First Step Womens Shelter

Services We Can Provide

  • Crisis support and intervention
  • Support to family members and friends
  • Referrals to our Counsellors
  • Follow-up
  • Wellness planning
  • Safety Planning
  • Access to information and referral
  • Coordination of criminal justice and support services, as identified by the victim
  • Liaison and networking with other service providers towards the goals of integration of services, ease of access, and capacity building for individuals and communities
  • Flexibility in the program/service design to allow maximum responsiveness to specific need and circumstance
  • Information and education for the community and professionals on issues of violence and crime, and participation in community events to eliminate violence and crime
  • In recognition of cultural diversity, to support service provision in the language of choice of the victim/survivor

If you would benefit from a meeting in person, our team will come out to see you. We provide in person crisis intervention in the community. This service is available 24 hrs, 7 days a week, 365 days a year within the City of Sioux Lookout.