
Our Services for Indigenous Women in Hamilton
Are you an Indigenous woman in Hamilton? We’re here for you.
ONWA PROGRAMS & SERVICES IN HAMILTON
Babaamendam (Trauma-Informed Care)
Creates safe spaces for Indigenous women who wish to exit oppressive and violent situations.
Delivery Sites: Hamilton, Napanee, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Timmins
Breaking Free from Family Violence
Delivers services to families at risk of or involved with child welfare and/or family violence sectors, and supports women to navigate through the complex systems encountered when experiencing violence and involvement in child welfare matters.
Delivery Sites: Kenora, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Timmins
Chapter Sites: Fort Erie (Niagara Chapter of Native Women), Hamilton (Hamilton-Wentworth Chapter of Native Women), Midland (Georgian Bay Native Women's Association), Orillia (Orillia Native Women's Group), Sioux Lookout (Sunset Women's Aboriginal Circle), Thunder Bay (Beendigen, Inc), Toronto (Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto)
Centralized Intake
Provides a single point of contact for referents and community members to access immediate supports and brief services across the province of Ontario.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
Community Health Outreach
Builds community capacity in community health and wellness, with the knowledge that if Indigenous women are well, the community is well.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Greenstone
Chapter Sites: Sioux Lookout (Sunset Women's Aboriginal Circle), Thunder Bay (Beendigen, Inc)
Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women
Provides education, training and tools to empower and support Indigenous women’s healing, specifically survivors of sexual assault and abuse, based on the needs of the individuals.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay
Indigenous Anti-Human Trafficking
Supports Indigenous communities in providing survivor-focused and localized responses to end Human Trafficking.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
Chapter Sites: Akwesasne (Aboriginal Shelters of Ontario), Fort Erie (Niagara Chapter of Native Women), Fort Frances (Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services), Ottawa (Métis Nation of Ontario, Minwaashin Lodge), Toronto (Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto)
Indigenous Diabetes Education
Educates and supports communities about the risk of diabetes and diabetes management.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Assists Indigenous families in providing the best possible opportunities for healthy development of children through family home visiting, service coordination, and referrals.
Delivery Sites: Greenstone, Hamilton, Kenora, Napanee, Ottawa, Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay
Indigenous Responsible Gambling Awareness
Provides community awareness, education, prevention, and resource development regarding responsible gambling for the benefit of all Indigenous women and their families.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
Indigenous Women’s Leadership
Builds capacity and supports Indigenous women as leaders in their current roles as leaders of organizations and communities. Maintaining relationships with ONWA’s membership.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
Mindimooyenh Health Clinic
OUR JOURNEY TO SAFE INDIGENOUS FOCUSED HEALTHCARE
Offers a holistic community member driven approach to vaccination and healthcare in a safe space.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Family Support
Supports families and loved ones of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIWG) with the reconciliation and healing process.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
She is Wise
PASSING ON OUR WISDOM
Builds leadership and capacity rooted in Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being through a focus on Indigenous woman at the centre approach.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
She Is Wise Magazine
Official publication of the Ontario Native Women's Association: an empowering voice for Indigenous women in print and online.
Provincially available
Youth Life Promotion (Mentorship)
Supports Indigenous youth life promotion and suicide prevention activities, including mental health and wellness supports, and clinical and land-based programming.
Provincially available
Delivery Sites: Thunder Bay
HAMILTON SHELTERS
905-664-1114
Native Women’s Centre – Healing Our Sisters
905-389-9908
143 Wentworth Street South
905-528-9442
24 hours
Good Shepherd – Women’s Shelter (Mary’s Place)
30 Pearl St. North
905-540-8000 (general information)
905-523-6277 (crisis line)
Mon – Sun 24 hours
Good Shepherd – Women’s Shelter (Martha House)
25 Ray St. North
905-523-8895
Mon – Sun 24 hours
Mission Services of Hamilton (Inasmuch House)
905-529-8149 (general info)
905-529-8600 (crisis line)
Mon – Sun 24 hours
Interval House of Hamilton
630 Sanatorium Rd
905-387-9959 (general info)
905-387-8881 (crisis line)
Mon – Sun 24 hours
Salvation Army Halton Lighthouse Shelter
905-339-2918
*Located in Oakville. The shelter may be able to arrange transportation to Burlington shelter
Barrett Centre
905-529-7878
*Crisis Line, Mental Health Crisis line, Shelter Service
Mountainview
905-318-2666
Halton Womens Place
905-332-1200
Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention
519-752-1005
Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services
519-445-4324
Womankind Shelter/Addiction Services
905-521-9591
YWCA
905-527-2238
EMERGENCY FOOD & COMMUNITY KITCHENS
Salvation Army – Food Bank
80 Bay St. North
905-540-1888
Mon-Wed, Fri 9:30 am – 11:45 am, 1pm- 3:30 pm
*Thur 9:30 am – 11:45 am
Salvation Army – Food Bank
150 King St. W Ste 1 Dundas
905-627-0572
Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30 am – 11:30 am; Fri 1pm – 3:30 pm
Restoration House – Food Bank
103 McNab St. North
905-527-1622
Fri 12:00 noon
Welcome Inn Community Centre – Food Bank
40 Wood Street
905-712-4726
Mon, Wed, Fri 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre – Food Bank and Emergency Services
28 Athens St.
905-574-1334
Mon – Wed 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; Thur 12:30 pm – 7:30pm; Fri closed; Pet food also available
Eva Rothwell Centre – Emergency Food Pantry
460 Wentworth St.
905-526-1558 ext: 419
Mon – Fri 10 am – 4 pm
Good Shepard – Venture Centre Marketplace
155 Cannon St. East
905-972-9485
Mon, Thur 9 am – 3 pm
Provides food and clothing
Mission Services of Hamilton – Good Food Centre
196 Wentworth St. North
905-528-4212
Mon – Fri 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
*Provides hampers that contains 5 food groups and 3-5 days of food for every person in the home
Ancaster Community Services - Food bank
300 Wilson St East
905-648-6675
Office: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm
*Food Bank Mon, Tue 9 am – 4 pm by appointment only
King’s Way Outreach Centre – Food Pantry
649 King St. East
905-296-9473
Mon – Thur 11 am – 12:30 pm; 1:30 pm – 3 pm
*Grocery baskets provided to those in need upon request as food items are available
Niwasa Food Bank
785 Brittania Avenue
905-549-4884
Mondays & Thursdays 9am-12pm
Wesley Centre Drop in – Hot Meals daily
195 Ferguson Ave, N
905-528-5640
Hamilton Regional Indian Centre; Friendship Centre
34 Ottawa Street North
905-548-9593
Monday – Thursday 5pm Dinner
Thursdays 1pm – Meals to go
Native Women Centre – Emergency Outreach Program (Foodbank)
1900 King Street East
Delivered to Community Member once a month
905-664-1114
Former Creek Community Church, Rear Entrance – Food Bank
605 Hwy 8
Stoney Creek
Monday, Wednesday, Thursdays 9:30-1pm
905-643-2090
St. Matthews House – Food Bank
414 Barton Street East
905-523-5546 ext 230
Living Rock Youth Services (13-25yrs)
30 Wilson Street
Breakfast Program Monday – Friday 7:45am – 9:30am
Evening Meal Drop in program Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:30pm-9pm; Saturday 1:30-4:30
Food Bank – Tuesday & Thursday 1-4pm; Wednesday 1:30-4pm; Saturday 1:30-5:30pm