COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES RESOURCES

Addictions Treatment Service, Pembroke

613-432-9855

Renfrew County

Ages: 12 and older who are experiencing problems with alcohol, drugs or gambling or family members

Adult Children of Alcoholics, Pembroke

613-732-8416

Pembroke; Petawawa

Ages: 19 and older

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups, Pembroke - 245 1st Ave

613-723-8484

Renfrew County

No restrictions
* For relative or friend of person affected by problem drinking

Alcoholics Anonymous, Pembroke

Answering service only, Toll free
1-877-746-7360

Beachburg; Chalk River; Deep River; Eganville; Pembroke; Petawawa

No restrictions

Algonquin College, Pembroke Campus, Algonquin College Community Employment Services

613-735-4308

Laurentian Valley; Pembroke; Whitewater

Self-service information and resources -- anyone, including people with jobs, those who are under-employed, people looking for work, students, apprentices, internationally trained individuals, employers 

Assisted services (such as supported job search, job matching and placement, job retention services) -- people who are unemployed and out of school 

Youth Job Link -- Self-service information and resources, any youth 15-29 years, including students 

Job matching services, youth 15-29 years, including students, who reside in Ontario and are eligible to work in Canada 
Youth Job Connection -- Ontario residents 15-29 years who are eligible to work in Canada, unemployed, not attending school full time and experiencing multiple barriers to employment
Youth Job Connection Summer -- Ontario residents 15-18 years who intend to continue high school or go on to postsecondary education after the job placement

* focus on those facing challenging life circumstances and at risk of experiencing poor transitions between education and work

Algonquin College, Pembroke Campus, Literacy and Basic Skills

613-735-4700
ext 2764

Renfrew County

Primarily serves adult learners wanting to improve their literacy and numeracy skills to achieve goals of further education and training, employment or increased independence
* must have facility in English and literacy skills

Algonquin College, Pembroke Campus, Youth Job Connection

613-735-4308

Chalk River; Deep River; Laurentian Valley; Pembroke; Petawawa; Whitewater

Ages: 15 - 29 

Youth Job Connection -- Ontario residents 15-29 years who are eligible to work in Canada, unemployed, not attending school full time and experiencing multiple barriers to employment 

Youth Job Connection Summer -- Ontario residents 15-18 years who intend to continue high school or go on to postsecondary education after the job placement 


* focus on those facing challenging life circumstances and at risk of experiencing poor transitions between education and work

Assaulted Women's Helpline

Administration only 416-364-4144

Ontario

Assaulted/abused women 16 years and older
* families, friends, neighbours, professionals and other service providers in contact with abused women

Bernadette McCann House

613-732-7776

Renfrew County

Admission to Shelter - women ages 16 years and older 

* Children must be accompanied by parent/guardian
* Community Outreach Services - women 16 years of age and older
* Family Court Support Worker Program - victims of domestic violence involved in the family court process

Columbus House, Pembroke - Nelson St, Residential Program - Girls' Residence

613-732-8977

Renfrew County

Female youth ages 16-21
* youth must be attending full time educational program (high school or college), training program or apprenticeship

Columbus House, Pembroke - Renfrew St, Young Parent Support Program

613-732-1767

Renfrew County

Ages: 14 - 21   pregnant or parenting youth
* program operated in partnership with the RCCDSB
* clients may be enrolled in any School Board
* requires ability to work independently or in conjunction with community school, e-learning or alternate education

Columbus House, Pembroke - River Rd, Residential Program - Boys' Residence

613-732-2791

Renfrew County

Male youth ages 16 - 21
* must be enrolled in full time educational, apprenticeship or training program

Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres (OATC), Pembroke, Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs, Pembroke Clinic

613-735-7469
* Head Office 905-773-3884

Deep River; Head, Clara and Maria; Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards; Laurentian Hills; Laurentian Valley; Madawaska Valley; North Algona-Wilberforce; Pembroke; Petawawa; Renfrew County; Whitewater

Individuals dependent on opiates like: heroin or other narcotics (such as Oxycontin, opium, Percocet, Percodan, morphine, codeine, etc.) who would like to have a drug-free lifestyle

Operational Stress Injury Social Support, Ottawa Valley and North-Eastern Ontario Region

613-687-5511 (Petawawa) Family Coordinator
ext 3599
Peer Coordinator
ext 2699

 
613-732-9051 at the Veterans Affairs Office in Pembroke

Frontenac County; Hastings County; Lanark County; Leeds and Grenville United Counties; Lennox and Addington County; Ottawa (City of); Prescott and Russell United Counties; Prince Edward County; Renfrew County; Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties

Services are for members of the Canadian Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve), RCMP and Veterans who have sustained an operational stress injury including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and their family members and friends who are or have been supporting them.

