Community Resources

• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services: 519-752-1005 ext 221; www.novavita.org/emergency-shelter
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• Rosewood House: 519-750-1547; www.rosewoodhouse.on.ca
• Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services: 519-445-4324; ganohkwasra.com
• Salvation Army – Brantford Booth Centre: 519-753-4193; www.salvationarmybrantford.ca
• St. Leonard’s Community Services:
  • Brantford Downtown Outreach Team: 226-227-9928; www.st-leonards.com/housing/programs/brantford-downtown-outreach-team
  • Youth Resource Centre: 519-758-9644; www.st-leonards.com/housing/programs/youth-resource-centre
• Brantford Police Services: 519-756-0113 (Non-Emergency Phone Line); www.brantfordpolice.ca
• Victim Services of Brant: 519-752-3140; www.victimservicesbrant.on.ca

• Brant Community Healthcare System: 519-751-5544; bchsys.org
  • Brantford General Hospital: 519-752-7871
    • Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care (Brantford General Hospital): 519-751-5544 ext 4449; www.bchsys.org/en/care-services/sexual-assault-and-domestic-violence-care.aspx
  • The Willett Urgent Care Centre Paris: 519-442-2251
• Telehealth: www.ontario.ca/page/get-medical-advice-telehealth-ontario
  • Phone: 1-866-797-0000
  • TTY: 1-866-797-0007

• Sexual Assault Centre of Brant – Crisis and Support Line: 519-751-3471; sacbrant.ca
• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services: 519-752-1005 ext 221
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• Willowbridge Community Services: 519-753-4173; willowbridge.ca/counselling-services/individuals
• Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care (Brantford General Hospital): 519-751-5544 ext 4449; www.bchsys.org/en/care-services/sexual-assault-and-domestic-violence-care.aspx
• St. Leonard’s Community Services: 519-759-8830; www.st-leonards.com/admh/services
• Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services: 519-445-4324; ganohkwasra.com
• Brantford Native Housing: 519-750-4556; www.brantfordnativehousing.com/i-am-a-kind-man.htm
• Native Women’s Centre: 1-888-308-6559; www.nativewomenscentre.com

• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services: 519-752-1005 ext 255; www.novavita.org/challenge-to-change
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• Sexual Assault Centre of Brant – Crisis and Support Line: 519-751-3471; sacbrant.ca
• Willowbridge Community Services: 519-753-4173; willowbridge.ca
• Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services: 519-445-4324; ganohkwasra.com/community-counselling-education
• Brantford Native Housing: 519-750-4556; www.brantfordnativehousing.com/i-am-a-kind-man.htm

• City of Brantford:
  • Brantford Housing and Homelessness Services: 519-759-3330; www.brantford.ca/en/living-here/find-affordable-housing.aspx
  • Housing Resource Centre: www.brantford.ca/en/living-here/housing-resource-centre.aspx
• The Salvation Army Housing Resource Centre: 519-802-4332; www.hrcbrantford.org
• Brantford Native Housing: 519-756-2205; www.brantfordnativehousing.com
• Canadian Mental Health Association: 519-752-2998; bhn.cmha.ca/programs-services/housing
• Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services: 519-445-4324; ganohkwasra.com/residential/next-step-program/
• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services – Housing Support: 519-752-1005 ext 221; www.novavita.org/transitional-support-and-housing
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• St. Leonard’s Community Services: 519-759-8830; www.st-leonards.com/housing

• Ontario Works Brantford: 519-759-3330; 1-833-771-1163; www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ow
• Housing Resource Centre: 519-802-4332; www.hrcbrantford.org
• Child and Family Benefits: www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/child-and-family-benefits.html
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Board: 1-800-372-7463; tribunalsontario.ca/cicb
• Brantford Service Canada Centre: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/tbsc-fsco/sc-dsp.jsp?rc=3551&lang=eng
• Employment Insurance: www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei.html
• Willowbridge Community Services: 519-753-4173; willowbridge.ca/financial-empowerment-services/financial-guidance
• Family Responsibility Office (FRO) Regarding Spousal and Child Support: 1-800-267-4330; www.ontario.ca/page/family-responsibility-office-services-during-covid-19
• Ontario Disability Support Program: 519-756-5790; www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/odsp

