Community Resources
211 South-West Ontario Community Services Database
Updated database to search for available publicly funded services and programs – search by type of support needed and area you live in.
Service categories include:
basic needs
legal services
education
health care
financial support
mental health
substance use
and more
https://windsoressex.cioc.ca/
Prenatal Education
The Prenatal Education & Family Wellness Centre – Rhea Eady
1216 Garden Court Drive
Windsor ON, Canada
N8S 2S3
e-mail: info@thefamilywellnesscentre.com
https://www.thefamilywellnesscentre.com/
Love The Bump – Justine Geberdt
5980 Tecumseh Rd East
Windsor, ON
Email: justine@lovethebump.ca
519-551-0880
https://www.lovethebump.ca/
All Options Doula Services – Cassandra
Windsor, ON
Email: cassthedoula@gmail.com
https://alloptionsdoula.ca/services
Windsor-Essex Health Unit
https://www.wechu.org/pregnancy-and-parenting
https://www.wechu.org/classes-and-clinics/classes/prenatal-classes
VON Windsor Essex
4520 Rhodes Dr, Suite 400
Windsor, ON N8W 5C2 CA
T: 519-254-4866
https://www.von.ca/en/service/prenatal-education
City of Windsor – Connecting Families to the Community – Prenatal & Infant
https://www.citywindsor.ca/residents/socialservices-/Childrens-Services/connecting-families-to-the-community/Pages/Prenatal-and-Infant.aspx
Doulas
Love The Bump – Justine Geberdt
https://www.lovethebump.ca/doula-services.html
Mother’s Helper – Diane Pepin
http://www.mothers-helper.ca/index.html
All Options Doula Services – Cassandra
https://alloptionsdoula.ca/
Birth Tub Rental/Purchase
(Rental) Mother’s Helper – Diane Pepin
http://www.mothers-helper.ca/BirthTubs.html
Email: birthtub@mothers-helper.ca
(Purchase) Birth Supplies Canada – search birth pool, you do not need to be a health care provider or ave an account to order
https://www.midwiferysupplies.ca/
Pregnancy Termination Resources
Windsor Regional Hospital
Pregnancy options counselling
Phone: 519-985-2662
https://www.wrh.on.ca/AmbulatoryClinics
Planned Parenthood
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Sexual Health Clinic Windsor
Phone: 519-258-2146 ext. 1200
Toll-free: 1-800-265-5822
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Sexual Health Clinic Leamington
Phone: 519-258-2146 ext. 1200
Toll-free: 1-800-265-5822
33 Princess St
Leamington, ON
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca/displayService.aspx?id=153914
Melo Clinic and Pregnancy Centre
24/7 Pregnancy Options Hotline Windsor
Phone: 519-946-9966
https://pregnancycentre.net/
Melo Clinic and Pregnancy Centre
24/7 Pregnancy Options Hotline Leamington
Phone: 519-326-0612
https://pregnancycentre.net/
1005 Ouellette Ave
Windsor, ON
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca/displayService.aspx?id=153793
Grief, Pregnancy Loss, and Infant Loss Resources
Canadian Mental Health Association
https://windsoressex.cmha.ca/programs-services/adult-bereavement/
Bereavement support in Windsor-Essex
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca/listServices.aspx?id=10162®ion=WindsorEssex
Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Network
https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/programs-for-parents/
Toll-Free: 888-303-7245
Families First Grief Resources
https://www.familiesfirst.ca/grief-resources
Breastfeeding
Windsor & Essex County Breastfeeding Coalition – Diane Pepin
http://breastfeedwindsor.org/index.html
Windsor-Essex Health Unit Breastfeeding Clinic
https://www.wechu.org/classes-and-clinics/classes/prenatal-classes
Family and Parenting Support
Ontario EarlyON Child and Family Centres
email: EarlyON@citywindsor.ca
https://www.citywindsor.ca/residents/socialservices-/Childrens-Services/EarlyON-Child-and-Family-Centres/Pages/EarlyON-Child-and-Family-Centres.aspx
Windsor Ontario EarlyON Centres
https://www.citywindsor.ca/residents/socialservices-/Childrens-Services/EarlyON-Child-and-Family-Centres/Pages/Windsor-Centre-Locations.aspx
Essex County Ontario EarlyON Centres
https://www.citywindsor.ca/residents/socialservices-/Childrens-Services/EarlyON-Child-and-Family-Centres/Pages/Essex-County-Centre-Locations.aspx
