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Organization:
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Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
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Phone Numbers:
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613-729-3145
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After Hours:
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613-729-1393
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Fax:
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613-729-9308
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Address:
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Bruyère Centre for Immigrant/Centre Bruyère pour immigrants
219 Argyle Ave, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON
K2P 2H4
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Intersection:
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O'Connor St and Catherine St
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
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Public Contacts:
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Mercy Lawluvi - Executive Director
613-729-3145 ext 227 * mercy@iwso.ca
Noushin Alyzad Ragheb - Manager, HR & Volunteer Coordination
613-729-3145 ext 259 * noushin@iwso.ca
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Service Description:
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Crisis Intervention and Counselling Service: Gender-based violence * Crisis intervention * short-and long-term counselling * information, referral and support services * support to victims of war and trauma * support and information on various options for pregnant women
Orientation and Adaptation Services
Needs assessment and information and referral to community and social services * support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care * support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care community support through volunteer befriending, conversation circles to practice English or French * help with connecting to language classes * workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture
Translation and interpretation services -- professionally trained interpreters with expertise in health, community and social services: in person, by phone and Video Remote Interpreting (VRI)
Supportive counselling -- short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges
Citizenship Preparation -- courses, tests and activities to help newcomers prepare for the citizenship test: in class or online.
Employment Counselling and Preparation
Job search preparation and training-- developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills
Employment counselling -- resume help, job readiness clinic, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
Job search workshops held monthly offer free childcare * referrals * computer training
Support services for women who are victims/ survivors of violence and/or newcomers and their families
Support Groups--10-week support group for women survivors of violence * Transportation, child care and language interpretation available.
Children Who Witness Violence Program-- Support and information to children who witness violence in the home * individual counselling for children * family counselling * art club for children and mothers * Offered in partnership with Family Services à la famille Ottawa.
Transitional and Housing Support Program for Abused Women
Other Settlement Services
Language Interpreter Training-- For culturally diverse women and men who fulfill the requirements for training * For more information on this program, call the Language Interpretation service
Public Education, Training and Outreach-- Information sessions on Ottawa's diverse community * anti-oppression training for service providers * public education sessions on domestic violence for newcomers * workshops for newcomer immigrant women on parenting in a new culture, legal information, social assistance etc. * collaboration with service providers and community partners to reach isolated newcomer immigrants and refugee women
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Fees:
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None
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Application:
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Referrals by the police, hospitals, shelters, lawyers and organizations serving immigrants
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Immigrant women victims / survivors of violence * children who witness violence
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Languages:
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English ; Arabic ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; German ; Hindi ; Italian ; Korean ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Russian ; Spanish ; Akan ; Albanian ; Amharic ; Armenian ; Bengali ; Bosnian ; Burmese ; Croatian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dari ; Dinka ; Farsi ; Greek ; Gujarati ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Japanese ; Khmer ; Kurdish ; Lingala ; Macedonian ; Malay ; Nepali ; Nuer ; Oromo ; Pashto ; Punjabi ; Romanian ; Serbian ; Shona ; Slovak ; Somali ; Swahili ; Swedish ; Tagalog ; Tamil ; Thai ; Turkish ; Ukrainian ; Urdu ; Vietnamese ; Yiddish
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Area Served:
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Ottawa (City of)
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Last Updated:
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3/4/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=212287
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