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Employment Support
One-to-one employment counselling, group workshops, job-readiness training, resources, safety planning, and more. Access our new employment hub and connect to additional employment resources and supports.
Groups
Group sessions are run year-round and are facilitated by our counsellors or peer support volunteers. Groups focus on topics such as self-esteem, wellness, parenting, social connection, gender-based violence and abuse, resiliency, safety planning, and more. Groups are now offered virtually to help women continue to connect through the pandemic.
Housing Support
Our Transitional Housing Support Worker assists with seeking safe and affordable housing, applying for financial assistance, remaining housed, safety planning, system navigation, referrals, information about other housing options, and meets with women in the community, where they are safest.
Jared’s Place – Legal Advocacy
Our Legal Advocate provides information, advocacy, and referrals for family, criminal, child welfare, and immigration legal matters. They provide accompaniment to legal appointments and court, safety planning, help to prepare legal documents and applications, and can provide 2-hour Domestic Violence Legal Aid vouchers.
Peer Support
Peer Support volunteers offer free, non-judgemental, and ongoing support to clients who are interested in meeting with someone who has lived experience. Peer Support volunteers can provide additional tips, strategies, and emotional support alongside engagement in other services.
If you are interested in becoming a Peer Support Volunteer, click here.
VAW Counselling
Violence Against Women (VAW) counsellors provide brief or longer-term counselling services for women who are experiencing gender-based violence, abuse, and to survivors of human trafficking. Our counsellors offer information on violence and abuse, safety planning, risk assessment, advocacy, system navigation, referrals to police and shelter, and a therapeutic space to connect and heal.
General counselling is also available. Counselling provides strength-based supports to better manage life challenges and stressors, improve coping skills, and seek different perspectives on your experiences. It aims to increase self-efficacy, awareness, self-esteem, and build healthier relationships.
COVID-19 Update: The Women’s Centre of Hamilton continues to provide services in-person, in-community, or at a distance. Please contact the office and let us know your preference. To ensure the safety of women, staff, volunteers, and other important members of our organization, we ask that you continue to wear a mask when you attend. Thank you in advance for helping us prioritize safety. – April 1, 2022