Healthy Families Hotline – Windsor-Essex Health Unit
https://www.wechu.org/pregnancy-and-parenting/healthy-families-hotline
Financial and Housing Support
ACCESS (County Community Support Services) – Housing and various other programs and services accessible in the county
http://accesscounty.ca/
Basic Needs and Social Supports – Low-income, Financial Aid, Newcomer, Social Support
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca/listCategories.aspx?id=10055
Ontario Government Social Assistance Programs
https://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/
OntarioWorks
https://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ow/index.aspx
Shelter for Homeless Women
Welcome Centre Shelter for Women and Families (The)
263 Bridge Ave, Windsor, ON N9B 2M1
519-971-7595
www.welcomecentreshelter.com
12-bed shelter for women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence
Shelter Safe
https://www.sheltersafe.ca/
email: info@endvaw.ca
Online resource for women looking to find shelters and transition homes for themselves and their children * interactive maps allows users to find safety from abuse and violence by locating nearby shelters and transition homes quickly * an initiative of Women's Shelters Canada
The Assaulted Women's Helpline
http://www.awhl.org/
Crisis Line - Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.
Greater Toronto Area: 416-863-0511
Toll Free: 1-866-863-0511
TTY: 1-866-863-7868
#SAFE or #7233 on your mobile phone (Bell/Rogers/Fido/Telus)
University of Western – Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children
http://www.learningtoendabuse.ca/index.html
A research centre committed to the development and application of knowledge for the prevention of violence against women and children through promoting innovation, collaboration and equality. Research priorities: healthy relationships, violence and its impact on health and well-being, gender inequality and its interactions with racism, ableism, homophobia, classism, ageism or other forms of social exclusion.
Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres
The Network strives to be a source of information and expertise about the health and forensic care of victims/survivors of violence. Our members work closely with health and legal professionals and other community partners providing research, education, and training in the prevention and care/treatment of sexual assault and domestic violence.
https://www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca/
Windsor Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence and Safekids Care Centre
https://www.wrh.on.ca/SADVTC
Windsor Regional Hospital Metropolitan Campus
T: 519-255-2234
1995 Lens Ave Windsor, ON
N8W 1L9
Hiatus House
250 Louis Ave, Windsor, ON N9A 1W2
519-252-1143
1-800-265-5142
www.hiatushouse.com
Supports for women experience issue of family violence, including emotional, physical, sexual, or financial abuse, and their children
Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County
1770 Langlois Ave, Windsor, ON N8X 4M5
519-253-3100
1-844-900-7222
saccwindsor.net
Sexual-assault support centre * confidential support for women, men, and children who have experienced sexual assault or abuse or domestic violence * crisis intervention, counselling, and public education
Crisis Pregnancy – Financial, Housing, Safety Supports
Birthright of Windsor
1168 Drouillard Rd, Windsor, ON N8Y 2R1
519-252-3322
birthright.org/windsor
Crisis pregnancy agency * confidential services and emotional supports for women experiencing an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy * supports include pregnancy tests and counselling, information about pregnancy options, housing assistance, and additional supports to help the woman carry the baby to term
Melo Clinic and Pregnancy Centre – Windsor
1214 Ottawa St, Windsor, ON N9X 2E6
Office: 519-946-9967
Hotline: 519-946-9966
www.pregnancycentre.net
Crisis pregnancy services and supports * free pregnancy tests * abortion and adoption counselling * parenting information
Melo Clinic and Pregnancy Centre – Leamington
Formerly Sunparlour and Pregnancy Centre
33 Princess St, Suite 212, Leamington, ON N8H 5C5
