ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Registered Name: ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Business No: 885038802RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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We are a vibrant non profit charitable organization that provides support and programming to vulnerable and marginalized women and gender diverse people who are involved in the criminal justice system, and who are homeless, precariously housed or at risk of homelessness. We work alongside these people to help them gain stability in their lives and reintegrate into the community.
We offer: court support; jail visitation; release planning; weekly programming; assistance with housing, income support and ID replacement, a food bank, a transition house, harm reduction supplies, support getting into treatment programs, hygiene kits and education & advocacy. These programs put into action our objectives to:
- Create a more effective and humane justice system through advocacy, prevention and direct service.
- Reduce the criminalization of women.
- Promote community understanding of the criminalization of women
- Promote community involvement in the justice system.
