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Boys & Girls Clubs of Ottawa - Opens in a new window
The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa has been helping at-risk children and youth across Ottawa for nearly 100 years. It has the greatest reach and impact on at-risk children and youth in the city with more than 100,000 visits per year.
Canadian Criminal Justice Association - Opens in a new window
The CCJA is an umbrella organization representing all elements of the criminal justice system, including the public. It exists to promote rational, informed and responsible debate in order to develop a more humane and effective justice system.
Elizabeth Fry Society - Opens in a new window
Since 1951, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa law provides practical and effective support services for women incarcerated in provincial and federal institutions in Ottawa.
House of Hope - Opens in a new window
Community Residential Facilities (CRFs) promote the successful reintegration of offenders into the community. CRFs contribute to the management of risk by ensuring that suitable accommodation, support systems, and monitoring are in place to assist conditionally released individuals become law-abiding citizens.
The John Howard Society of Canada - Opens in a new window
It is the role of the JHSC to advocate for effective, just and humane responses to the causes and consequences of crime to senior public servants, cabinet ministers, senators and members of parliament. Service delivery, programming, and housing, happens in the local offices across Canada.
MAP Reintegration
MAP Reintegration is a volunteer organization that provides community support to individuals leaving prison and settling in the Ottawa area.
Ontario Community Justice Association - Opens in a new window
OCJA is a non-profit organization representing providers of community justice programming throughout the province. It is comprised of professionals from across Ontario, employed by a community based organization affiliated with the justice system.
Ontario Women's Justice Network - Opens in a new window
OWJN aims to help survivors of violence and their supporters better understand legal rights in Ontario.
The Salvation Army: Ottawa Booth Centre - Opens in a new window
The Salvation Army Ottawa Booth Centre provides effective, client-centered programs and services, which respond to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the vulnerable in our community.
Youth Services Bureau
YSB is one of the largest and most comprehensive non‑profit agencies serving youth in the Ottawa community. More than 350 caring professionals work from 20 locations across the city to deliver a vast range of programs and services that support at‑risk youth and their families.
You Turn: Youth Support Services
Youturn provides services in English and French to high-risk youth aged 12-24 and their families living in Ottawa and the counties of Stormont-Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G), Renfrew, Prescott-Russell and are involved or at risk of becoming involved in the justice system.

Canada's Department of Justice - Opens in a new window
The Department supports the Minister of Justice in his responsibilities for 49 statutes and areas of federal law by ensuring a bilingual and bijural national legal framework principally within the following domains: criminal (and youth) justice, family justice, access to justice, Aboriginal justice, public law and private international law.
E-Laws Statutes and Regulations of Ontario - Opens in a new window
Provides access to official copies of Ontario's statutes and regulations. e-Laws is updated continually. New source law is usually published on e-Laws within two business days.
Justice Laws Website - Opens in a new window
The Justice Laws Website provides a consolidation, or updated version, of the federal Acts and regulations maintained by the Department of Justice. This website is updated weekly.
METRAC Action on Violence - Opens in a new window
METRAC works with individuals, communities and institutions to change ideas, actions and policies with the goal of ending violence against women and youth. Delivering relevant and boundary-breaking services and programs, we focus on education and prevention and use innovative tools to build safety, justice and equity.
Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General - Opens in a new window
The Ministry of the Solicitor General is committed to ensuring that Ontario's communities are supported and protected by law enforcement and public safety systems that are safe, secure, effective, efficient and accountable.

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