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June 1, 2026 - This program assists adult males and their families in both Maplehurst and Milton (sentenced and remand) and in the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton (sentenced) to prepare for successful reintegration and release to their home community. Working within the institutions, JHSPHD also ensures humane and lawful treatment of prisoners in keeping with Canadian and International standards prescribed by the UN Conventions. Referrals are made and information is provided to best support an individual’s release plan. A staff person attends on a weekly basis at Maplehurst and OCI to meet directly with inmates based on their written requests for an…Read More

June 21, 2025 - The Reintegration Program supports adults involved with, or at risk of involvement with, the criminal justice system reintegrate back into their home communities in York Region. Support is provided through: case management; immediate temporary housing options with support to secure stable housing; and help with immediate basic needs and housing start-up support. The APIC Model and gendered-responses and approaches are followed while supporting participants through the program. Through this program, we can also help determine your eligibility for a record suspension, formerly known as a Pardon, and can assist you with the application process. This program is ideal for those…Read More

June 21, 2025 - The Direct Accountability Program is an alternative to formal prosecution for people who have been charged with certain minor criminal offences. The program involves accused persons being held accountable through community-based sanctions. Funding provided by the Government of Ontario. John Howard Society of York Region: Newmarket
6600 Bayview Avenue – Unit 306
Newmarket, ON
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June 21, 2025 - The Counselling, Support, and Intervention (CSI) Program provides individualized supportive counselling to participants of the Direct Accountability Program (DAP). The CSI Program involves completing up to 3, 1-hour individual sessions during which participants may: receive crisis support and referrals; obtain assistance with housing and employment issues; learn budgeting and money management skills; address healthy boundaries and communication; practise problem solving techniques; explore healthy lifestyle and leisure pursuits; and learn stress reduction strategies. John Howard Society of York Region: Main Office
6600 Bayview Avenue – Unit 306
Newmarket, ON
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June 21, 2025 - The Peer Assisted Learning (PAL)Program provides peer support to participants of the Direct Accountability Program (DAP). The PAL Program involves completing up to 6, 1.5-hour individual sessions with a Peer Support Worker. During these sessions, participants may: share their own personal experiences, and when it may be helpful, hear the personal experiences, recovery, and self-care experiences of their Peer Support Worker; explore available options to help make decisions, define their recovery goals, and develop harm reduction plans; identify ways in which they can feel more connected to community supports; receive crisis support and culturally appropriate referrals to services correlating to…Read More

June 21, 2025 - The Partner Assault Response (PAR) Program is a 12-session Domestic Violence Court initiative that delivers a specialized community-based group intervention program to give individuals the opportunity to examine their beliefs and attitudes towards intimate partner violence and to learn non-abusive ways of resolving conflict. This program is ideal for those 18 years and older. Funding provided by the Government of Ontario; however, this program is also supported through fee-for-service. Fees are based upon one’s income and individual circumstances. John Howard Society of York Region: Main Office
6600 Bayview Avenue – Unit 306
Newmarket, ON
L3X 1Z9…Read More

June 21, 2025 - A Record Suspension, formerly known as a Pardon, allows those who were convicted of criminal offences and have completed their sentences to have their criminal record removed from the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) database. Obtaining a record suspension can help you to access employment, volunteer, and educational opportunities more easily, and to better reintegrate back into your home communities. The process to obtaining a record suspension can be difficult to navigate. Through our Reintegration Program, our Reintegration Workers can help you determine your eligibility for a record suspension, and can assist you with navigating the various processes, and drafting…Read More

June 21, 2025 - Mindset, our anger management program, utilizes techniques based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help increase your capacity to better understand and manage your anger and emotional responses in a more constructive and positive manner. This program can help to improve your self-regulation and self-management skills to help reduce the intensity, frequency and duration of your anger and subsequently, help support the end of any patterns of aggression. This program is ideal for those 18 years and older. This is a fee-for-service program, with fees based upon one’s income and individual circumstances. John Howard Society of York Region: Main Office…Read More