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Criminal Justice
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- Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association (ACCPA) (Regional: Calgary, AB)
The ACCPA represents individuals and organizations interested in preventing and reducing crime in Alberta communities. Our mandate is to provide public education and awareness of crime and community-based crime prevention strategies.- Break Free Family Centre (Regional: Etobicoke, ON)
This organization's mandate is to provide care and counselling to youth, young offenders and the community at large, regardless of religious preferences, ethnic background, gender and race. Their goal is to teach and counsel individuals on how they can break the cycle of violence, addiction and self-destructive behaviours and become productive members of society.- BC Borstal Association (Regional: Vancouver, BC)
The British Columbia Borstal Association was established in 1948 to assist young men to move away from criminal lifestyles and toward constructive community involvement. Today the organization continues to offer a wide range of programs aimed at assisting male offenders to successfully re-enter the community.- Calgary Legal Guidance
A Calgary-based free legal service. If you need legal advice on: separation, divorce, common law, maintenance, custody and access, small claims, impaired driving, debt, common assault, social assistance, fraud, landlord/tenant, solicitation, WCB, UIC, theft under or other legal matters but can't afford a lawyer and you don't qualify for legal aid, this organization may be able to help.- Canadian Crime Victim Foundation (National: Newmarket, ON)
The foundation works to support, empower, and provide resources to victims of crime and to effect positive change to victim services in Canada.- Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (CRCVC) (National: Ottawa, ON)
CRCVC is a nonprofit advocacy group for victims of crime. We serve individuals and families impacted by violent crime in all communities across Canada. We provide victim advocacy services that meet the diverse needs of people of all ages, races, religions, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical ability and socio-economic status.- Canadian Safe School Network
A grassroots, charitable organization dedicated to reducing youth violence and crime.- Community Legal Education Association Manitoba (CLEA)
CLEA is a non-profit organization that provides public legal education services to Manitobans. We believe people must understand the law and the legal system to participate equally in a democratic society.- Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
CAEFS is a federation of autonomous societies which works with, and on behalf of, women involved with the justice system, particularly women in conflict with the law. Elizabeth Fry Societies are community based agencies dedicated to offering services and programs to marginalized women, advocating for legislative and administrative reform and offering fora within which the public may be informed about, and participate in, aspects of the justice system which affect women.
- Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
- Church Council on Justice and Corrections (National: Ottawa, ON)
A national, ecumenical organization of faith communities and individuals advocating for healing justice. While its primary focus is criminal justice, this coalition knows its work is inextricably linked to human rights, healthy communities and social justice. Its resources, projects and messages embrace church, multi-faith and secular partners.- Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA) (Regional: Coquitlam, BC)
The mission at CERA is to enhance the quality of justice in the communities we serve through restorative measures that attempt to repair the harm caused by crime, resolve conflict, and restore balance in relationships. CERA believes certain conflicts caused by crime are best resolved within the community through restorative justice.- Community Justice Initiatives (Local: Kitchener, ON)
CJI strives to build a safer, more connected community through supporting creative, peaceful solutions in situations of conflict or harm. It is known worldwide as having started the first restorative justice program.- Crime Stoppers of Halton (Regional: Halton, ON)
A citizen and media co-operative organized to involve the public living in Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills in the fight against crime. Offers anonymous reporting for theft, violence, bullying, and abuse.- Crime Stoppers of Sarnia-Lambton (Regional: Sarnia, ON)
Crime Stoppers is a Sarnia-Lambton community based program that brings local citizens, the media and the police together in partnership to solve crime. This is accomplished by offering cash rewards and guaranteeing anonymity to persons who furnish information leading to the arrest of or laying of charges against offenders.- Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba (Regional: Winnipeg, MB)
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba is a nonprofit, community-based agency that's mandate is to reduce the number of women and girls involved in the criminal justice system by providing a variety of programs, services, and advocacy support to women and girls who are in conflict with the law or have been in conflict with the law.- Fraser Region Community Justice Initiatives Association (Regional: Langley, BC)
The agency has more than 20 years of experience providing conflict resolution services within a restorative justice framework in such settings as the criminal justice system, workplace, community, institutions, organizations, churches, schools and businesses, and for private individuals. Its mission is to foster peacemaking and the resolution of conflict in the community through the development and application of restorative justice values, principles, and processes.- Gatehouse, The
Survivors of abuse need a safe pace to tell their stories. The Gatehouse is a two-story Victorian house lovingly restored by Toronto's Lakeshore community in order to provide a place for survivors of abuse to do so. Police and Children's Aid workers use our interview room to videotape the testimony of children who have been abused. Youth and adult survivors of abuse also access the house and the various support groups. We will also offer an adult male survivors group and a parent peer support group. Clients can also access individual counselling when appropriate and all in need benefit from our food bank. We are supported by a 200 member volunteer base and a committed community of friends. The Gatehouse, a safe place where everyone has a voice.- John Howard Society
