Durham Mediation Centre
The Future is in Your Hands
Speak to a professional at 905-579-1988
LINKS TO OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES
Legal Resources
Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Ontario gives low-income people access to a range of legal services tailored to meet their legal needs
Durham Courthouse
150 Bond Street East
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0A2
Crown general inquiry: 905-743-2700
Superior court - Divisional: 905-743-2630
Superior court - Family: 905-743-2620
Superior court - Civil: 905-743-2630
Superior court - Criminal: 905-743-2630
Small Claims - Superior Court of Justice: 905-743-2630
Ontario court - Criminal: 905-743-2640
Ontario court - Youth Criminal: 905-743-2640
Ontario Victims Services: 905-743-2790
Ontario Victims Services (toll-free): 1-888-579-2888
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ARCH DISABILITY LAW CENTER
phone: 416-482-8255
Toll Free: 1-866-482-2724
TTY: 416-482-1254
Toll Free TTY: 1-866-482-2728
DURHAM COMMUNITY LEGAL CLINIC
Oshawa
Phone: 905-728-7321
Toll Free: 1-888-297-2202
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE
For more information, contact your lawyer or the FRO directly at the Family Responsibility Office.
A 24-hour automated info line is also available to assist you with your inquiries.
Client Services Call Center: 1-800-267-4330 or 416-326-1817
24-Hour Automated Info Line: 1-800-267-7263 or 416-326-1818
TTY Service for Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-866-545-0083
LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
Phone: 416-947-3330
Toll Free: 1-800-268-8326
TTY Service for Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 416-644-4886
LEGAL AID ONTARIO
Oshawa
Phone: 905-576-2125
Toll Free: 1-800-668-8258 TTY Service for Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-866-641-8867
OFFICE OF THE CHILDREN’S LAWYER
Phone: 416-314-8000
Children and Youth Services
The following resources are currently available in the Durham Region and offer services specifically for children and youth whose families are going through a separation or divorce.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTER OF CANADA
Ajax-Pickering 905-831-3777
Phone: 905-831-3777
www.bigbrothersandsistersofajaxpickering.com
FRONTENAC YOUTH SERVICES
Oshawa
Phone: 905-579-1551
Toll Free: 1-877-455-5527
Central Intake: 1-888-454-6275
Crisis Line: 1-800-742-1890
KINARK CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
Whitby
Phone: 905-668-2411
Central Intake: 1-888-454-6275
Toll Free: 1-866-929-0061
Women’s Services
ANISHNAABE KWEWAG GAMIG – ALDERVILE WOMEN’S SHELTER
Phone: 905-352-3898
Toll-free: 1-800-388-5171
Crisis Phone: 905-352-3708
A.P.P.L.E COMMUNITY PROJECT
Ajax/Pickering
Phone: 905-619-2556
Crisis Line: 905-576-2997
BETHESDA HOUSE
Bowmanville
Phone: 905-623-6045 ext. 206
24 hour support line: 905-623-6050
Toll Free: 1-800-338-3397
THE DENISE HOUSE
Oshawa Phone: 905-728-7311
Toll Free: 1-800-263-3725
TTY Line: 905-728-4394
MUSLIM WELFARE HOME FOR NEEDY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Open to all faiths, the centre offers a variety of services free of charge including family counseling, legal advice, medical referrals and translation services. An indoor recreation facility is accessible for children.
Whitby Phone: 905-665-0424
OUTWARD BOUND- WOMEN OF COURAGE PROGRAM
Phone: 705-382-5454
Toll Free: 1-888-688-9273 x. 224
WOMEN’S MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE & COUNSELING CENTRE OF DURHAM
Pickering Phone: 905-427-7849
Toll free: 1-877-454-4035
Y’s WISH SHELTER
Oshawa Phone: 905-576-6743
Crisis Phone: 905-576-2997
Men's Services
CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DURHAM INCORPORATED
Oshawa 133 Simcoe Street South
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 4G8
Phone: 905-433-0254
D.A.D.S. OF DURHAM (DADS AIMING FOR DIRECTION AND SUPPORT)
Oshawa Phone: 905-579-8482
Ajax Phone: 905-427-8165
NEW CHOICES PARTNER ASSAULT RESPONSE PROGRAM (P.A.R. PROGRAM)
Whitby
Lower Level
605 Rossland Road East
Whitby, Ontario L1N6A3
Phone: 905-668-4113 ext. 3994
Counselling Resources
Family Services
CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES
Toll Free: 1-877-282-8932
Oshawa Phone: 905-725-3513
Ajax Phone: 905-428-1984
DISTRESS CENTRE DURHAM
Whitby
Phone: 905-430-3511
Local Helpline: 905-430-2522
Toll Free: 1-800-452-0688
DURHAM REGION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT CARE CENTRE (SACC)
24 Hour Emergency Services: 905-576-8711
Counselling Services 905-721-6128 ext 2787
DURHAM RAPE CRISIS CENTRE (DRCC)
Whitby
Phone: 905-444-9672
