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June 21, 2025 - Time for Change (T4C) is an initiative dedicated to male and female young adults, adults and their families who are impacted by gang involvement.
T4C Supports & Services:
• Education & Training: marketable skills
• Employment: job-readiness & placements
• Safety & Stability: security of self & income to meet individual/ family needs
• Housing: stability & satisfaction
• Counselling & Health Services: access, options, sensitivity
• Family Reunification: resources for relationships
• Community Engagement: cultural, spiritual, & religious support
• Mentorship: access to knowledge, situations, or networks
This project operates in partnership with Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO),…Read More

June 21, 2025 - A Different Street (ADS) Supportive Housing provides affordable accommodation and support to homeless or unstably housed young men, ages 16 to 24, who are justice-involved or at risk of being so. The John Howard Society of Ottawa and youturn youth support services are partners in this program.
ADS provides male youth an opportunity to access safe accommodations and utilize on-site supports to assist with their life goals. Through these on-site supports, youth are assisted in actively addressing their specific personal, social, vocational, and health-related needs. As well, they are supported in developing the resources, including skills and attitudes, necessary for…Read More

June 21, 2025 - Windrose (WR) Supportive Housing provides affordable accommodation and support to homeless or unstably housed young woman (and their children), ages 16 to 24, who are justice-involved or at risk of being so.
WR provides young women an opportunity to access safe accommodations and utilize on-site supports to assist with their life goals. Through these on-site supports, young women are assisted in actively addressing their specific personal, social, vocational, and health-related needs. As well, they are supported in developing the resources, including skills and attitudes, necessary for a successful transition to adulthood. Young women who live at WR will have the…Read More

June 21, 2025 - The Community Employment Resource Centre, through the Employment Service program, assists individuals to access training, and prepare for, find and maintain employment, as well as providing assistance to employers to find and hire qualified employees. The Resource room offers a welcoming environment for individuals providing information, resources and 11 computers available for public use.
Services provided:
• The Employment Service offers a range of services, tailored to meet individual needs, including: Information and Resource Services, employment planning and preparation, and job search and placement support.Services for Job Seekers:
• Individual employment counselling
• Access to subsidized placement
• Career interest…Read More

June 21, 2025 - Assists unemployed and underemployed individuals who have been in conflict with the law, or at risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system, to prepare for, obtain and maintain meaningful employment. Program objectives/goal:
• Secure meaningful employment
• Develop employment skills
• Improve employability
• Achieve healthy life-work balance
Services provided:
• Employment coaching
• Job development and placement
• Job retention support
• Professional resumes and cover letters
• Career assessments
• Screening and recruiting for employers John Howard Society of Ottawa: Main Office
550 Old St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, ON
K1N 5L5…Read More

June 21, 2025 - Our highly trained and skilled staff offers valuable assistance to those looking to expand their skills or wanting to improve their employment prospects. We offer seminars, skill building workshops, training, and certification opportunities. John Howard Society of Niagara: Welland Branch Office
225 E Main St.
Welland, ON
L3B3W7…Read More

June 21, 2025 - Grade 6-8 students who have demonstrated emerging behaviours in the classroom and/or community that require Youth Justice involvement. Students demonstrate one of the following: Severe behaviour resulting in school exclusion, history of severe childhood trauma, single to multiple learning challenges and single to multiple mental health challenges with the trauma. John Howard Society of Niagara: Main Office
210 King Street
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 3J9…Read More

June 21, 2025 - Situated in the courthouse in St. Catharines, this program provides an intake, information, referral and scheduling service for the Youth Probation office in St. Catharines. The Volunteer Court Intake Worker meets with the client directly after sentencing and completes an intake with the client, including processing the court acknowledgement document and setting up a next reporting date with their probation officer. Clients are directly linked to their probation officer through this service and provided with clear reporting instructions. This program alleviates the drop in traffic to the probation office and facilitates a seamless delivery of service for the offender directly…Read More