Consumer Law & Debt

Community Legal Education Ontario
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/resources-and-publications/pubs?language=en&field_legal_topic_tid_i18n=306

Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/debt-and-consumer-rights/

Carizon Financial Wellness & Credit Counselling
https://www.carizon.ca/counselling/credit-counselling/
Email Krista at [email protected] or Call (519) 743-6333 ext. 1233

Benefits Wayfinder: A guide to government benefits that can help put more money in your pocket

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Criminal Law & Criminal Injuries
Disability Law

Steps to Justice – Health & Disability
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/health-and-disability/

ARCH Disability Law Centre
https://archdisabilitylaw.ca/

Discrimination based on Race & Culture

Report Incidents of Hate or Discrimination Motivated by Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia – Coalition of Muslim Women
www.reportinghate.ca

Sulah: A Restorative Justice Approach to Help Communities Address Islamophobia, Racism and Anti-Immigrant – Community Justice Initiatives & CMW
https://cjiwr.com/sulah/

Elder Law

Steps to Justice – Elder Abuse Information
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/abuse-and-family-violence/elder-abuse/

ACE – Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/elder_abuse_-_introduction.php

Waterloo Region Police & Community Care Access Centre – Elder Abuse Response Program
https://www.wrps.on.ca/en/staying-safe/elder-abuse.aspx
http://www.cba.org/cba/cle/pdf/eld09_payne_ppt.pdf

Health, Mental Health & Community Supports

HEALTH

Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre
https://sanctuaryrefugee.ca/

KDCHC (Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre)
https://kdchc.org/

Sanguen Health Centre
https://sanguen.com/about-sanguen-health-centre/

SETTLEMENT SUPPORT

COMPASS Refugee Centre
https://compassrefugee.ca/

Reception House Waterloo Region
https://receptionhouse.ca/

KW Multicultural Centre
https://kwmulticultural.ca/refugee-services

YMCA of Three Rivers – Settlement Services
https://www.ymcacambridgekw.ca/en/immigrant-services/Settlement-Services.asp

COMMUNITY & MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

ACCKWA – Support for the HIV Positive
https://www.acckwa.com/support/

Woolwich Community Services
https://www.woolwichcommunityservices.org/

Canadian Hearing Services
https://www.chs.ca/

Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation
https://cochf.coop/

KW Counselling
https://www.kwcounselling.com/

Carizon Counselling
https://www.carizon.ca/

Here 24/7
https://here247.ca/

CMHA Waterloo Wellington
https://cmhaww.ca/

CMHA – Self Help & Peer Support
https://cmhawwselfhelp.ca/

Shalom Counselling
https://shalomcounselling.org/

OK2BME (Support for LGBT Youth)
https://ok2bme.ca/

SPECTRUM – Waterloo’s Rainbow Communtiy Space
https://ourspectrum.com/

Woolwich Community Health Centre
https://wchc.on.ca/registered-client-services/services-we-provide/

TAXES

The Working Centre – Free Tax Clinic
Call: (519) 743-1151
https://www.theworkingcentre.org/22318-free-income-tax-clinic-working-centre

Social Development Centre – Free Tax Clinic
Call: 519-579-3800 ext. 3 or E-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.waterlooregion.org/content/contact-us

HIV/Aids Legal Support

HALCO (HIV & Aids Legal Clinic Ontario)
https://www.halco.org/

Housing Law


EVICTIONS AND LANDLORD & TENANT BOARD NOTICES

YOUR RIGHTS


Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/housing-law/

ACTO (Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario)
https://www.acto.ca/

Community Justice Initiatives – Housing Mediation
www.cjiwr.com or call 519-744-6549

Social Development Centre – Eviction Prevention
Call: (519) 579-3800
http://www.waterlooregion.org/eviction-prevention-waterloo-region

Landlord and Tenant Board
http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/ltb/

Community Legal Education Ontario
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/resources-and-publications/pubs?language=en&field_legal_topic_tid_i18n=89

Lutherwood – Housing Services
https://www.lutherwood.ca/housing

Community Housing Access Centre (Region of Waterloo)
http://communityservices.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/housing/affordablecommunityhousing.asp

The Working Centre
http://www.theworkingcentre.org/tenants/185

Human Rights

Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/human-rights/

Human Rights Legal Support Centre
https://www.hrlsc.on.ca/

Indigenous Resources/Gladue Principles

Ahwenehaode Indigenous Justice Program (Waterloo Region Community Legal Services)
Call: 519-743-0254 or E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.wrcls.ca/ahwenehaode-indigenous-justice-program/

Dehsahsodre Legal Services (Healing of the Seven Generations)
Call: (519) 570-9118 or Toll Free: 1-866-676-6009
Website: https://healingofthesevengenerations.ca/programs/dehsahsodre-legal-services/

Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/criminal-law/indigenous-rights/

Indigenous Rights in Criminal Law
https://cleoconnect.ca/yourlegalrights/resource-library/?gl=408

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Steps to Justice
Offers practical information about harassment at work.
https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/employment-and-work/what-can-i-do-if-ive-been-sexually-harassed-work

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region
If you’d like someone to go to the hospital or police station with you, or you’d like emotional support or information, call the 24-Hour Support Line at (519) 741-8633. For free counselling, advocacy, or court support, call 519-571-0121.
Visit the SASCWR website.

Waterloo Region Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre
If you need medical care or physical evidence collected, go to St. Mary’s Hospital or Cambridge Memorial Hospital or call 519-749-6994.

Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, Family and Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region
If you’re under 18, and want free therapy and support, call 519-576-0540.
Visit https://www.facswaterloo.org/helpingfamilies/sexual-abuse-treatment-services for more information.

Victim Services of the Waterloo Region
If you need immediate crisis intervention or referrals, call (519) 585-2363.
Visit https://www.vswr.ca/

Waterloo Regional Police Services
In an emergency, dial 911. If you’d like to report to the police call 519-570-9777.

Supporting Migrant Farm Workers

OHCOW (Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers)
https://www.ohcow.on.ca/migrant-farm-worker-program.html

Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW)
https://harvestingfreedom.org/

KAIROS – Migrant Justice
https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/migrant-justice

WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board)
Youth Justice Support

Justice for Children and Youth (Legal Services)
https://jfcy.org/en/

Lutherwood – Youth Justice Services
https://www.lutherwood.ca/mentalhealth/cmh-services/youth-justice

Here 24/7 – Youth Justice & Court Support
https://here247.ca/programs-services/youth-justice-court-support/


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