Family Services

Sometimes numbers tell the story ...

# of Canadian children estimated to be exposed to woman abuse each year % of children in families where woman abuse occurs who witness the abuse, either by seeing it or overhearing it # of children in each Canadian classroom who have witnessed some form of woman abuse in the past year % of children who witnessed violence in cases in which women feared for their lives % of children who are physically assaulted in the incidents they witness Catholic Family Services of Durham provides inclusive services to anyone in Durham Region.  The agency offers professional counselling as well as educational programs designed to improve the interpersonal skills of individuals and the quality of family and community life.  CFS of Durham assists victims of family violence to obtain protection and safety and to strengthen their lives.  It also works collaboratively with other community organizations and parishes and develop preventive programs to reduce the incidence of family violence.

# of apartments available in York Region for emergency, transitional and supportive housing # of families currently on a waiting list for access to one of those apartments % of these apartments currently available for those families Through its Parish Social Ministry program, Catholic Community Services of York Region is a member of the Coalition for Affordable Housing in York Region working to help low-income families to become free of the vicious cycle of poverty across generations.  In York Region, this agency helps people with personal, marital and family problems, offers individual, couple and family therapy, and provides family life education.  In addition, CCS of York Region provides settlement and integration services to new immigrants in over 20 different languages or dialects.