• Community Legal Clinic – Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk: 519-752-8669; www.bhnlegalclinic.ca
• Family Law Info Clinic (FLIC): 519-758-3460
• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services (Family Court Support): 519-752-1005 ext 221; novavita.org/transitional-support-and-housing/#family-court-support
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre (Indigenous Courtwork Program): 519-304-7400; www.facebook.com/BRISCbrantford
• Aboriginal Legal Services: 1-844-633-2886; aboriginallegal.ca
• Canadian Partnership for International Justice: cpij-pcji.ca
• Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services (Family Court Support Worker Program): 519-445-4324; ganohkwasra.com
• AXIS Family Mediation Inc Information & Referral Coordinators: 1-888-988-AXIS; axisfamilymediation.com/information-and-referral-coordination-services-irc
• Legal Aid Ontario: 1-800-668-8258; www.legalaid.on.ca
• Office of the Children’s Lawyer: 416-314-8000; www.ontario.ca/page/office-childrens-lawyer
• Six Nations Justice Department: 1-866-964-5920; sixnationsjustice.com
• St. Leonard’s Community Services (Community Justice Programs): 519-756-1117 ext 2222; www.st-leonards.com/justice
• Victim/Witness Assistance Program: 1-888-579-2888, www.ontario.ca/victimservices

• YMCA-HBB Employment, Education & Immigrant Services: 519-752-4568; www.ymcahbb.ca/Programs/Categories/Community-Initiatives/Immigrant-Services

In an emergency, dial 9-1-1. Non-emergency phone numbers for local police departments are included below.

• Brantford Police Services: 519-756-7050; www.brantfordpolice.ca
• Brant County OPP: 519-442-2242; www.brant.ca/en/resident-services/brant-opp.aspx#
• Six Nations Police: 519-445-2811; snpolice.ca

• Child and Family Services of Grand Erie: 519-753-8681; cfsge.ca
• Dalhousie Place Supervised Access: 519-751-0466; www.dalhousieplace.com
• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services:
  • Children’s Counselling & Child Witness: 519-752-1005 ext 221; novavita.org/childrens-programs
  • Caring Families: 519-752-1005 ext 221; caringfamilies.ca
• A.R.T.C. Adult Day Program, Brantford: 519-753-1882; www.artc.ca/default.html
• Big Brothers Big Sisters: 519-302-3222; granderie.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
• Boys and Girls Club of Brantford: 519-752-2964; www.bgcbrant.ca
• Ogwadeni:deo: 519-445-0230; www.sixnations.ca/Ogwadeni:deo
• Contact Brant: 519-758-8228; contactbrant.net/parents
• Early ON Child and Family Centre Brantford-Brant: 519-759-3833; earlyonbrantfordbrant.ca
• Willowbridge Community Services: 519-753-4173; willowbridge.ca
• Kids Can Fly: 519-448-1713; www.kidscanfly.ca
• Parachute Program & Mothers in Mind (MIM): 519-755-9482; www.kidscanfly.ca/the-parachute-club
• Lansdowne Children’s Centre: 519-753-3153; www.lansdownecentre.ca
• Office of the Children’s Lawyer: 416-314-8000; www.ontario.ca/page/office-childrens-lawyer
• Hope Pregnancy & Family Support Centre: 519-756-3787; www.hope-centre.com
• Six Nations Child Care Resource Centre: 519-445-2071
• Taylor the Turtle (Sexual Assault Centre of Brant): 519-751-3471; taylorsrights.ca
• Why Not Youth Centre: 519-759-2221; whynotyouthcentres.com
• Parker’s Project: 226-208-7401; www.parkersproject.info
• Margot’s Place: 226-208-7401; www.facebook.com/MargotsPlace

• Contact Brant: 519-758-8228; contactbrant.net/
• Lansdowne Children’s Centre: 519-753-3153; www.lansdownecentre.ca/
• Woodview Mental Health & Autism Services: 519-752-5308; woodview.ca/
• Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre: 519-304-7400; www.facebook.com/BRISCbrantford/

• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services: novavita.org/seniors
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• R.T.C. Adult Day Program, Brantford: 519-753-1882; www.artc.ca
• Beckett Adult Leisure Centre: 519-756-3261 ext. 5569; www.brantford.ca/en/things-to-do/beckett-adult-leisure-centre.aspx
• Brant Elder Abuse Awareness Committee: 519-752-3140; victimservicesbrant.on.ca
• Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: 1-888-495-8501; www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm
• County of Brant: 519-442-7268; www.brant.ca/en/resident-services/seniors-services.aspx
• Grand River Council on Aging: 519-754-0777 ext 438; www.facebook.com/GrandRiverCOA
• City of Brantford:
  • Healthy Aging – City of Brantford Age Friendly Strategy: www.brantford.ca/en/living-here/resources/Documents/Healthy-Aging-City-of-Brantford-Age-Friendly-Strategy.pdf
  • Senior’s Tool Kit: www.brantford.ca/en/living-here/resources/Documents/Healthy-Living/Seniors-Toolkit—2018-Version.pdf
  • What is Elder Abuse?: www.brantford.ca/en/living-here/resources/Documents/Right-Now-A-Community-Strategy-to-Prevent-and-Address-Elder-Abuse.pdf
• Home Instead Senior Care: 519-752-4663; www.homeinstead.ca/location/3035/
• John Noble Home: 519-756-2920; www.jnh.ca
• Nurse Next Door Home Care Services: 519-900-6025; www.nursenextdoor.com/locations/brantford-on
• Senior Newcomer Women: www.immigrantandrefugeenff.ca/violence-against-women/seniors
• Senior Resource Centre: 519-309-0032; www.facebook.com/BrantfordSeniorsResourceCentre
• Senior Safety Line (Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario): 1-866-299-1011; www.elderabuseontario.com/

• Youth Resource Centre: 519-758-9644; www.st-leonards.com/housing/programs/youth-resource-centre
• Big Brothers Big Sisters: 519-302-3222; granderie.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
• Boys and Girls Club of Brantford: 519-752-2964; www.bgcbrant.ca
• Child and Family Services of Grand Erie: 519-753-8681; cfsge.ca
• Ogwadeni:deo: 519-445-1864; www.sixnations.ca/Ogwadeni:deo
• Hope Pregnancy & Family Support Centre: 519-756-3787; www.hope-centre.com
• Parker’s Project: 226-208-7401; www.parkersproject.info
• Margot’s Place: 226-208-7401; www.facebook.com/MargotsPlace
• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services: novavita.org/childrens-programs
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• Why Not Youth Centre: 519-759-2221; whynotyouthcentres.com/
• Ganohkwasra Youth Lodge: 519-445-0216;  ganohkwasra.com/residential/youth-lodge
• Native Youth Sexual Health Network: www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com
• Indigenous Courtwork Program (Brantford Regional Indigenous Support Centre): 519-304-7400; www.facebook.com/BRISCbrantford
• LGBT Youthline: youthline.ca
  • Phone: 1-800-268-9688
  • Text: 647-694-4275
• The Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org
  • Phone: 1-866-488-7386
  • Text: 678678
• Love Is Respect: 1-866-331-9474; www.loveisrespect.org
• Youth Fusion: 519-752-4568; www.ymcahbb.ca/Programs/Community-Initiatives/Youth-Fusion?location=02ce7938-0165-44a4-b4e1-73ff78ad29de
• Newcomer Youth: newyouth.ca/en

• Brantford & Brant County Integrated Mental Health 24-Hour Crisis Service: 519-759-7188; 1-866-811-7188
• Canadian Mental Health Association: 519-752-2998; bhn.cmha.ca
• St. Leonard’s Community Services: 519-754-0253; www.st-leonards.com/admh
• Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team (MCRRT): 911; www.st-leonards.com/admh/programs/mobile-crisis-rapid-response-team
• Crisis Outreach And Support Team (COAST): www.st-leonards.com/admh/programs/crisis-outreach-and-support-team
• Brant Community Healthcare System – Mental Health and Addictions: 519-751-5544; www.bchsys.org/en/care-services/mental-health-and-addiction.aspx
• Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services: novavita.org/emergency-shelter/
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Phone/Text: 519-752-HELP (4357)
  • 24hr Crisis & Support – Chat: www.novavita.org/chat
• Willowbridge Community Services: 519-753-4173; willowbridge.ca
• Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre: www.multiculturalmentalhealth.ca/en
• Rosewood House: 519-750-1547; www.rosewoodhouse.on.ca
• Sexual Assault Centre of Brant: 519-751-3471; sacbrant.ca
• Wellness Together Canada: Text WELLNESS to 741741; wellnesstogether.ca
• Bounce Back Ontario: 1-866-345-0224; bouncebackontario.ca
• Mind Beacon: www.mindbeacon.com

