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Home / Domestic Violence / ON / Sioux Lookout / First Step Women's Shelter

First Step Women's Shelter in Sioux Lookout, ON

Domestic Violence Help in Sioux Lookout, ON

Emergency
Shelter
Primary Purpose Focused
Program
 
 
 
 
Profile
Strength 62%
  • Hotline

    800-465-3623 800-465-3623 (24⁄7)

    Hotline hours of operation

    Monday 24 hours
    Tuesday 24 hours
    Wednesday 24 hours
    Thursday 24 hours
    Friday 24 hours
    Saturday 24 hours
    Sunday 24 hours
  • Toll Free

    800-465-3623 800-465-3623
  • Business

    807-737-1438 807-737-1438
  • Text

    -
  • *Collect calls accepted
  • Languages Spoken

    English
  • Last Updated

    Mar 22, 2024
  • TTY/TTD

    -
  • Fax

    807-737-3177
  • Email

    firststep@fsws.ca
  • Hours of operation

    Monday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Wednesday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Saturday CLOSED
    Sunday CLOSED

Services

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  • Danger/lethality assessment
  • Crisis intervention services
  • Emergency shelter
  • Confidential shelter location
  • Case management
  • Safety planning
  • Domestic violence education
  • Emergency local transportation
  • Food and clothing
  • Assistance with orders of protection
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
  • Child custody services
  • Court/legal lay assistance
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
  • Attorney referral for family court
  • Legal clinics
  • Shelter resident counseling
  • Non-resident counseling
  • Sexual violence support groups
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Transitional individual housing
  • Transitional family housing
  • Permanent individual housing
  • Permanent family housing
  • Alternative housing counseling
  • Relocation services
  • Transportation
  • Goal planning assistance
  • Job skills training
  • Job search/placement
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Resources and referrals
  • Medical accompaniment
  • Spiritual services
  • Parenting skills training
  • Child care during support groups
  • Safety planning for children
  • Educational programs
  • After school programs
  • School liaison
  • Teen activity program
  • Domestic violence workshops
  • Speaker's bureau

Populations Served

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  • Women
  • Elderly
  • Teens
  • Individuals
  • Families
  • Deaf
  • Developmentally disabled
  • Disabled
  • Immigrant
  • Military
  • Rural
  • Trafficked persons
  • Prostituted persons
  • LGBTQ
  • Trans women/men

About First Step Women's Shelter

  • Website

    www.fsws.ca
  • Established

    1985
  • Beds

    14
  • Maximum Length of Stay (days)

    90
  • Wheelchair Accessible

    Yes
  • Pet Shelter

    No pet accommodations

Description

First Step Women’s Shelter provides a safe and secure emergency shelter for physically, emotionally and/or sexually abused women and their children. The shelter strives to offer cultural appropriate services with a particular focus on Indigenous women and children.