PROGRAMS & SERVICES

 
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Investing in Women’s Futures Program

Programs and services to support women with their employment and income generation goals.

Services include:

  • Career exploration support

  • Short term case management

  • Connection to employment counsellors

  • Financial empowerment groups

  • Social and networking activities

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One-on-One Counselling

Counselling services are short-term, solution focused, and trauma-informed. We also provide community and service referrals

 

Short-term Case Management

Case management and system navigation support to address housing, financial, employment or income generation related goals

 
 

Making Changes

is a series of groups and programs designed to enhance mental well-being and foster meaningful, lasting change in your life.

Through the programs, you will find your voice and inner strength, improve relationships with yourself and others, and build resilience in challenging times

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Making Changes for Women

Three 8-session modules with topics on:

  • Self-Empowerment,

  • Communication & Connection

  • Reaction to Response

 
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Making Changes for Men

Making Changes for Men is a self-discovery group program designed for men to enhance mental well being and build strengths.

This program is in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Men and Families

 
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Making Changes for Youth (Women)

Empower and support young women in navigating life’s challenges, building tools to make informed and positive decisions, and fostering self-confidence and resilience

 

Are you EXPERIENCING ABUSE?

Recognizing abuse is the first step to getting help. Does your partner:

  • Deny or blame you for the abuse?

  • Make you feel bad about yourself?

  • Have you been threatened if you try to leave?

  • Limit your access to money, the phone, etc?

  • Use insults, name calling and shaming in private and/or public places?

  • Is anyone forcing you to do anything that you do not want to do?

 

  • Control you?

  • Prevent you from visiting friends and family?

  • Destroy your property?

  • Ever push, kick, slap, punch or choke you?

  • Threaten to harm you and/or the children or a pet?

  • Sexually assault you?

If you answered ‘yes’ to one of the questions below, please seek assistance from WCYR or another women’s agency. Counsellors at Women’s Centre of York Region can assist you in making sense of what is happening in your life and to develop a safety plan for yourself and your children.

Please call 905-806-9106 to speak to a Transitional Counsellor