Office: 519-326-3821
Hotline: 519-326-0612
www.pregnancycentre.net
Crisis pregnancy services and supports * free pregnancy tests * abortion and adoption counselling * parenting information
Our Lady of Guadalupe Home of Windsor
591 Alexandrine St, Windsor, ON N8X 3B8
519-962-4861
www.ologhome.com
Non-profit organization offering residential support for pregnant women and new mothers in crisis and their new babies for up to one year
Health Services
Health Services in Windsor-Essex – General
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca//index.aspx?region=WindsorEssex
Health Care in Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca/page/health-care-ontario
In Ontario, call Telehealth Ontario toll free at 1-866-797-0000
You can contact Telehealth Ontario when you have health-related questions or concerns about:
illness or injury that may need medical care
illnesses that don’t go away or keep coming back
support available to help you quit smoking
food and healthy eating (you will be connected to a registered dietitian)
teen health and issues
depression, suicide or other mental health concerns
breastfeeding
refugee health supports
medical assistance in dying supports
Find a family doctor in Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-family-doctor-or-nurse-practitioner
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit – Health Topics A-Z
https://www.wechu.org/a-zhealth
OHIP Covered Physiotherapy
Uptown Physiotherapy Clinic
960 Tecumseh Road East
Windsor N8X 2S6
T: 519-252-2752
email: wardlesphys@gmail.com
Windsor Physiotherapy Services
13278 Tecumseh Road East, Suite 200
Tecumseh N8N 3T6
T: 519-735-2152
email: tecumseh@advancedrehab.ca
Advanced Rehabilitation Centres Inc.
202-2425 Tecumseh Road East
Windsor, N8W 1E6
T: 519-254-2222
email: billing@advancedrehab.ca
Grossi Physiotherapy
204 Talbot Street West
Leamington N8H 1P1
T: 519-322-5588
email: info@grossiphysiotherapy.com
Renew Physiotherapy
249 Sherk Street
Leamington, N8H 4X7
T: 519-324-9233
email: cat@renewphysiotherapy.ca
Mental Health
Windsor-Essex Mental Health Services
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca/listServicesDetailed.aspx?id=10237®ion=WindsorEssex
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca/listServices.aspx?id=10644
Windsor-Essex Health Unit – Mental Health Services
https://www.wechu.org/mental-health/programs-and-services
Mental Health Connections (Windsor and Leamington)
370 Erie Street East
Windsor, Ontario N9A 3X3
T: (519) 256-4854
https://mentalhealthconnections.ca/
Windsor Regional Hospital Mental Health
https://www.wrh.on.ca/MentalHealth
Mental Health Unit Manager: 519-254-5577, ext.33790
Program Director: Jonathan Foster
Jonathan.Foster@wrh.on.ca
Community Crisis Centre within the Transitional Stability Centre (TSC) building
Walk-in and telephone emergent and non-emergent mental health services/support
736-744 Ouellette Ave.
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 7 days/week
Phone/24 hour Crisis Telephone Line: 519.973.4435
https://www.hdgh.org/crisis
https://www.hdgh.org/transitionalstabilitycentre
Canadian Mental Health Association – Windsor-Essex
https://windsoressex.cmha.ca/
Family Services Windsor-Essex
https://fswe.ca/
Counselling and other social support services
Find Counselling in Windsor-Essex
https://www.eriestclairhealthline.ca/listServicesDetailed.aspx?id=10232®ion=WindsorEssex
Hospital Resources/Information
Windsor Regional Hospital
1995 Lens Avenue
Windsor, Ontario N8W 1L9
Directions to the hospital and parking information
https://www.wrh.on.ca/GettingHereMetCampus
Maternal Newborn Program
https://www.wrh.on.ca/MaternalNewborn
Family Birthing Centre Resources, Information, Tour
https://www.wrh.on.ca/MaternalNewborn#RESOURCESANDINFORMATION
Patient Representative – Contact with any concerns or feedback regarding your
https://www.wrh.on.ca/PatientRepresentative
Smoking Cessation
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit – Smoking & Vaping
Information on community and online resources for quitting smoking, as well as information about smoking and health.
https://www.wechu.org/smoking-and-vaping/quit-smoking