GERALDTON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE is a 10 bed women/children’s shelter.
- The Centre operates 24/7, 365 days.
- The Centre serves the areas of Fort Hope, Marten Falls, Aroland, Nakina, Geraldton, Longlac, Caramat, Ginogaming and Reserve 58, as well as Beardmore, Jellicoe and any other clientele who needs to access our service regardless of jurisdiction
Services:
- 24 hour crisis line
- safety planning
- outreach services
- group work with children exposed to women abuse
- group work with women
- transitional housing and support services
- counseling services
- court accompaniment
- advocacy
- resource dissemination
24 hour crisis line operated by trained, experienced crisis workers
Safety Planning evaluating and organizing safety plans for women and children
Outreach Services
- community programs, on a request bases presentations on safety, budgeting, self enhancement, parenting, anger management, healthy relationships and any other request identified.
- information sessions
- workshop design, planning, implementation and facilitation
- school workshops
- request from clients, self-referrals, professionals, agencies
Group work with children exposed to women abuse concurrent groups for mothers and children who experience violent or abusive situations.
Group work with women support groups for women, who express a need and after care follows-up for women who are leaving shelter.
Transitional Housing and Support safety planning and advocacy program for women who are in transition and may be contemplating leaving an abusive relationship or environment, or have left the relationship. Support, resources and long and short term goal planning.
Counselling Services generic counseling for women and children
Court accompaniment accompanying and supporting women who need to attend court
Advocacy assisting women who request that we speak on their behalf.
Community Resources providing numbers, agencies and contacts for telephone request.
Our Contact Numbers are as follows:
Business Line: 807-854-1529 or 1-800-363-4588
fax: 807-854-0466
Crisis Line: 807-854-1571 or 1-800-265-7317
e-mail : gfrc@greenstone.ca