
| Application: | Referrals by the police, hospitals, shelters, lawyers and organizations serving immigrants | ||
| Eligibility - Population(s) Served: | Immigrant women victims / survivors of violence * children who witness violence | ||
| Languages: | English ; Arabic ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; German ; Hindi ; Italian ; Korean ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Russian ; Spanish ; Akan ; Albanian ; Amharic ; Armenian ; Bengali ; Bosnian ; Burmese ; Croatian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dari ; Dinka ; Farsi ; Greek ; Gujarati ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Japanese ; Khmer ; Kurdish ; Lingala ; Macedonian ; Malay ; Nepali ; Nuer ; Oromo ; Pashto ; Punjabi ; Romanian ; Serbian ; Shona ; Slovak ; Somali ; Swahili ; Swedish ; Tagalog ; Tamil ; Thai ; Turkish ; Ukrainian ; Urdu ; Vietnamese ; Yiddish | ||
| Area(s) Served: | Ottawa (City of) | ||
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This information was last completely updated on: 3-4-2025 |
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