5 Eastern Counties VON Denise Paquette
205 Amelia St, Cornwall, ON
Ph: 613-932-3451
Fax: 613-932-0998
Email: paquetted@vonecb.on.ca
Areas Served: 5 Eastern Counties and Akwesasne
Goals:
Increase awareness of, prevent and respond to the abused older adults through a coordinated response network
Objectives:
To increase community and agency/organizational awareness of elder abuse; to prevent elder abuse through the development of training and educational opportunities for seniors/elders, service providers, caregivers, volunteers, students and the community at large; to utilize diverse strengths and resources to develop mechanisms for responding effectively to elder abuse
Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Access Centre for H&PEC Laurie French
Bay View Mall
470 Dundas St. East, Belleville
Ph: 613-966-3530
Fax: 613-966-0996
Email: Laurie.French@hpe.ccac-ont.ca
Goals:
To maintain, promote and enhance the elder abuse community response network in H&PEC with priority commitments to education and community networking
Hastings & Prince Edward Counties
Strategic directions:
Develop Organizational capacity of the network.
Increase awareness and understanding of elder abuse issues among service providers and seniors
Promote coordinated community response to elder abuse
Public relations and communications
Kingston
COA of Frontenac-Kingston Sharon Hogan
230 Brock St.
Kingston, ON
Ph: 613-542-0430
Email: eas@kingston.net
Description:
Public awareness through media campaign, displays, presentations, education service providers, seniors, caregivers and community
Network Events/Projects: Development of a Volunteer Peer Support Program
Ottawa The Council on Aging of Ottawa
Al Loney
101-1247 Kilborn Place
Ottawa, ON
Description: The Council on Aging works with and for seniors in the community to voice issues and concerns to all levels of government and to the general public
Elder Abuse Steering Committee Barbara Burns Elder Abuse Steering Committee 1247 Kilborn Place
Ottawa, ON
Ph: 613-789-3577
Area Served: Ottawa
Description:
Tasked with the guiding COA efforts relating to elder abuse working toward coordination, awareness, advocacy, prevention and education.
Network Events/Projects:
Community Response Manual: review best practices, review other products for content consideration
Elder Abuse Resource Directory: launched March 9, 2005
Coordination Office: jointly managed by Nepean, Rideau & Osgoode Community Resource Centre (serving Bank Street and West of Ottawa) and the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre (serving Bank Street and East of Ottawa) with the purpose to provide an information line available during work hours in order to facilitate the coordination of service providers and the Consultation team. Development of protocol, terms of reference, referral process and staff training program.
Consultation Team: reports to the Steering Committee. Will respond to complex elder abuse cases by working with the Coordination Service in an advisory capacity in order to provide options to service providers
Coordination of services with the Ottawa Police Services: coordinated with the Consultation team and the Coordination Office with the police officer in charge of elder abuse issues and investigations
Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre Angie Hamson, Elder Abuse Coordinator
Beacon Hill Shopping Centre
2339 Ogilvy Rd
Gloucester, ON
Ph: 613-741-6025 ext 108
Fax: 613-741-7029
Web: www.eorc-gloucester.ca/aboutus.php
Areas Served: East Ottawa
Description: Counseling for individuals, families, children and youth; crisis intervention; individual and group support to women facing abuse and to children who witness violence; services for older adults, caregivers and persons with disabilities; information, resources and referral workshops and self-help groups; community development initiatives; and other services.
Nepean Elder Abuse Coalition
3730 Richmond Rd., suite 106
Ottawa, ON
Ph: 613-596-5626
Fax: 613-596-1870
Areas Served: Nepean, Rideau & Osgoode
Response to Elder Abuse Prevention and Awareness Coalition in Renfrew County (REAPAC) Kim Sheppard Marianhill 600 Cecelia St Pembroke Ph: 613-735-6839, ext 231
Fax: 613-732-3934
Email: ksheppard@marianhill.ca
Renfrew Response to Elder Abuse Prevention and Awareness Coalition in Renfrew County (REAPAC) Kim Sheppard Marianhill 600 Cecelia St Pembroke Ph: 613-735-6839, ext 231
Fax: 613-732-3934
Email: ksheppard@marianhill.ca
If you are experiencing elder abuse, or know someone who is, then please call the Victim Support Line
(8am-10pm, 7 days/week) Toronto: (416) 314-2447; Toll-free: 1-888-579-2888. Emergencies: Call 911
