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June 21, 2025 - The program provides inmates in the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre with assistance in obtaining personal identification including birth certificates, Ontario Health Cards, and social insurance cards. In addition, JHS staff conduct substance abuse assessments to facilitate acceptance into treatment programs for inmates who will be facing addiction issues at the time of their discharge. For those inmates facing mental health issues, JHS staff liaise with the correctional psychologist, mental health nurse, and the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction to develop release plans. In order to address the key housing needs facing many ex-prisoners, a comprehensive inventory of housing resources…Read More

June 21, 2025 - This free program responds to an identified need in the community for “drop-in” literacy services for those who do not wish to register in a formalized program. It is open to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, including individuals living in poverty, facing mental health issues and/or learning disabilities. The focus of the program is on skill acquisition and the provision of literacy help to those that do not ordinarily have access to any educational services. Operating from 5 outreach sites (Centre 454, Capital Mission, Shepherds of Good Hope, The Well, St. Andrew’s Residence), the program…Read More

June 21, 2025 - The Non-Residential Attendance Centre (NRAC) is a non-custodial sentencing option as identified in the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and part of a continued plan from the Youth Justice Division of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to decrease reliance on custody, and further intensive community-based interventions. The goal of this program is to reduce offending behaviour by targeting specific risks demonstrated by youth through intensive counselling and programming. This program is intended for moderate- to high-risk youth who require intervention in multiple criminogenic need areas.
Youth Justice Probation Officers are the sole referral source to NRAC. They refer youth…Read More

June 21, 2025 - This project is in partnership with the Ottawa Catholic School Board, and is funded in part from our community partners: Community Foundation of Ottawa and Catholic Education Foundation of Ottawa. This program began as a two-year pilot project, funded through Crime Prevention Ottawa. Due to the program’s continued success, Choices has expanded into our fifth year of implementation and now services two inner city Ottawa schools.
Recognizing the importance of education in supporting a young person away from potential involvement in the justice system, this program takes place on school property. Programming for both males and females at the junior…Read More

June 21, 2025 - This programming is provided in partnership with the Ottawa Community Youth Diversion Program, operated through the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. Gender-specific groups and individual counselling focusing on peer influences and healthy relationships, and the role of thoughts and thinking in risky and criminal behaviour, support youth ages 12 to 17 in being accountable for actions that have brought them to the attention of police and the courts. John Howard Society of Ottawa: Main Office
550 Old St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, ON
K1N 5L5…Read More

June 21, 2025 - The Saint John Bosco Achievement Centre (JBAC) is a program provided in partnership with the Ottawa Catholic School Board and youturn youth support services. Our shared vision is to provide a unique and specialized educational program to justice-involved youth that matches their needs and complexities.
The goal of this program is to reduce youths’ risk of ongoing and future involvement in the justice system by supporting their educational achievement and, subsequently, their vocational interests and success; and increasing their participation in positive and structured activities. These are two areas in which these youth have typically experienced significant struggles.
The program…Read More

June 21, 2025 - The Gang Prevention/Intervention Program (GPIP) is a partnership between the John Howard Society (JHS) of Ottawa and youturn Youth Support Services to address both the male and female pathways to involvement in gang-related crime through the provision of evidenced-based and gender responsive supports and services. By combining local data with research-based criminogenic risk factors linked to youth gang involvement, GPIP works to target youth (aged 12-20) in the City of Ottawa, Russell County and the City of Rockland. John Howard Society of Ottawa: Main Office
550 Old St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, ON
K1N 5L5…Read More

June 21, 2025 - Prevention services are available to youth and families through the John Howard Society. This program includes the provision of evidence based, gender-specific group and individual counselling delivered by trained facilitators. Support for youth involved in prevention services could include a focus on healthy relationships, structured free time, the role of thoughts and thinking in risky behaviour, as well as increasing the connection to education and employment. John Howard Society of Ottawa: Main Office
550 Old St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, ON
K1N 5L5…Read More