Parents' Lifelines of Eastern Ontario, Pembroke - 315 Pembroke St E, Support Group for Parents / Caregivers of Youth & Young Adults up to age 24

613-321-3211

Laurentian Valley; Pembroke; Petawawa

Parents of youth with mental health issues

Pathways Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services, Pembroke

613-732-0151

Renfrew County

Ages: 16 and older
 
Ages 16 and older

Pembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke - 196 Albert St, Mental Health Services of Renfrew County - Recovery Outreach Program

613-732-8770
ext 8006

The Crisis Line
1-866-996-0991 (provides connection to mental health resources)

Pembroke

Recovery Outreach Program services are available to people 16 years and over who have been diagnosed with a mental illness including schizophrenia, manic depression, chronic depression, severe anxiety disorder, OCD, 
who experience difficulty managing their daily life as well as have experienced long term difficulties with their illness

Pembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke - Cecelia St, Mental Health Services of Renfrew County - Sexual Assault Counselling

613-732-8770
ext 8006

Renfrew County

Clients ages 16 years and older

Pembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke - Joseph St, Renfrew County Diabetes Education Program

Toll free
1-855-293-7838

Renfrew County

19 years and older

* 18 years and under for pediatric services

Petawawa Centennial Family Health Centre, Petawawa, Family Health Team

613-687-7641

Laurentian Hills; Laurentian Valley; Petawawa - and area; Renfrew County - Military Dependents (regardless of where they live) and dependent family member of a current patient of the Centre

No restrictions

Phoenix Centre for Children and Families, Pembroke - 130 Pembroke St W, Family and Child Treatment

613-735-2374

Renfrew County

Ages: Children and youth 17 years
and under 
 

 

Renfrew County and District Health Unit, Pembroke - International Dr, Dental Health Services - Children in Need of Treatment Program

613-735-8661

Renfrew County - and District

Children 17 or under in need of emergency dental care under the Ministry's policy
* families applying for CINOT funding must not have access to any other form of dental insurance and the cost of treatment would be a financial hardship to parents/guardians

Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre, Pembroke - 315 Pembroke St E, LGBTQ Individuals Support Group

613-629-4243

Renfrew County

Individuals over 18 who identify as LGBTQ

Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre, Pembroke - 315 Pembroke St E, LGBTQ Youth Support Group

613-629-4243

Renfrew County

Ages: 15 - 19
 
LGBTQ youth ages 15-19

Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre, Pembroke - 315 Pembroke St E, Robbie Dean Suicide Prevention and Crisis Clinics, Pembroke - Pembroke St E

613-629-4243

Renfrew County

Ages: 12 years and older
 

 

Victim Services of Renfrew County, Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario

613-649-2852

Renfrew County; Algonquin Park

Victims of crime and tragic circumstances
* VQRP -- victims of violent crime who have no other financial resources

Women's Sexual Assault Centre of Renfrew County, Public Education

613-735-5551

Renfrew County;
Crisis line: 613 and 819 area codes

Women over the age of 14, who have or are experiencing sexual violence and for those supporting them

Other useful links

Kids Help Phone (Canada only)
800-668-6868
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
http://www.kidshelpphone.ca


Ontario Online and Text Crisis and Distress Service (ONTX)
Text 741741 from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily
Twenty-four hour distress and crisis lines: 416-408-HELP (4357)Other useful links
FeedOntario,
the "parent" of most local food banks, and the "grandparent": Food Banks Canada.

Kids Help Phone (Canada only)
800-668-6868
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
http://www.kidshelpphone.ca


Ontario Online and Text Crisis and Distress Service (ONTX)
Text 741741 from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily
Twenty-four hour distress and crisis lines: 416-408-HELP (4357)