24 Hour Crisis Line: 905-668-9200
FAMILY SERVICES OF DURHAM
For intake, please call 1-866-840-6697
Ajax Phone: 905-683-3451
Brock Phone: 705-357-2241
Clarington Phone: 905-623-9141 or 905-697-3400
Port Perry Phone: 905-985-7665
OshawaPhone: 905-434-5855
Uxbridge Phone: 905-852-4566
Whitby Regional Office Phone: 905-666-6240
Phone: 905-668-1421 or 905-668-6860
JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY
Ajax Phone 905-427-8165
Bowmanville Phone 905-623-6814
Oshawa Phone: 905-579-8482
Whitby Phone: 905-666-8847
ONE-PARENT FAMILIES ASSOCIATION (OPFA)
Ajax/Pickering
Phone: 905-831-7098
Website: www.opfa.net
Oshawa/Whitby Chapter
Phone: 905-435-5351
ROSE OF DURHAM
Toll free: 1-800-241-3534
Oshawa
200 Bond Street West
Oshawa, Ontario L1J 2L7
Phone: 905-432-3622
Port Perry
169 North Street, Unit 2
Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1B7
Phone: 905-985-4221
SALVATION ARMY – Family Services
Ajax
37 King's Crescent
Ajax, Ontario L1S 2L8
Phone: 905-427-7123
Bowmanville
75 Liberty Street South
Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 2N8
Phone: 905-623-2185
Oshawa
45 King Street East
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1B2
Phone: 905-723-7422
Uxbridge
35 Toronto Street North
Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1E6
Phone: 905-852-0090Whitby
607 Palace Street
Whitby, Ontario L1N 6S5
Phone: 905-430-3454
SUPERVISED ACCESS SERVICES OF DURHAM
75 Centennial Road
Ajax, Ontario L1S 4S4
Phone: 905-619-4565 ext. 305
VICTIM SERVICES OF DURHAM REGION
480 Taunton Road East
Whitby, Ontario L1N 5R5
Phone: 905-579-1520 ext. 1846
Toll-Free: 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1846
VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VWAP)
Oshawa
Phone: 905-430-4170
419 King Street West, Suite 520
Oshawa, Ontario L1J 2K5
Parenting Programs and Courses
CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES
- Offers programs including “Parenting After Violence” and “Families Forever”, a group for parents who are separated or divorced. For information and registration, call the Oshawa office at 905-725-3513 and ask for the Intake Coordinator.
- DURHAM REGION HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- Through the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program, parenting groups including “INFORMATION BABYVILLE”, for parents of infants as well as young parents’ and mothers’ support groups are available in various locations throughout Durham Region. Please call the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program at 905-668-7711 or toll-free 1-800-372-1102.
- JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY
Parenting programs includes “D.A.D.S”, a parenting group for fathers and the “Active Parenting Program” Call the Oshawa office at 905-579-8482 for additional information and registration.
ONTARIO EARLY YEARS CENTRES
- Centres are located throughout Durham Region and provide a variety of services and programs for parents and their young children (ages 0-6). Call the Durham Region office at 905-697-3171 or visit www.ontarioearlyyears.ca for additional information and to locate a centre in your area.
- ROSE OF DURHAM
- Offers parent education programs including “Back to Basics” and “Nobody is Perfect” please call the Rose of Durham’s Oshawa office at 905-432-3622 for information and registration.
- SIMCOE HALL SETTLEMENT HOUSE
- Offers a variety of programs for parents and children who are coping with the effects of separation and divorce. For more information and registration, please call 905-728-7525
CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Oshawa
Phone: 905-436-8760
Crisis Phone: 1-800-742-1890
THE CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH (CAMH)
Phone: 705-745-4248
Toll free: 1-800-463-6273
COPE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
General Email:
Ajax/Pickering
Phone: 905-837-0017 ext. 229
Brock
Phone: 705-432-3044
Clarington
Phone: 905-623-4123
Oshawa
Phone: 905-434-1693
Scugog
Phone: 905-985-8461
Uxbridge
Phone: 905-852-9560
Whitby
Phone: 905-668-6223
DESTINY MANOR ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN
Whitby
Phone: 905-668-1858
Toll Free: 1-800-825-6325
Ajax
Phone: 905-683-9124
Whitby Branch
Phone: 905-448-0453
Whitby Main
Phone: 905-666-0831
FIRST STEP MEDICAL CLINIC
Oshawa
32 Simcoe Street South
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 4G2
Phone: 905-720-0506
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS – Central Lake Ontario Area
Oshawa
Phone: 905-434-2020
Toll-free: 1-888-724-3861
PINEWOOD CENTRE
Oshawa
Phone: 905-723-8195
Toll Free: 1-888-881-8878
After Hours: 905-723-8195