An organization of provincial and territorial Societies comprised of and governed by people whose goal is to understand and respond to problems of crime and the criminal justice system.- Legal Services Society (LSS) (Regional: Vancouver, BC)
Created by the Legal Services Society Act in 1979, LSS is a non-profit organization funded primarily by the Ministry of Attorney General. The organization provides legal aid to citizens in BC through their various regional and local agent offices.- M2/W2 Association
A Christian non-profit organization of the United Way which provides friendship resources to prisoners, re-integration and accountability resources to ex-prisoners, and other criminal justice services that promote wholeness, restoration and healing for all affected by crime.- National Pardon Centre (National: Montreal, PQ)
A federal nonprofit organization that assists individuals with the removal or destruction of their Canadian criminal record(s).- Ontario Women's Justice Network (Regional: Toronto, ON)
A legal resource for women's organizations and individuals working on issues related to justice and violence against women and their children.- Operation Springboard (Regional: Toronto, ON)
Operation Springboard is an Ontario charity working to help people fulfil their potential and participate fully in their communities. We assist persons involved in the justice system, individuals with developmental disabilities, those needing employment, and the homeless.- Owen Sound and Area Family YMCA (Regional: Owen Sound, ON)
In an attempt to reduce future criminal behaviour and assist offenders in the reintegration process, the Owen Sound and Family YMCA provides a variety of community justice programs to youth and adults throughout Grey and Bruce counties. Community Service Orders, Crime Prevention and Anger Management workshops, Youth Justice Circles and Extrajudicial Sanctions provide a voice to the community while working with the police and courts to hold offenders accountable for their actions.- PLEA Community Services Society of BC (Regional: Vancouver, BC)
PLEA was established in 1979 as a nonprofit society dedicated to innovation and excellence in working with young offenders, children, and young people at-risk and their families.- Prison Fellowship Canada
A Christian organization dedicated to meeting the needs of those affected by crime. Working through local chapters throughout the country, PFC volunteers work with prisoners, ex-prisoners and families in a variety of ways.- Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN) (National: Toronto, ON)
PASAN is a community-based network of prisoners, ex-prisoners, organizations, activists and individuals working together to provide advocacy, education, and support to prisoners on HIV/AIDS, HCV and related issues.- Ray of Hope (Regional: Kitchener, ON)
Our mission is to demonstrate the love of Christ to those who are disadvantaged, marginalized and/or in conflict with the law. We work to rehabilitate young offenders in our custody facilities, provide basic needs of people in poverty at our drop-in centre, and help people escape poverty through employment training.- Salvation Army Correctional and Justice Services (Regional: London, ON)
Our nonprofit agency provides individuals with a variety of options for healing. Addictions counselling, community service orders, life skills, prison ministry, and more are available to all in London and Southwestern Ontario. Many programs for young offenders as well.- Seventh Step Society of Canada
Realistic thinking, positive peer pressure and the self help philosophy can help incorrigible and recidivist offenders to change their behaviour and attitudes and help them become productive members of the community; Seventh Step Agencies and Chapters have developed throughout the nation with the primary purpose of reducing recidivism. The Seventh Step Society of Canada has been formed to unite these Agencies and Chapters and encourage them to share and practice a common ideal in the therapy of the offender.
- St. Leonard's Society of Canada (National: Ottawa, ON)
A membership-based, charitable organization dedicated to community safety. We promote humane and informed justice policy and responsible leadership to foster safe communities through: evidence-based approaches to criminal and social justice; research and policy; support to member affiliates; and collaborative relationships and communication among individuals and organizations dedicated to social justice.- Victim Services of Perth County (Regional: Stratford, ON)
Victim Services of Perth County is dedicated to providing short term emotional support, practical assistance, and community referral to victims of crime and tragic circumstance in partnership with community and emergency services.- Walk Bravely Forward Society (National: Vancouver, BC)
We assist offenders in the federal corrections system to rejoin the community as productive citizens. We work primarily with those individuals who are Aboriginal, but we also work with all offenders who are ready and willing to make the necessary changes in their lives.- Waseskun Healing Center (Local: Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QC)
Waseskun is a healing center dedicated to assisting Aboriginal men for long-term intensive treatment related to drug and alcohol abuse, family violence, sexual abuse issues, anger and stress management, and other community or family concerns. Waseskun, besides being a community within itself, also offers intensive residential family therapy to include the resident’s family, with the support of the community, in the healing process.- Western Canada Society to Access Justice
Access Justice provides free legal counsel to Western Canadians unable to afford a lawyer themselves and who do not qualify for Legal Aid. Individuals earning less than $2,700 net per month may apply for help. Our goal is to provide first-class legal assistance to Western Canadians who cannot afford a lawyer.YouCANA national non-profit charitable organization that works with young adults to: promote the peaceful resolution of personal, community, and societal conflicts; promote the concept of nonviolence, peer mediation and conflict resolution; establish a Canadian network of peer mediators and youth peace-makers; and to highlight and affirm the work of peace-makers of all ages, especially that of young Canadians.- Youth Diversion Program
Offers programs to at-risk and delinquent youth in Kingston, Ontario Canada. We serve 500 youth through the efforts and commitment of 100 volunteers. We are a registered charity in operation for over 25 years.
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