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The primary purpose of Omushkegikwew House (Moosonee
Family Resource Centre) is to provide safety, support and encouragement
to abused women and their children and to any women in crisis.
While at Omushkegiskwew House, women work on their
own individual needs. Whether a woman decides to return to her
home or to do otherwise, we encourage her to become independent and to
empower herself so that she can make her own decisions.
In consultation with mothers, we provide
counselling for children because we are greatly concerned with their
specific needs.
Our shelter is staffed with experienced
counsellors, 24 hours a day. Besides our residential services, we
also offer non-residential counselling services and a crisis support
program with continuing follow up support.
Crisis Support Worker
The purpose of the Crisis Support Worker is to
provide pre-crisis counselling and post-crisis counselling, education
and support to women who are victims of abuse and violence. The
counsellor will also develop and maintain a support network for women
and assume an advocacy role within the support system.
- Provides counselling and support services
to victims of family abuse and violence who are residents of the Family
Resource Centre and/or women who reside in the communities that
are served by the Centre.
- Facilitate group support sessions.
- Provide crisis support counselling and
public education services.
- Provide information seminars/workshops to
community members on the issues of family violence.
Child & Youth Support Worker
The purpose of the Child and Youth Support Worker
is to provide counselling and support services to children who have
witnessed woman abuse and/or family violence. Support and
education with the parent is essential for the child's emotional
well-being.
- Provide group support counselling/one-on-one
sessions by using the Building Bridges Program.
- Work within the school setting with children who
have witnessed family violence.
- Teach techniques to mothers on how to manage
children's behaviours. Refer to other agencies when required.
- Provide information/awareness to agencies,
schools and community on issues of family violence.
Transitional and Housing Support Worker
The purpose of the program is to help abused women
build stable lives by helping them establish a network of supports and
to find and maintain housing. The Transitional and Housing Support
worker will offer flexible services to women as they establish violence
free lives. The worker will help identify the support they need
and access those supports. the worker will also liaise and
coordinate with other community support agencies.
The program will serve women who have experienced
domestic violence and are trying to establish lives separate from their
abuser in their community and may be residing in emergency shelters,
second stage transitional housing, social housing or other
accommodations. the program may also work with women living with
their abuser to make choices to increase their safety and the safety of
their children.
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