• St. Leonard’s Community Services: 519-754-0253; www.st-leonards.com/admh
• Brant Community Healthcare System – Mental Health and Addictions: 519-751-5544; www.bchsys.org/en/care-services/mental-health-and-addiction.aspx
• ACT Clinic Brantford: 519-720-0228; acttoronto.com/act-brantford-193-colborne-street
• Al-Anon Family Groups: 1-888-425-2666; al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings
• Brant-Erie Alcoholics Anonymous: 519-752-5981: branterie-aa.org
• Brantford Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic: 519-758-0008; www.hnhbhealthline.ca/displayservice.aspx?id=187729
• Narcotics Anonymous: 1-888-811-3887; orscna.org
• New Directions Group: 519-445-2143; www.snhs.ca/NDG.htm

• Brant Community Healthcare System: 519-751-5544; www.bchsys.org
  • Brantford General Hospital: 519-752-7871
  • The Willett Urgent Care Centre Paris: 519-442-2251
• Brant County Health Unit: 519-753-4937; www.bchu.org
• The AIDS Network: 1‑866‑563‑0563; aidsnetwork.ca/need-help/haldimand-norfolk-brant-support-services
• Avenue Medical Centre: (519) 753-8666; www.avenuemedical.ca
• Brantford West Medical Centre: 519-304-9200; www.brantfordclinic.com
• Home and Community Care Support Services: 519-759-7752; healthcareathome.ca/hnhb
• Community Living Brant: 519-756-2662; clbrant.com
• De Dwa Da Dehs Nye Aboriginal Health Centre: 519-752-4340; aboriginalhealthcentre.com
• Grand River Community Health Centre: 519-754-0777; grandriverchc.ca
• Health Care Connect: “Find a Family Doctor or Nurse-Practitioner”: 1-800-445-1822; www.ontario.ca/page/find-family-doctor-or-nurse-practitioner
• Healthy Smiles Ontario – Dental Care: 519-753-4937 ext 450; www.bchu.org/dental
• North Woodlands Medical Centre: 519-759-6116; www.northwoodlands.com
• Hope Pregnancy & Family Support Centre: 519-756-3787; www.hope-centre.com

• Brantford Food Bank: 519-751-4357; crs-help.ca/foodbank
• Soup For The Soul (St. Andrews Brantford): www.facebook.com/soupforthesoulbrantford
• Alexandria Presbyterian Church: 519-753-1602; alexandrapresbyterian.ca
• Friendship House of Brant: 519-753-3833; www.friendship-house-of-brant.org
• Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church: 519-753-3833; faithlutheranbrantford.com
• Salvation Army (Brantford): 519-752-7813; www.salvationarmybrantford.ca
• Salvation Army (Paris): 519-442-3432; www.salvationarmybrantford.ca/foodbankparis.html
• Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Brant: 519-751-0143 ; ssvpbrant.ca
• Kindness Centre (Freedom House): 226-401-3626; www.facebook.com/kindnesscentre

• Brant County SPCA: 519-756-6620; www.brantcountyspca.com
• SafePet Ontario: safepet.ca
• Ontario Veterinary Medical Association: 1-800-670-1702; www.ovma.org/pet_owners/safepet.html

• Brantford Transit: 519-753-3847; www.brantford.ca/en/transportation/brantford-transit.aspx
• Bell City Cabs: 519-759-1300; bellcitycabs.com
• Brant Taxi: 519-752-1010 or 1-888-710-8239; branttaxi.com
• Via Rail (Brantford Station): 1-888-842-7245; www.viarail.ca
• City Taxi: 519-759-7800; citycab.ca
• Go Transit: 1-888-438-6646; www.gotransit.com/en/trip-planning/plan-your-trip
• O-Town Taxi and Delivery: 519-757-7870; www.facebook.com/otowntaxidelivery
• Six Nations Taxi and Delivery: 519-865-8294; www.facebook.com/SIXNATIONSTAXI

• The Bridge Brant: 519-756-6620; www.facebook.com/TheBridgeBrantford
• Brantford Pride: brantfordpride.ca
• Sexual Assault Centre of Brant: 519-751-1164; sacbrant.ca
• LGBT Youthline: youthline.ca
  • Phone: 1-800-268-9688
  • Text: 647-694-4275
• The Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org
  • Phone: 1-866-488-7386
  • Text: 678678
• Love Is Respect (LGBTQ+ Relationships): 1-866-331-9474; www.loveisrespect.org/resources/lgbtq-relationships-and-dating-violence
• Trans Lifeline Canada: 1-877-330-6366; translifeline.org
• Native Youth Sexual Health Network: www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com